40 min

Ep. 79: Building a commission-free betting exchange w/ Jacob Fortinsky from Novig The Betting Startups Podcast

    • Entrepreneurship

Ep. 79 features Jacob Fortinsky, co-founder & CEO of Novig, a commission-free sports betting exchange.
Hear him discuss:
Why he thinks “that the fundamental business model of this industry is broken and untenable.”
Why he believes that a commission-free exchange is the future of betting
Learnings from Novig’s recent beta product rollout, which will launch in CO this fall
His experience taking Novig through YCombinator last year (which remains the only betting company to go through YC!)
Today’s announcement about raising $6.4m from Lux Capital and a who’s-who of Silicon Valley investors
His contrarian decision to not raise capital from industry investors
Why he has a "chip on his shoulder", and how he deals with skeptics
 
Learn more 👇
 
➡️ Novig website
➡️ Novig on Twitter
➡️ Jacob Fortinsky on Linkedin
 
This episode is brought to you by GeoComply, a leading provider of cutting-edge anti-fraud and geolocation solutions that detect location fraud and help verify a user’s true digital identity.

Ep. 79 features Jacob Fortinsky, co-founder & CEO of Novig, a commission-free sports betting exchange.
Hear him discuss:
Why he thinks “that the fundamental business model of this industry is broken and untenable.”
Why he believes that a commission-free exchange is the future of betting
Learnings from Novig’s recent beta product rollout, which will launch in CO this fall
His experience taking Novig through YCombinator last year (which remains the only betting company to go through YC!)
Today’s announcement about raising $6.4m from Lux Capital and a who’s-who of Silicon Valley investors
His contrarian decision to not raise capital from industry investors
Why he has a "chip on his shoulder", and how he deals with skeptics
 
Learn more 👇
 
➡️ Novig website
➡️ Novig on Twitter
➡️ Jacob Fortinsky on Linkedin
 
This episode is brought to you by GeoComply, a leading provider of cutting-edge anti-fraud and geolocation solutions that detect location fraud and help verify a user’s true digital identity.

40 min