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Ep. 187: Finding a forever home as a prediction market w/ Jake Benzaquen from ProphetX

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Ep. 187: Finding a forever home as a prediction market w/ Jake Benzaquen from ProphetX

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Ep. 186: The esports betting infrastructure layer w/ Marek Suchar from Oddin.gg

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Ep. 185: Productizing a passion for baseball w/ Adam Rosenberg

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Ep. 184: Fantasy football puzzles for the masses w/ Brian Birt from Griddy

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Ep. 183: Bringing gamified avatars to iGaming w/ Tom Lemke of Savage Tech

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Ep. 182: Tracking over $10 billion in verified bets w/ Pranav Tadikonda from Pikkit

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Ep. 181: Creating the ultimate sports remote w/ Tony Ryan from Bet Caddy

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Ep. 180: Infrastructure for sports betting creators w/ Zach Wick from BtrBet

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Ep. 179: Just merged: Pine Sports and SharpSports join forces w/ Vijay Dewan & Ryan Murphy

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Ep. 178: The convergence of financial trading and sports betting w/ Trent Hoerr from BullRush

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Ep. 177: Announcing the SBC Summit First Pitch Finalists!

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Ep. 176: Scaling through a multi-brand rollup strategy w/ Reid Rooney from Betsperts Group

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Ep. 175: The odds feed opportunity w/ Rick Allec from OddsLogic

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Ep. 174: Managing the grind of going from starting to scaling w/ Evan Fisher from Sparket

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Ep. 173: Bringing innovation to instant games w/ Kenny Huang from TinyRex Games

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Ep. 172: Productizing first-party sports data w/ Richard Acosta from VOR Interactive

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29:26

Ep. 171: Turning winning models into a startup w/ Ben Howard from Edge Sports

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39:58

Ep. 170: Solving the revenue leak problem w/ John Wright from StatsDrone

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Ep. 169: The sports data platform for builders w/ Steven Kenway from Rolling Insights

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Ep. 168: Launching a non-dilutive capital model w/ Davis Catlin from Discerning Capital

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Ep. 167: Reduced juice for all w/ Gino Donati from BetOPENLY

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Ep. 166: When a merger becomes a multiplier w/ Steve “Dakota” Happas & Sahil Patel from FantasySpin

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Ep. 165: SBC First Pitch recap w/ the 2025 Finalists

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37:46

Ep. 164: Life after selling for $160 million w/ Alexander Monahan from OddsJam (acquired by Gambling.com)

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Ep. 163: Building the Alexa of sports w/ Mark Antal from Staked AI

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32:20

Ep. 162: Using prize-linked savings for parlays w/ Owen Monagan and Oisin Tiernan from Layup

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Ep. 161: Unlocking new fantasy insights with AI w/ Aishik Lala from Rotobot AI

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28:54

Ep. 160: Building the Gambling as a service platform w/ Sebastian Lewis from Plucky

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Ep. 159: Filling a void with live multiplayer skill games w/ Aman Agarwal & Jatin Narang from Toast

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26:30

Ep. 158: Bringing esports betting to the mainstream w/ Shivam Shorewala from Rimble

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Ep. 157: Transparent betting on the blockchain w/ Will Martin from LiveDuel

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38:50

Ep. 156: Profitable from day one w/ KB from Pick The Odds

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42:56

Ep. 155: Gamifying betting education w/w/ Ty D'Amore & Justin Järvinen from Bankroll U

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28:41

Ep. 154: 'The Starties' finalists revealed w/ Travis Geiger from WagerWire

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Ep. 153: Converting sports fans into sports bettors w/ Tyler Amirault & James White from HotTakes

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32:43

Ep. 152: Using charitable giving to drive player retention w/ Tiffany Santisteban Lagos

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Ep. 151: Extracting data at scale using computer vision technology w/ Simon Gerszberg from ShotQuality

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54:23

Ep. 150 - Building iGaming’s global community w/ Pierre Lindh of NEXT.io

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32:39

Ep. 149: How it pays to be a fan w/ Michael Testa from Wunderfan

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33:56

Ep. 148 - Using AI to create games in minutes, not months w/ Mark Flores Martin from XGENIA

