The Esports Startup

Latest Episodes:

#17 | Our Top 5 Social Platforms For Esports Startups Nov 18, 2019

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Welcome to The Esports Startup!

Join our Slack community to chat with the hosts and learn about esports, startups and funding from your hosts and community members! To learn more about Esports One, visit our site.

In this episode, Jonny Hockey speaks to Jordan O'Hara, Esports One's Product Lead for OneBot and Marketing Guru.

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Contact Info: Matt Gunnin (CEO) Email: matt@esportsone.com

#16 | We Talk Building Products with Nick Lesec Nov 04, 2019

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Welcome to The Esports Startup!

Join our Slack community to chat with the hosts and learn about esports, startups and funding from your hosts and community members! To learn more about Esports One, visit our site.

In this episode, Jonny Hockey speaks to Nick Lesec, Esports One's Lead Product Manager and Game Enthusiast.

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Contact Info: Matt Gunnin (CEO) Email: matt@esportsone.com

# 15 | Talking Design in Esports with Jonny Hockey & Robert Palacios Oct 21, 2019

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Welcome to The Esports Startup!

Join our Slack community to chat with the hosts and learn about esports, startups and funding from your hosts and community members! To learn more about Esports One, visit our site.

In this episode, Jonny Hockey & speaks to Robert Palacios, Esports One's Lead Designer and Creative Genius.

Special Note: This episode was recorded as a live stream on Twitch.tv. Follow our channel here and stay tuned!

Contact Info: Matt Gunnin (CEO) Email: matt@esportsone.com

#14 | Ballers Superstar Donovan Carter Discusses His Characters Pivot To Esports Sep 17, 2019

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Welcome to The Esports Startup!

Join our Slack community to chat with the hosts and learn about esports, startups and funding from your hosts and community members! To learn more about Esports One, visit our site.

In this special episode, Gabby Gomez & Sharon Winter interview Ballers superstar Donovan Carter as a response to his character trying to make it as an esports pro!

Special Note: This episode was recorded as a live stream on Twitch.tv. Follow our channel here and stay tuned!

Contact Info: Matt Gunnin (CEO) Email: matt@esportsone.com

#13 | Leagues, Tournaments and Events with Tim Sevenhuysen and Jonny Hockey Sep 05, 2019

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Welcome to The Esports Startup!

Join our Slack community to chat with the hosts and learn about esports, startups and funding from your hosts and community members! To learn more about Esports One, visit our site.

In this special episode we have two esports experts, Jonny Hockey (Content Manager) & Tim Sevenhuysen (Head of Esports Data Science), on to discuss Tournaments, Leagues and Events.

Special Note: This episode was recorded as a live stream on Twitch.tv. Follow our channel here and stay tuned!

Contact Info: Matt Gunnin (CEO) Email: matt@esportsone.com

#12 | Talking Partnerships with Gabriella Gomez and Sharon Winter Aug 05, 2019

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Welcome to The Esports Startup!

Join our Slack community to chat with the hosts and learn about esports, startups and funding from your hosts and community members! To learn more about Esports One, visit our site.

In this special episode we have two business development experts, Sharon Winter (Hotpoint) & Gabriella Gomez (Esports One), on to discuss partnerships.

Special Note: This episode was recorded as a live stream on Twitch.tv. Follow our channel here and stay tuned!

Contact Info: Matt Gunnin (CEO) Email: matt@esportsone.com

#11 | Talking Esports Data with Tim Sevenhuysen Jul 19, 2019

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Welcome to The Esports Startup!

Join our Slack community to chat with the hosts and learn about esports, startups and funding from your hosts and community members! To learn more about Esports One, visit our site.

In this episode we have a special guest who is also our newest hire, Tim Sevenhuysen. Tim is an esports data expert and has a solid reputation in the community. This episode was also a chance for the two guys to nerd out!

Special Note: This episode was recorded as a live stream on Twitch.tv. Follow our channel here and stay tuned!

Contact Info:
Matt Gunnin (CEO)
Email: matt@esportsone.com

#10 | Series A Closing Update & Term Sheets Jul 16, 2019

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Welcome to The Esports Startup!

Join our Slack community to chat with the hosts and learn about esports, startups and funding from your hosts and community members! To learn more about Esports One, visit our site.

In this episode we talk about our Series A progress over the past month and discuss what you should expect from a term sheet. Special guest: Sharon Winter, CEO/Founder of Hotpoint.

UPDATE 7/16/19: Show notes will be updated with a link to the term sheet later this week.
Special Note: This episode was recorded as a test stream in preparation to live stream our podcast on Twitch.tv. Follow our channel here and stay tuned!

Contact Info:
Matt Gunnin (CEO)
Email: matt@esportsone.com

#9 Esports Startup Profile | Jonathan Weinberg of IKON (Prev. Quarterback) Shares His Experiences as a Serial Entrepreneur & Founder Jun 03, 2019

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Special guest Jonathan Weinberg, Founder and CEO of IKON joins us to discuss his esports startup journey. Jonathan is a serial entrepreneur who has founded successful companies in both Israel and the USA. We discuss investments, esports and best practices for running a startup in the esports space!

Join our Slack community to chat with the hosts and learn about esports, startups and funding from your hosts and community members! To learn more about Esports One, visit our site.

#8 | Starting the Series A Final Stretch! Apr 29, 2019

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Welcome to The Esports Startup!

Join our Slack community to chat with the hosts and learn about esports, startups and funding from your hosts and community members! To learn more about Esports One, visit our site.

In this episode we talk about:

0:00 - Gene editing

2:50 - Post GDC meetings / reflection

4:50 - Introducing ourselves because we forgot

7:20 - Back to talking about post GDC fund raising

19 30 - Transparency regarding fundraising

21:39 - What Jonny and Jordan have been up to on the marketing/biz dev side

26:00 - What games we're playing at the moment

27:30 - Next steps after having investor commitments

31:00 - What's changed from the last round?

34:10 - What are we doing with the money? (joking)

36:00 - Musical interruption & speaking about our production