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The podcast currently has 124 episodes available.
The Betting Startups Podcast episodes:
September 24, 2024Ep. 133 - Winning the SBC First Pitch w/ Radek Psurny from Match Hype Ep. 133 features the winner of SBC's First Pitch, Radek Psurny from Match Hype.
Hear them discuss:
- Radek's reflections on winning the SBC First Pitch competition and pitching on the big stage
- The journey of building Match Hype, a platform for dynamic sportsbook video content
- How Match Hype automates videos with real-time stats, predictions, and content in 30+ languages
- The tech behind Match Hype being built by an experienced team
- Match Hype's future plans with live content
- The opening of their seed fundraising round to embrace growth.
- Radek's 5-year vision to make Match Hype a global leader in sports content
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➡️ Match Hype website
➡️ Radek Psurny on Linkedin
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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.
...more September 17, 2024Ep. 132 - Driving golf's betting culture w/ Keith Stewart from Read the Line Ep. 132 features Keith Stewart from Read the Line, which delivers actionable golf betting insights & analysis from the perspective of a PGA Professional.
Hear him discuss:
- His life's journey in golf and how becoming a PGA Professional has elevated his career
- Four reasons why golf is one of the best sports for betting
- The origins of Read the Line and how it's filling a gap in the golf content space.
- The importance of why Read the Line covers the LPGA
- How proactive content is a key differentiator in the golf media industry
- His efforts on growing Read the Line's media partnerships
- The three main revenue drivers for Read the Line
- The plan to grow and scale Read the Line, including venturing into additional secondary sports
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Video version of this episode can be viewed here.
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➡️ Read The Line website
➡️ Keith Stewart on Linkedin
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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.
...more September 10, 2024Ep. 131 - Breaking Barriers in Betting w/ Kelly Kehn, Paris Smith, and Sue Schneider from Defy the Odds Ep. 131 features Kelly Kehn, Paris Smith, and Sue Schneider from Defy the Odds, which leverages community, mentorship, and capital to drive innovation for the future of gaming.
Hear them discuss:- Kelly’s broad industry experience that includes time Bodog, to launching the All-in Diversity Project as a not-for-profit, to venture capital with HappyHour.io
- Paris’ 17-year experience as CEO of Pinnacle, and transition to angel investing and advising in her post-Pinnacle career
- Sue’s unique career path from social services to most recently leading growth & strategy in the Americas for SBC
- The origins of Defy the Odds, and how a meetup in Curacao solidified their plans to launch the project
- How the 3 of them will leverage their collective 7+ decades of industry experience to create new pathways into the industry for underrepresented founders
- The qualities and characteristics that Defy the Odds looks for in the founders it supports
- The engagement model for Defy the Odds, and ambitions to launch a corresponding fund
- Their first partnership with Zero Labs ahead of the incubator's 3rd cohort next month
- What excites the 3 of them about the real-money gaming industry in 2024
Looking to attend SBC Summit? If you don't have a ticket for the event yet, use discount code BETTINGSTARTUPSVIP for $300 off your pass. Grab your ticket here: https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit/tickets
Video version of this episode can be viewed here.
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➡️ Defy the Odds website
➡️ Kelly Kehn on Linkedin
➡️ Paris Smith on Linkedin
➡️ Sue Schneider on Linkedin
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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.
...more September 03, 2024Ep. 130 - Betting on the growth of truck and tractor pulling w/ Chase Richardson from Full Pull Ep. 130 features Chase Richardson from Full Pull, which is growing the sport of truck and tractor pulling through innovative real money gaming and digital streaming platforms.
Hear him discuss:
- An introduction to the sport of truck and tractor pulling, and why it's perfectly suited for betting
- The launch of Full Pull's real-money gaming product, and how the early response has been
- How content and streaming will attract new fans, including through its partnership with Betr
- The role of sponsorship in generating revenue to support the sport’s growth
- How his background as an NCAA Div. 1 basketball coach helped prepare him to compete in business
- The unique story of how industry veteran Benjie Cherniak, became involved in Full Pull
- His experience entering the real-money gaming space, and his advice for other founders looking break into it
Video version of this episode can be viewed here.
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➡️ Full Pull website
➡️ Chase Richardson on Linkedin
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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.
...more August 27, 2024Ep. 129 - Meet the SBC First Pitch Finalists! Ep. 129 is the official First Pitch preview episode, where we will meet the 5 startups selected to present at SBC Summit on September 24 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Sue Schneider, VP of Growth and Strategy for the Americas at SBC, shares her perspective of the upcoming event, discussing the diversity of submissions, the evolution of First Pitch, and opportunities for all startups at the Summit.In this episode, you will hear from the five finalists:
- Adam Fonsica from Random State
- Tom Lemke from SavageTech
- Shawn Tucker from StatX Sports
- Radek Psurny from Match Hype
- Mark Flores Martin from XGENIA
SBC First Pitch brings together some of the most exciting startups within the betting and gaming industry to compete for a chance to win an exclusive prize package, valued at around €118,800 to assist in the winner’s development and growth plans.
The First Pitch event is hosted by BettingStartups.com's Jesse Learmonth.
Judges for the event:
- Paris Smith from Life Winning
- Mark Blandford from Burlywood Capital
- Javier Altamirano from Sportradar
- Adam Krejcik from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, LLC
- Martin Collins from Soft2Bet
If you don't have a ticket for the event yet, use discount code BETTINGSTARTUPSVIP for $300 off your pass. Grab your ticket here.
