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Ep. 178: The convergence of financial trading and sports betting w/ Trent Hoerr from BullRush
Ep. 178 features Trent Hoerr from BullRush, which is a gamified platform offering multi-participant competitions using virtual currency with real cash prizes.
Hear him discuss:
• His early days as a professional runner turned prop trader during the 2008 financial crisis
• The legal and regulatory path to proving BullRush competitions as games of skill
• Why he believes traders often overlap with sports bettors due to shared analytical skills
• The significance of peer-to-peer competition and restoring the social side of betting
• BullRush’s growth to 150,000 users across 170 countries since launching in 2023
• How he bootstrapped BullRush using profits from his previous startup
• Their current NFL Survivor contest with a $100K prize pool
• Why he believes BullRush can grow to 5M+ users as more bettors get limited by sportsbooks
• The long-term convergence of financial trading and sports betting platforms
Catch the video version of this episode here.
Learn more 👇
➡️ BullRush website
➡️ Trent Hoerr 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/
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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.
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Ep. 178 features Trent Hoerr from BullRush, which is a gamified platform offering multi-participant competitions using virtual currency with real cash prizes.
Hear him discuss:
• His early days as a professional runner turned prop trader during the 2008 financial crisis
• The legal and regulatory path to proving BullRush competitions as games of skill
• Why he believes traders often overlap with sports bettors due to shared analytical skills
• The significance of peer-to-peer competition and restoring the social side of betting
• BullRush’s growth to 150,000 users across 170 countries since launching in 2023
• How he bootstrapped BullRush using profits from his previous startup
• Their current NFL Survivor contest with a $100K prize pool
• Why he believes BullRush can grow to 5M+ users as more bettors get limited by sportsbooks
• The long-term convergence of financial trading and sports betting platforms
Catch the video version of this episode here.
Learn more 👇
➡️ BullRush website
➡️ Trent Hoerr 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/
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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.
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