π How Overtime Grew to 85 Million Fans | Dan Porter (Co-founder and CEO, Overtimeβͺ)β¬ The Peel with Turner Novak
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Dan Porter is the Co-founder and CEO of Overtime, a sports network for the next generation of fans. OT reaches 85 million fans per month and runs a basketball league (Overtime Elite, OTE), a flag football league (OT7), and is launching a boxing league (OTX) the week this episode airs.
Dan started Overtime with his co-founder Zack Weiner in 2016, and has since raised over $215 million. OT is supported by investors like the late ex-NBA Commissioner David Stern, Jeff Bezos, Drake, Carmelo Anthony, Trae Young, over 25 other NBA players, Spark Capital, Redpoint, a16z, Greycroft, Afore Capital, and Banana Capital. [Turner Novak and Banana Capital are investors in Overtime].
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In this episode, we discuss:
The business of sports
Why people love sports
The founding story of Overtime
How to raise money for a unique idea
Overtimeβs very first product
How to bet on technological change
The changing professional sports landscape
How to launch a sports league
Why founders must obsess over their product
Read the transcript: https://www.thespl.it/p/how-overtime-grew-to-85-million-fans
Where to find Dan:
Twitter:Β β https://twitter.com/tfadpβ
LinkedIn:Β β https://www.linkedin.com/in/danporter/β
Where to find Turner:
Newsletter:Β β https://www.thespl.itβ
Twitter:Β β https://twitter.com/TurnerNovakβ
LinkedIn:Β β https://www.linkedin.com/in/TurnerNovakβ
Where to find The Peel:
YouTube:Β β https://www.youtube.com/@ThePeelPodβ
Instagram:Β β https://www.instagram.com/ThePeelPodβ
TikTok:Β β https://www.tiktok.com/@ThePeelPodcastβ
Read the full transcript: https://www.thespl.it/p/how-overtime-grew-to-85-million-fans
Production and distribution by:Β β https://www.supermix.ioβ
For sponsorship inquiries:Β β https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebvhBlDDfHJyQdQWs8RwpFxWg-UbG0H-VFey05QSHvLxkZPQ/viewformβ
Dan Porter is the Co-founder and CEO of Overtime, a sports network for the next generation of fans. OT reaches 85 million fans per month and runs a basketball league (Overtime Elite, OTE), a flag football league (OT7), and is launching a boxing league (OTX) the week this episode airs.
Dan started Overtime with his co-founder Zack Weiner in 2016, and has since raised over $215 million. OT is supported by investors like the late ex-NBA Commissioner David Stern, Jeff Bezos, Drake, Carmelo Anthony, Trae Young, over 25 other NBA players, Spark Capital, Redpoint, a16z, Greycroft, Afore Capital, and Banana Capital. [Turner Novak and Banana Capital are investors in Overtime].
Brought to you by Secureframe, the automated compliance platform built by compliance experts:Β β http://bit.ly/3Qk4RNd
In this episode, we discuss:
The business of sports
Why people love sports
The founding story of Overtime
How to raise money for a unique idea
Overtimeβs very first product
How to bet on technological change
The changing professional sports landscape
How to launch a sports league
Why founders must obsess over their product
Read the transcript: https://www.thespl.it/p/how-overtime-grew-to-85-million-fans
Where to find Dan:
Twitter:Β β https://twitter.com/tfadpβ
LinkedIn:Β β https://www.linkedin.com/in/danporter/β
Where to find Turner:
Newsletter:Β β https://www.thespl.itβ
Twitter:Β β https://twitter.com/TurnerNovakβ
LinkedIn:Β β https://www.linkedin.com/in/TurnerNovakβ
Where to find The Peel:
YouTube:Β β https://www.youtube.com/@ThePeelPodβ
Instagram:Β β https://www.instagram.com/ThePeelPodβ
TikTok:Β β https://www.tiktok.com/@ThePeelPodcastβ
Read the full transcript: https://www.thespl.it/p/how-overtime-grew-to-85-million-fans
Production and distribution by:Β β https://www.supermix.ioβ
For sponsorship inquiries:Β β https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebvhBlDDfHJyQdQWs8RwpFxWg-UbG0H-VFey05QSHvLxkZPQ/viewformβ
1 hr 8 min