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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.
...more August 20, 2024Ep. 128: The quest to eliminate sportsbook downtime w/ Rob Urwin and Sabin Brooks from Bettormetrics Ep. 128 features Rob Urwin and Sabin Brooks from Bettormetrics, which offers next-generation sports trading analytics.
Hear them discuss:
- Rob’s background co-founding BetNOW, a VC-backed startup that enabled mobile betting via SMS (before iPhones were invented!)
- Sabin’s journey through working at Sky Sports, SkyBet, and PartyPoker.com
- How Bettormetrics is helping trading teams reduce market downtime, and how that's positively impacting sportsbook KPIs
- A look behind the curtain at trading operations at sportsbooks, and why live markets get suspended in the first place
- Overcoming objections in the B2B sales cycle
- Bettormetrics’ recent Series A funding led by BettorCapital and Velo Partners
- Comparing and contrasting sportsbook trading approaches in the UK and the US
Video version of this episode can be viewed here.
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➡️ Bettormetrics website
➡️ Rob Urwin on Linkedin
➡️ Sabin Brooks on Linkedin
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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.
...more August 13, 2024Ep. 127: Blazing the trail in "DFS 3.0" w/ Daniel Zimmerman from Verse Fantasy Ep. 127 features Dan Zimmerman from Verse Fantasy which fuses fantasy sports and real-money gaming.
Hear him discuss:
- His original idea of launching a betting exchange, which he realized would be "a very difficult endeavor" - thus triggering an early pivot to DFS
- How the LeagueSync product allows season-long fantasy players to win real-money on weekly matchups
- Using product-led growth tactics to drive user adoption of the Verse Fantasy app
- The recent launch of Verse Media, which was "built to serve as Verse Fantasy's own affiliate"
- The various content-led marketing tactics that Verse is focusing on, and the metrics they're seeing from it
- A breakdown of his current thesis on the emergence of DFS 3.0
- Why he feels that Verse Fantasy is well insulated from any potential regulatory changes to DFS in various states
- Exclusive breaking news that Verse Fantasy just closed a $1.1 million pre-seed round led by Frontstage Ventures
Video version of this episode can be viewed here.
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➡️ Verse Fantasy website
➡️ Daniel Zimmerman on Linkedin
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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.
...more August 12, 2024The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 09 - Jay Deuskar & Dylan Cooper, PrizePicks We're back with Ep. 9 of The Gamble & The Glory, where we meet founders that have built their companies to become stalwarts of the sports betting, fantasy, and iGaming industry.
In this one, we speak with Jay Deuskar & Dylan Cooper from PrizePicks.Hear them discuss:- The origin story of PrizePicks with its goal to simplify the DFS experience for casual fans
- How the PASPA repeal created an opportunity for PrizePicks to attack DFS while the incumbents shifted focus to sports betting
- The key early growth moment that made them realize they had found product-market fit
- How leveraging partnerships with athletes, sports teams, and arenas has helped them build a mass market brand
- Scaling company culture while managing rapid growth in the business
- The company’s lean fundraising journey and heavy focus on intentional growth
- Why PrizePicks is investing so heavily in esports, and how that's translating into business results
- What motivates them to keep pushing forward despite all of the success thus far
Video version of this episode can be viewed here.
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➡️ PrizePicks website➡️ Jay Deuskar on Linkedin➡️ Dylan Cooper on LinkedinThe Gamble & The Glory is made possible by Segev LLP, a full solutions law firm purpose built for the gaming and betting industry. To learn more, visit: www.segev.ca...more August 06, 2024Ep. 126 - Elevating College Football Fandom w/ Jake Gillikin We're back with Ep. 126 of The Betting Startups podcast, where guest host Thomas Coiner chats with Jake Gillikin from Ranked, a community-driven college football stats platform.
Hear them discuss:
- Jake's background in tech and the inception of Ranked
- The inspiration for creating a dedicated college football app
- Jake teaching himself to code and building Ranked as a one-man-band
- Overcoming early challenges and organic growth strategies
- The importance of solving a specific pain point for college football fans
- Innovative features like "My Game Day" and advanced stats for bettors
- The role of community and message boards in building the Ranked brand
- Leveraging user fandom to enhance the app's utility
- The integration of web embeds for content creators and their potential growth impact
- Growth strategies and initiatives for the upcoming college football season
- The importance of maintaining an open and engaging community environment
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.
Learn more 👇
➡️ Ranked website
➡️ Jake Gillikin on Linkedin
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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.
...more July 31, 2024Ep. 125: Betting on the Social Experience w/ Jon Robin from Dabble Ep. 125 features Jon Robin from Dabble, which takes an innovative approach of combining social elements with sports betting. This episode is guest hosted by Benjie Cherniak.Hear them discuss:
- Jon's entrepreneurial background led to the founding of Dabble
- The unique social betting experience that differentiates Dabble in the crowded Australian market
- Strategies for effective user acquisition through leveraging social features within the app
- The significant investment and strategic partnership with Tabcorp
- Insights into the fundraising process and the importance of building investor
relationships- Dabble’s expansion into the U.S. market while learning the cultural similarities and differences
- Future plans for global expansion and targeting new markets
- Jon’s perspective on balancing innovation with long-term strategic planning
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.
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➡️ Dabble website
➡️ Jon Robin on Linkedin
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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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