🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #171 with Tim Heath, CEO and Founder at Yolo Group.

Join us in an enlightening conversation with Tim Heath, General Partner of Yolo Investments and a visionary in the iGaming and emerging technology sectors. With a rich background as the founder and former CEO of Yolo Group, operating leading crypto-gaming brands like Bitcasino.io and Sportsbet.io, Tim is a forerunner in the industry. 

🚀In this episode, we delve into the transformative impact of cryptocurrency and blockchain on iGaming, Yolo Group’s investment strategies, some guidance for entrepreneurs, organizations and start-ups and last but not least, some insights about Tim Heath’s Industry leadership. 

⏰Timestamps 

00 - Introduction

00:56 - Welcoming Tim Heath: The Alpha of the IGaming Industry 

4:14 - Overview of Yolo Group’s First Fund

12:21 - Key Trends in the iGaming Industry by Tim Heath

14:59 -Crypto Ecosystem's Impact on iGaming Product Development

19:15 - Removing friction and coming to simplicity when it comes to money movement / Streamlining Money Movement in iGaming

21:00 - Generative AI within the iGaming ecosystem

27:25 - Prospects of Legalizing Gambling in the Middle East

32:12 - Insights into Yolo Group's Second Fund Launch

36:36 - Criteria for Yolo Group's Investment Selection

41:57 - Process for Attracting External Investment

 47:46 - Benefit of the Networking Dinners 

49:49 - Tim Heath's Approach to Identifying Investment Opportunities 

52:23 - Tips for Entrepreneurs Seeking Yolo Group's Investment

58:55 - Essential Attributes for Successful Startup Founders 

1:04:34 - Tim Heath: Motivations and Aspirations

1:13:43 - Future Vision for Yolo Group 

💼About Tim Heath

Tim specialises in transforming ideas into successful business. Since founding Yolo Investments, the venture capital firm has rapidly grown. It now holds assets in more than 80 businesses, with an AUM in excess of €620 million. A strong believer in the power of crypto to improve the lives of people around the world, he is now increasingly focused on the fintech and blockchain spaces, and where emerging technology can disrupt the traditional banking industry.

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This episode of the NEXT.io Podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, Co-Founder/MD at NEXT.io, and is brought to you by:

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