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28:51

Ep. 147: Building the ultimate betting research platform w/ Bridge Dudley & Sebastian Fay from Doink Sports

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34:13

Ep. 146: Favorite episode moments from 2024 w/ Jesse and Thomas from BettingStartups.com

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33:40

Ep. 145 - Building an AI-Powered Live Score App w/ Alexey Vorobey from AIstats

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44:29

Ep. 144: 20+ years in the affiliate game with Adam Small from Third Planet Affiliates

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32:21

Ep. 143: Sweepstakes operator roundtable discussion w/ Trevor Pope, Zach Bruch, and Jeff Laniado

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49:00

Ep. 142: 20+ years at the forefront of innovation w/ Nigel Eccles from BetHog

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34:16

Ep. 141: Building bet slips with a copilot w/ Cal Spears & Jonathan Bales from Gambly

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34:07

Ep. 140 - Building speed trains vs. rocket ships w/ Robert Lenzhofer from Hölle Games

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35:31

Ep. 139 - Acquiring customers through innovative games w/ Adam Wilson from Splash Tech

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25:19

Ep. 138 - Innovating the 'money in / money out' experience w/ Rob Rubio from Fluid

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37:51

Ep. 137 - Creating intelligent sports bettors w/ Jack Andrews and Justin Phan from Unabated

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30:44

Ep. 136: Fueling betting model development w/ Matt Bresler from Odditt

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56:52

Ep. 135 - Investor Vibe Check - Q3 2024

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37:28

Ep. 134: Life after product-market fit w/ Evan Kirkham from Outlier

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22:22

Ep. 133 - Winning the SBC First Pitch w/ Radek Psurny from Match Hype

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30:15

Ep. 132 - Driving golf's betting culture w/ Keith Stewart from Read The Line

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30:47

Ep. 131 - Breaking Barriers in Betting w/ Kelly Kehn, Paris Smith, and Sue Schneider from Defy The Odds

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31:10

Ep. 130 - Betting on the growth of truck and tractor pulling w/ Chase Richardson from Full Pull

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37:03

Ep. 129 - Meet the SBC First Pitch Finalists!

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32:37

Ep. 128: The quest to eliminate sportsbook downtime w/ Rob Urwin and Sabin Brooks from BettorMetrics

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31:27

Ep. 127: Blazing the trail in "DFS 3.0" w/ Daniel Zimmerman from Verse Fantasy

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26:49

Ep. 126 - Elevating College Football Fandom w/ Jake Gillikin

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36:14

Ep. 125: Betting on the Social Experience w/ Jon Robin from Dabble

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Ep. 124: Making fantasy sports social again w/ Jay Huffman from Propellor

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Ep. 123: Investor Vibe Check for Q2 2024

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Ep. 122: Helping operators open new monetization channels w/ Björn Nilsson from FTDx

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29:35

Ep. 121: Building with scrappiness and intentionality w/ Kelson Quan from Wager Games

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Ep. 120 - Curling's Next Big Move: An Inside Look with Nic Sulsky

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Ep. 119: Exploring the benefits of a Betting Exchange w/ Zack Panos from 4casters

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Ep. 118 - Thomas Coiner, BettingStartups.com

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Ep. 117: Making sports predictions “easy enough for your grandmother to play” w/ John Maylam from 7Qz

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28:44

Ep. 116: Enabling Bitcoin payments for betting w/ Desiree Dickerson from THNDR

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Ep. 115: Personalizing the player experience w/ Matthew Gilbery & Rob Davis from Optimove

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29:42

Ep. 114: Winning the 2024 SBC First Pitch competition w/ Steven Astrachan and John Goehrke from 916 Gaming

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Ep. 113: Sharp Alpha Advisors announces a $25 million Fund II w/ Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha Advisors

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Ep. 112: Meet the SBC First Pitch Finalists!

