The Betting Startups Podcast

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

Listen Later

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.

      ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store
      The Betting Startups PodcastBy BettingStartups.com
      • 5
      • 5
      • 5
      • 5
      • 5

      5

      9 ratings

      More shows like The Betting Startups Podcast

      View all
      This Week in Startups by Jason Calacanis

      This Week in Startups

      1,272 Listeners

      The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch by Harry Stebbings

      The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

      511 Listeners

      Pivot by New York Magazine

      Pivot

      8,935 Listeners

      Unchained by Laura Shin

      Unchained

      1,208 Listeners

      Business of Betting with Jason Trost by Jason Trost

      Business of Betting with Jason Trost

      57 Listeners

      Bet The Process by Bet The Process

      Bet The Process

      620 Listeners

      Animal Spirits Podcast by The Compound

      Animal Spirits Podcast

      1,983 Listeners

      Practical AI by Practical AI LLC

      Practical AI

      186 Listeners

      The Market Huddle by Patrick Ceresna & Kevin Muir

      The Market Huddle

      361 Listeners

      My First Million by Hubspot Media

      My First Million

      2,610 Listeners

      Be Better Bettors by Spanky

      Be Better Bettors

      196 Listeners

      The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway by Vox Media Podcast Network

      The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

      5,260 Listeners

      All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg by All-In Podcast, LLC

      All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

      8,777 Listeners

      NEXT.io Podcast by NEXT.io

      NEXT.io Podcast

      3 Listeners

      Zero Latency: An Eilers & Krejcik Gaming Podcast by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming

      Zero Latency: An Eilers & Krejcik Gaming Podcast

      9 Listeners