David Chee (@Hs_SirSalty) is the head organizer of Manifest. Before joining Manifold, he was a professional gamer, earning a number 1 ranking in the world at Hearthstone.

David and Pratik (@pjchougule) discuss lessons from the gaming community on how to grow prediction markets. They also promote Manifest 2025.

Timestamps

1:26: Number of Hearthstone players

2:50: Manifest 2025

3:24: Intro ends

5:24: Interview with Chee begins

5:43: Chee's titles

6:06: Chee's background

7:26: Twitch

8:45: Gaming

14:32: Gaming and gambling

17:31: Chee's introduction to forecasting

20:53: How Chee built a Twitch following

22:46: Size of gaming community

27:28: Growth potential of prediction markets

37:39: Motivation in gaming vs. prediction markets

47:08: Manifest 2025

53:03: Lighthaven

53:39: Talks at Manifest

56:33: Early adopters in forecasting scene

57:58: Chee's hard sell on Manifest

59:52: Berkeley

1:01:34: Where to find Chee

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Manifest 2025 is sponsored by Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market.