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Ep. 111: Building a sports betting masterclass w/ Andrew Pace from inplayLIVE

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Ep. 110: Investor Vibe Check for Q1 2024

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Ep. 109: Modeling the relationship between weather and home runs w/ John Leekley & Paul Dorian from Home Run Forecast

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Ep. 108: The value of building in public w/ Chris Shreeve from Locker Room Labs

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34:10

Ep. 107: Creating a new category of betting markets w/ Johnny Coetzer from BetLabs

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25:45

Ep. 106: Building HQ Trivia for live sports w/ Noah Bernstein from Locker

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43:35

Ep. 105: Building audiences before products w/ Trevis Waters from PlayerProps.ai

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Ep. 104: Facilitating real-money bets for golfers w/ Matt Rum from LoopGolf

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29:21

Ep. 103: Bootstrapping to 100k app downloads w/ Calvin Konya from Linemate

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Ep. 102: Building a family business by investing in betting startups w/ Andrew & Ethan Ehrenberg from Eberg Capital

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32:04

Ep. 101: Helping bettors win more and lose less w/ Chris Spagnuolo from Probly

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30:12

Ep. 100: Celebrating 100 episodes w/ John Gordon from Incentive Games

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30:24

Ep. 99: Automating risk management for in-play DFS w/ Greg Dean & Gianni Settino from HotStreak

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54:40

Ep. 98: Embracing the grind w/ Pierre Lindh from Next.io

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45:20

Ep. 97: Investor Vibe Check - Q4 2023

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Ep. 96: Crowdtesting for the iGaming industry w/ Kyle Wiltshire from Testa

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Ep. 95: AI-based competitive gaming w/ Jonathan Strause from Invincible GG

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Ep. 94: Building ‘AngelList for the gaming industry’ w/ David Isaacson from Spectrum Gaming Capital Tech Exchange

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26:13

Ep. 93: Bootstrapping to profitability as full-time students w/ Shubs Kausal & Jaiden Sarai from SharpStakes

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28:23

Ep. 92: Innovating in season-long fantasy sports w/ Ty Masterson & Dan Gentile from Bettle Fantasy Sport

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31:32

Ep. 91: Creating purpose-built betable content w/ Mike Salvaris from Pro League Network

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31:06

Ep. 90: Bringing social responsibility to bookmaking w/ Malcolm & Steve from We The Bookie

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33:59

Ep. 89: Modernizing the ‘office pools’ category w/ TJ Ross from Splash Sports

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37:59

Ep. 88: Making a game of fantasy sports w/ Rourke Struthers from GameBlazers

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24:58

Ep. 87: Introducing narrative and storytelling to DFS w/ Torey Korsunsky from Units

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46:30

Ep. 86: Investor vibe check for Q3!

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48:00

Ep. 85: Bringing old-school bookmaking to America w/ Joe Brennan & Adam Bjorn from Prime Sports

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29:57

Ep. 84: Tracking over $1 billion in bets w/ Ricky Gold from Juice Reel

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31:20

Ep. 83: Building a modern sports talk network w/ Matt Deutsch from Bettor Sports Network

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Ep. 82: Building a peer-to-peer social betting platform w/ Sim Harmon from Kutt

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29:51

Ep. 81: Making predictive analytics accessible to all w/ Megan Lanham from Rithmm

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46:34

Ep. 80: 20 years of launching businesses in the US online gambling industry w/ Cal Spears from RotoGrinders

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40:11

Ep. 79: Building a commission-free betting exchange w/ Jacob Fortinsky from Novig

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Ep. 78: Using AI to bring personalization to sports betting w/ Chris Reynolds from Epoxy.ai

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31:01

Ep. 77: The matched betting opportunity w/ Jack Taylor from ProfitDuel

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Ep. 76 features Sam Factor, founder & CEO of WalterPicks, which is a next-generation fantasy insights app.

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51:39

Ep. 75 is our first quarterly Investor Vibe Check, where we chat with 3 industry investors to get their perspective on the landscape from their side of the table.

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34:56

Ep. 74 features Steve Gray, founder of ZeroFlucs, which provides pricing technology for sportsbook operators.

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Ep. 73 features Martin Burt from ClearStake, which provides accurate, real-time customer risk profiling.

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Ep. 72 features Stefano Vaccarino from FTN Network, a multi-site data and media company focused on sports betting, fantasy, DFS.

