The Betting Startups Podcast

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The Betting Startups Podcast

Interviews and conversations with the founders & CEOs of the most promising startups competing for a piece of the multi-billion dollar betting, fantasy sports, and iGaming industry

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    Ep. 147: Building the ultimate betting research platform w/ Bridge Dudley & Sebastian Fay from Doink Sports

    Ep. 147 features Bridge Dudley and Sebastian Fay, Co-Founders of Doink Sports, the ultimate research platform for sports betting, offering props, trends, +EV analysis, odds charts, and more.   Hear them discuss: How their backgrounds in sports, robotics, finance, and tech led to founding Doink Sports How a friend’s $40 parlay win inspired the idea for Doink Sports and became the foundation of their business How building a failed furniture marketplace app shaped their thinking and approach bringing Doink Sports to market Challenges of accessing reliable betting data and managing tech as a two-person team B2B opportunities with their technology infrastructure Reflection on the NFL season, and lessons learned in their second year of football Using livestreaming and education to build community and increase product adoption Bootstrapping their way to profitability, and how they're thinking about capitalizing the next stage of growth Their recent experience applying to Y Combinator for a second time   Catch the video version of this episode here.   Learn more 👇 ➡️ Doink Sports website  ➡️ Bridge Dudley on Linkedin  ➡️ Sebastian Fay on Linkedin      📩 Get the top headlines from the industry's most promising growth-stage companies every week—totally free! Subscribe to the Betting Startups newsletter here: https://news.bettingstartups.com/   -- This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.

    29 мин.
  2. 17.12.2024

    Ep. 145 - Creating new metrics for the beautiful game w/ Alexey Vorobey from AIstats

    Ep. 145 features Alexey Vorobey from AIstats, an AI-powered live score app that provides football fans with real-time match analysis, performance trends, and smart metrics across over 2,200 leagues worldwide.Hear them discuss: His career pivot away from being a lawyer and into tech entrepreneurship How AIstats creates unique stats and predictions with machine learning Why he's not a believer in the xG metric, and "the crusade to replace it with some more advanced and smart things" The marketing tactics they used to acquire over 73,000 users in the first 3 months Converting free users to paid subscribers, and how they plan to increase the conversion rate over time The importance of localization, and delivering an experience to users in a familiar context Field notes from his current efforts to close a $1m seed round, which is 75% subscribed   Catch the video version of this episode here.   Learn more 👇 ➡️ AIstats website ➡️ Alexey Vorobey on Linkedin      📩 Get the top headlines from the industry's most promising growth-stage companies every week—totally free! Subscribe to the Betting Startups newsletter here: https://news.bettingstartups.com/   -- This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.

    34 мин.
  3. 10.12.2024

    Ep. 144: 2 decades in the affiliate game with Adam Small from Third Planet Affiliates

    Ep. 144 features Adam Small, co-founder of Third Planet Affiliates, a leader in online gaming content.   Hear him discuss: How he unintentionally got started in the affiliate space with PocketFives, and later with USBets What motivated him to launch Third Planet Affiliates at this stage of his career, and the vision behind its portfolio of properties that includes Lottery Geeks, Casino Reports, and Props.com The evolving affiliate model and opportunities for innovation in the gaming industry - especially following recent turmoil in the space Lessons learned from entrepreneurial exits, and navigating earn-out periods with larger organizations like Better Collective Staying open to unexpected opportunities, which led to their unplanned acquisition of Props.com The enduring partnership with co-founder Cal Spears, and the dynamics of their collaboration over two decades of building together Reflections on his entrepreneurial journey, including the one decision he would do differently if he could   Catch the video version of this episode here.   Learn more 👇 ➡️ Third Planet Affiliates on Linkedin  ➡️ Adam Small on Linkedin      📩 Get the top headlines from the industry's most promising growth-stage companies every week—totally free! Subscribe to the Betting Startups newsletter here: https://news.bettingstartups.com/   -- This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.

