Fanduel for Esports - How Esports One Is Growing Rapidly at 20-40% MoM In A Hot Industry
b'Today\\u2019s guest is Matt Gunnin, the CEO and Co-Founder of Esports One which is the first real-time fantasy platform that makes watching esports competitive. He explains how he came up with the ingenious idea to gamify watching esports, how Esports One works, and how it\\u2019s different from traditional fantasy platforms. Tuning in, you\\u2019ll hear how it makes money, why retention is high, and why the concept seems to be working so well. Find out how Matt is growing the business, the role SEO plays in this, and how Matt is using Clubhouse to open up new ways of innovation and help level up the industry. Matt also shares his views on NFTs, and how he sees them being incorporated into the arena of esports. For all this as well as a sneak peek into the future of the platform and its upcoming games, tune in today!\\n TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:\\n [00:36] Some background into the games Matt has played and is still playing.\\n [01:12] What Esports One does, how it\\u2019s different from traditional fantasy platforms, and how it makes money.\\n [03:03] How users put together their own lineups and the types of additional predictions they can make.\\n [05:53] How the business is growing with the trend of esports.\\n [08:52] Current and upcoming games on the platform.\\xa0\\xa0\\n [09:10] What they\\u2019re using to grow the business apart from word of mouth and Discord.\\n [10:35] Matt\\u2019s experience of being an early user of Clubhouse.\\xa0\\xa0\\n [14:30] How Matt is using Clubhouse to connect with people outside of esports and help the industry grow.\\n [16:43] Matt\\u2019s views on NFTs and the importance of their utility.\\n [20:26] Where people can go to find out more about NFTs.\\xa0\\n [21:23] Thoughts on buying CryptoPunks.\\n [22:42] Matt\\u2019s favorite business books and business tools.\\xa0\\n [25:21] How to find Matt online.\\xa0\\n Resources From The Interview:\\n Esports One\\n Discord\\n \\nEsports on Clubhouse\\xa0\\n Esports NFTs on Clubhouse\\n Awesome NFT on Github\\n CryptoPunks\\n \\xa0\\n Must read book: The Infinite Game\\n The Hard Thing About Hard Things\\n American Kingpin\\n \\xa0\\n Monday\\n Notion\\n Coda\\n Protaton\\n \\nThe Hacker News\\xa0\\xa0\\n \\nDigit\\xa0\\n \\nPitch\\xa0\\n Raindrop\\n \\nEsports One on Twitter\\xa0\\n Esports One on Instagram\\n \\xa0\\n Leave Some Feedback:\\n \\xa0\\n What should I talk about next?\\xa0Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below.\\n Did you enjoy this episode?\\xa0If so, please leave a short review here\\n\\n Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes\\n\\n Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed\\n\\n \\xa0\\n Connect with Eric Siu:\\xa0\\n \\xa0\\n \\xa0\\n Growth Everywhere\\n Single Grain\\n Leveling Up\\n Eric Siu on Twitter\\n Eric Siu on Instagram\\n \\xa0\\n \\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'