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33:47

Ep. 71: Making bets using food and drinks as currency w/ Filip & Troy from FoodFight

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38:59

Ep. 70: Swinging for the fences as a third-time founder w/ Justin Park from Betty

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35:03

Ep. 69: Overcoming adversity when you bomb your big pitch w/ Geoff Doyle from Bettor Vision

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31:24

Ep. 68: Using gamification to drive betting customer loyalty w/ Dan Taren from Scrimmage

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33:32

Ep. 67: Building a free-to-play content aggregation platform w/ Hussain Naqi from Inside The Pocket

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Ep. 66: Pivoting towards a profitable business model w/ Evan Kirkham from Outlier

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Ep. 65 features Karolina Pelc from BeyondPlay, which is transforming solitary game sessions into engaging multiplayer, entertainment experiences.

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Ep. 65 features Karolina Pelc from BeyondPlay, which is transforming solitary game sessions into engaging multiplayer, entertainment experiences.

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Ep. 64: Getting 25k organic app downloads w/ Caleb Dykema from Vault

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Ep. 63: Joining the NBA Launchpad w/ Kelly Pracht and Jeremy Jones from nVenue

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31:34

Ep. 62 - Jaymee Messler, Gaming Society

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Ep. 61 - Alexander Monahan, OddsJam

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Ep. 60 - Pierre Lindh, iGaming NEXT

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42:36

Ep. 59 - Matthew Berry, MB Fantasy Life

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Ep. 58 - Andy Westmeyer, UBetOhio

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Ep. 57 - Bart Stein, Mojo

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Ep. 56 - Drew Tabor, BetsBooster

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31:37

Ep. 55 - Cameron Conn, OneComply

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Ep. 54 - Joey Levy, Betr

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Ep. 53 - Alex Dubin, BettorOff

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30:42

Ep. 52 - Zach Doctor, Travis Geiger & Guy Dotan, WagerWire

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Ep. 51 - Jason Tauriello, GAMBL

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29:56

Ep. 50 - Bo Grey, Wager Score

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Ep. 49 - Matt Peterson, Tallysight

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Ep. 48 - Jamie Mitchell, Low6

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Ep. 47 - Aaron Basch & Evan Fisher, Sparket

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Ep. 46 - Brian Kipp, Owners Box

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Ep. 45 - Colin Davy, Betscope

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39:16

Ep. 44 - Alexander Kane, Sporttrade

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29:13

Ep. 43 - Todd Ballard, ALT Sports Data

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31:13

Ep. 42 - Leigh Nissim, Future Anthem

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31:41

Ep. 41 - Kevin Kamto & Rob Klages, AthleteX

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Ep. 40 - Nik Bonaddio, BigBrain

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Ep. 39 - Rob Pizzola, The Hammer Betting Network

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Ep. 38 - Michael Zavagno, Top Prop Fantasy

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Ep. 37 - Kenneth Giles, SimBull Sports Exchange

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Ep. 36 - Ross Fruin, GridRival

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Ep. 35 - Cooper Lycan, SoBet

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Ep. 34 - Dean Sisun & Jake Benzaquen, Prophet Exchange

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Ep. 33 - Brent Winston, BetSwap

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Ep. 32 - Will Armitage, BestOdds

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Ep. 31 - Ben Cary, CapWize

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Ep. 30 - Sanjay Thakur, Verdict MMA

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Ep. 29 - Brady Sharp, BroThrow

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Ep. 28 - Zac Litwack, Savage Ventures

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Ep. 27 - Thomas Willomitzer, SnapOdds

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Ep. 26 - Robin MacDonald, Rubik Talent

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Ep. 25 - Pete Smaluck, props.cash

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Ep. 24 - Benjie Cherniak, Avenue H Capital

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Ep. 23 - Ted Mauze, Chalkboard

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Ep. 22 - Grady Toombs, Legacy Fantasy Sports

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Ep. 21 - Dan Healy, PickUp

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Ep. 20 - Ryan Murphy, SharpSports

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Ep. 19 - Eric Frank, Odds On Compliance

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Ep. 18 - Jason Mezrahi, Sharp App