    44 мин.
  4. 03.12.2024

    Ep. 143: Sweepstakes operator roundtable discussion w/ Trevor Pope, Zach Bruch, and Jeff Laniado

    Ep. 143 is a roundtable discussion on the Sweepstakes industry, featuring Trevor Pope from The Money Factory, Zach Bruch from MyPrize, and Jeff Laniado from Optimove.   Hear them discuss: The massive growth opportunity they see for social sweepstakes gaming The origins and growth trajectories of The Money Factory and MyPrize Challenges of compliance and barriers to entry in the sweepstakes space How MyPrize innovates through content creator partnerships and community engagement Why social interaction is becoming a crucial differentiator for sweepstakes casinos Marketing strategies to lower customer acquisition costs and increase player retention How Optimove supports operators like MyPrize and The Money Factory with CRM tools to maximize player engagement Predictions on the future consolidation and evolution of the sweepstakes gaming market Their perspective on balancing risk and reward as entrepreneurs   Catch the video version of this episode here.   📩 Get the top headlines from the industry's most promising growth-stage companies every week—totally free! Subscribe to the Betting Startups newsletter here: https://news.bettingstartups.com/   -- This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.

    32 мин.
  5. 25.11.2024

    Ep. 142: 20+ years at the forefront of innovation w/ Nigel Eccles from BetHog

    Ep. 142 features Nigel Eccles, CEO and Co-founder of BetHog, a crypto casino and sportsbook from the creators of FanDuel.   Hear him discuss: His early career at Flutter where he helped bring the betting exchange concept to market The origin story of Fanduel, and his reflections of its impact on legalized sports betting in the U.S. The role that he sees startups playing in driving innovation within real-money gaming The vision behind BetHog, the gaps it's addressing, and how he thinks about product differentiation within the casino category The role that streamers play in the ecosystem, and how BetHog's titles are bringing new ways for viewers to engage The characteristics of crypto-native audiences, and the experiences they seek in gaming products His personal crypto journey, navigating crypto market cycles, and business planning around bull and bear markets Lessons from raising capital, the importance of choosing the right investors, and why "there's no point in networking with VC's" The ongoing legal dispute over Fanduel’s valuation during its merger with Flutter Hi stop advice for entrepreneurs that are earlier on in the journey How he's applying his 20+ years of experience to shape BetHog’s future   Catch the video version of this episode here.   Learn more 👇 ➡️ BetHog website | Twitter/X ➡️ Nigel Eccles on Linkedin | Twitter/X     📩 Get the top headlines from the industry's most promising growth-stage companies every week—totally free! Subscribe to the Betting Startups newsletter here: https://news.bettingstartups.com/   -- This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.

    49 мин.
  6. 19.11.2024

    Ep. 141: Building bet slips with a copilot w/ Cal Spears & Jonathan Bales from Gambly

    Recorded on the day of their public launch, Ep. 141 features Cal Spears and Jonathan Bales from Gambly, which is your sports betting copilot. Hear them discuss: How Cal and Jonathan came together to launch Gambly after their non-competes expired following their last exits The inspiration for Gambly, and the founding use cases for the product Why they think Gambly will add value to both casual and sharp bettors alike How they're thinking about the journey towards finding product-market fit Why they think that Gambly can catalyze a new affiliate model with sportsbooks Developing the underlying technology that powers the product, and how they've abstracted its complexity with an intuitive UX The background on their strategic partnership with Unabated Choosing to preserve equity by self-funding Gambly's development over raising seed capital Why Cal thinks that we "might be in a golden age" for smaller affiliates, despite the recent headwinds for larger affiliate companies Their top pieces of advice to other entrepreneurs building within real-money gaming   Catch the video version of this episode here.   Cal was also a former guest on Ep. 80 of The Betting Startups Podcast, where he told the full story of his 20-year journey building, scaling, and exiting several businesses within real-money gaming. Catch that episode if you missed it: Apple Podcast Spotify     Learn more 👇 ➡️ Gambly website ➡️ Cal Spears on Linkedin ➡️ Jonathan Bales on Linkedin     📩 Get the top headlines from the industry's most promising growth-stage companies every week—totally free! Subscribe to the Betting Startups newsletter here: https://news.bettingstartups.com/   -- This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.

    34 мин.

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