Marty Wetherall
Hydra FPV CEO
Twin Cities
When I discovered first-person-view (FPV) drone racing, I saw all of my skills and interests converging into one incredibly cool new thing. As the only sport with video built in, it appealed to my film and TV production background. As a racing competition, it attracted my not-so-inner sports fan. As a STEM supervitamin, it stimulated my love of education. And as a serial entrepreneur, I was compelled to turn it into a startup called Hydra FPV set on turning drone racing into the sport of tomorrow. Now I'm livestreaming races every week (without a camera crew) and building a full-fledged STEM drone league for students to create a generation of pilots (including my daughters) and fans for my new favorite sport.