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Ep. 17 - Jonathan Bierig, Ultimate Odds

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Ep. 16 - Kelly Pracht & Drew Williams, nVenue

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Ep. 15 - Brandon Stakenborg, Underdog Fantasy

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Ep. 14 - James Seils & Greg Kajewski, BettorEdge

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Ep. 13 - Tomash Devenishek, Kero Sports

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Ep. 12 - Marvin Sanderson, Xpoint

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Ep. 11 - Martina Åkerlund, Triggy

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Ep. 10 - Daniel Kustelski, Chalkline

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Ep. 9 - Danijela Covic & Kelly Brooks, Quarter4

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The Gamble & The Glory Ep. 09 - Jay Deuskar & Dylan Cooper, PrizePicks

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 08 - Steven Salz, Rivalry

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Ep. 8 - Lloyd Danzig, Sharp Alpha Advisors

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Ep. 7 - Spencer Marell & David Mason, The Handle

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 07 - Jai Maw & Jeremy Jakary, Betting Hero

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Ep. 6 - Dan Fabrizio, Unabated Sports

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 06 - Rasmus Sojmark, SBC

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Ep. 5 - Steve McAllister & Mark Silver, Parleh Media Group

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 05 - Charles Gillespie & Kevin McCrystle, Gambling.com Group

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Ep. 4 - Chris Adams, SharpRank

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 04 - Pini Yakuel, Optimove

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 03 - Omer Sattar, Sightline Payments

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Ep. 3 - Omer Dor, SportsIQ

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Ep. 2 - Adam Weinstein, ThriveFantasy

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 02 - Jason Trost, Smarkets

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Ep. 1 - John Gordon, Incentive Games

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 01 - David Briggs, GeoComply

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In the inaugural episode of Betting On It, Jesse introduces the startup and its founders that will be featured in season 1.

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In this episode of Betting On It, Drew from BetsBooster is joined by Colin Davy from Betscope, who discuss their respective entrepreneurial journeys from a number of perspectives.

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Emergency Episode: A look inside OddsJam's parent Odds Holdings' nine figure exit w/ Matt Restivo

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In this episode of Betting On It, Drew and Sahil from BetsBooster are joined by James McLoughlin from Stirling Mac, who shares a ton of practical, actionable marketing advice.

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In the Season 1 finale of Betting On It, Drew and Sahil pitch BetsBooster to 3 industry investors, who share their feedback and perspectives on the opportunity.

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In this episode of Betting On It, Drew and Sahil from BetsBooster are joined by Kenneth Giles from Forecastr.co, who drops a ton of knowledge on everything related to financial modeling for early-stage companies.

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Ep. 187: Finding a forever home as a prediction market w/ Jake Benzaquen from ProphetX

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31:14

Ep. 186: The esports betting infrastructure layer w/ Marek Suchar from Oddin.gg

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33:55

Ep. 185: Productizing a passion for baseball w/ Adam Rosenberg

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35:14

Ep. 184: Fantasy football puzzles for the masses w/ Brian Birt from Griddy

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33:01

Ep. 183: Bringing gamified avatars to iGaming w/ Tom Lemke of Savage Tech

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39:41

Ep. 182: Tracking over $10 billion in verified bets w/ Pranav Tadikonda from Pikkit

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37:25

Ep. 181: Creating the ultimate sports remote w/ Tony Ryan from Bet Caddy

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28:39

Ep. 180: Infrastructure for sports betting creators w/ Zach Wick from BtrBet

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33:45

Ep. 179: Just merged: Pine Sports and SharpSports join forces w/ Vijay Dewan & Ryan Murphy

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34:59

Ep. 178: The convergence of financial trading and sports betting w/ Trent Hoerr from BullRush

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33:15

Ep. 177: Announcing the SBC Summit First Pitch Finalists!

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41:19

Ep. 176: Scaling through a multi-brand rollup strategy w/ Reid Rooney from Betsperts Group

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35:05

Ep. 175: The odds feed opportunity w/ Rick Allec from OddsLogic

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40:11

Ep. 174: Managing the grind of going from starting to scaling w/ Evan Fisher from Sparket

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27:23

Ep. 173: Bringing innovation to instant games w/ Kenny Huang from TinyRex Games

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29:05

Ep. 172: Productizing first-party sports data w/ Richard Acosta from VOR Interactive

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29:26

Ep. 171: Turning winning models into a startup w/ Ben Howard from Edge Sports

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39:58

Ep. 170: Solving the revenue leak problem w/ John Wright from StatsDrone

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37:36

Ep. 169: The sports data platform for builders w/ Steven Kenway from Rolling Insights

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30:27

Ep. 168: Launching a non-dilutive capital model w/ Davis Catlin from Discerning Capital

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29:50

Ep. 167: Reduced juice for all w/ Gino Donati from BetOPENLY

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30:40

Ep. 166: When a merger becomes a multiplier w/ Steve “Dakota” Happas & Sahil Patel from FantasySpin

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23:17

Ep. 165: SBC First Pitch recap w/ the 2025 Finalists

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37:46

Ep. 164: Life after selling for $160 million w/ Alexander Monahan from OddsJam (acquired by Gambling.com)

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29:54

Ep. 163: Building the Alexa of sports w/ Mark Antal from Staked AI

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32:20

Ep. 162: Using prize-linked savings for parlays w/ Owen Monagan and Oisin Tiernan from Layup

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26:26

Ep. 161: Unlocking new fantasy insights with AI w/ Aishik Lala from Rotobot AI

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28:54

Ep. 160: Building the Gambling as a service platform w/ Sebastian Lewis from Plucky

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28:44

Ep. 159: Filling a void with live multiplayer skill games w/ Aman Agarwal & Jatin Narang from Toast

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26:30

Ep. 158: Bringing esports betting to the mainstream w/ Shivam Shorewala from Rimble

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32:23

Ep. 157: Transparent betting on the blockchain w/ Will Martin from LiveDuel

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38:50

Ep. 156: Profitable from day one w/ KB from Pick The Odds

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42:56

Ep. 155: Gamifying betting education w/w/ Ty D'Amore & Justin Järvinen from Bankroll U

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28:41

Ep. 154: 'The Starties' finalists revealed w/ Travis Geiger from WagerWire

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35:28

Ep. 153: Converting sports fans into sports bettors w/ Tyler Amirault & James White from HotTakes

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Ep. 152: Using charitable giving to drive player retention w/ Tiffany Santisteban Lagos

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27:30

Ep. 151: Extracting data at scale using computer vision technology w/ Simon Gerszberg from ShotQuality

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54:23

Ep. 150 - Building iGaming’s global community w/ Pierre Lindh of NEXT.io

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32:39

Ep. 149: How it pays to be a fan w/ Michael Testa from Wunderfan

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33:56

Ep. 148 - Using AI to create games in minutes, not months w/ Mark Flores Martin from XGENIA

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28:51

Ep. 147: Building the ultimate betting research platform w/ Bridge Dudley & Sebastian Fay from Doink Sports

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34:13

Ep. 146: Favorite episode moments from 2024 w/ Jesse and Thomas from BettingStartups.com

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33:40

Ep. 145 - Building an AI-Powered Live Score App w/ Alexey Vorobey from AIstats

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44:29

Ep. 144: 20+ years in the affiliate game with Adam Small from Third Planet Affiliates

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32:21

Ep. 143: Sweepstakes operator roundtable discussion w/ Trevor Pope, Zach Bruch, and Jeff Laniado

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49:00

Ep. 142: 20+ years at the forefront of innovation w/ Nigel Eccles from BetHog

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34:16

Ep. 141: Building bet slips with a copilot w/ Cal Spears & Jonathan Bales from Gambly

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34:07

Ep. 140 - Building speed trains vs. rocket ships w/ Robert Lenzhofer from Hölle Games

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35:31

Ep. 139 - Acquiring customers through innovative games w/ Adam Wilson from Splash Tech

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25:19

Ep. 138 - Innovating the 'money in / money out' experience w/ Rob Rubio from Fluid

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37:51

Ep. 137 - Creating intelligent sports bettors w/ Jack Andrews and Justin Phan from Unabated

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30:44

Ep. 136: Fueling betting model development w/ Matt Bresler from Odditt

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56:52

Ep. 135 - Investor Vibe Check - Q3 2024

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37:28

Ep. 134: Life after product-market fit w/ Evan Kirkham from Outlier

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22:22

Ep. 133 - Winning the SBC First Pitch w/ Radek Psurny from Match Hype

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30:15

Ep. 132 - Driving golf's betting culture w/ Keith Stewart from Read The Line

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30:47

Ep. 131 - Breaking Barriers in Betting w/ Kelly Kehn, Paris Smith, and Sue Schneider from Defy The Odds

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31:10

Ep. 130 - Betting on the growth of truck and tractor pulling w/ Chase Richardson from Full Pull

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Ep. 129 - Meet the SBC First Pitch Finalists!

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Ep. 128: The quest to eliminate sportsbook downtime w/ Rob Urwin and Sabin Brooks from BettorMetrics

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31:27

Ep. 127: Blazing the trail in "DFS 3.0" w/ Daniel Zimmerman from Verse Fantasy

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Ep. 117: Making sports predictions “easy enough for your grandmother to play” w/ John Maylam from 7Qz

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Ep. 114: Winning the 2024 SBC First Pitch competition w/ Steven Astrachan and John Goehrke from 916 Gaming

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Ep. 113: Sharp Alpha Advisors announces a $25 million Fund II w/ Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha Advisors

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Ep. 112: Meet the SBC First Pitch Finalists!

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Ep. 106: Building HQ Trivia for live sports w/ Noah Bernstein from Locker

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Ep. 102: Building a family business by investing in betting startups w/ Andrew & Ethan Ehrenberg from Eberg Capital

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Ep. 90: Bringing social responsibility to bookmaking w/ Malcolm & Steve from We The Bookie

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Ep. 87: Introducing narrative and storytelling to DFS w/ Torey Korsunsky from Units

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Ep. 81: Making predictive analytics accessible to all w/ Megan Lanham from Rithmm

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Ep. 80: 20 years of launching businesses in the US online gambling industry w/ Cal Spears from RotoGrinders

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Ep. 79: Building a commission-free betting exchange w/ Jacob Fortinsky from Novig

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Ep. 78: Using AI to bring personalization to sports betting w/ Chris Reynolds from Epoxy.ai

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Ep. 77: The matched betting opportunity w/ Jack Taylor from ProfitDuel

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Ep. 71: Making bets using food and drinks as currency w/ Filip & Troy from FoodFight

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Ep. 70: Swinging for the fences as a third-time founder w/ Justin Park from Betty

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Ep. 69: Overcoming adversity when you bomb your big pitch w/ Geoff Doyle from Bettor Vision

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Ep. 67: Building a free-to-play content aggregation platform w/ Hussain Naqi from Inside The Pocket

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Ep. 66: Pivoting towards a profitable business model w/ Evan Kirkham from Outlier

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Ep. 64: Getting 25k organic app downloads w/ Caleb Dykema from Vault

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Ep. 63: Joining the NBA Launchpad w/ Kelly Pracht and Jeremy Jones from nVenue

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Ep. 62 - Jaymee Messler, Gaming Society

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Ep. 57 - Bart Stein, Mojo

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Ep. 52 - Zach Doctor, Travis Geiger & Guy Dotan, WagerWire

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Ep. 50 - Bo Grey, Wager Score

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Ep. 37 - Kenneth Giles, SimBull Sports Exchange

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Ep. 36 - Ross Fruin, GridRival

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Ep. 35 - Cooper Lycan, SoBet

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Ep. 34 - Dean Sisun & Jake Benzaquen, Prophet Exchange

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Ep. 33 - Brent Winston, BetSwap

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Ep. 30 - Sanjay Thakur, Verdict MMA

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Ep. 26 - Robin MacDonald, Rubik Talent

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Ep. 24 - Benjie Cherniak, Avenue H Capital

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Ep. 23 - Ted Mauze, Chalkboard

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Ep. 21 - Dan Healy, PickUp

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Ep. 16 - Kelly Pracht & Drew Williams, nVenue

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Ep. 15 - Brandon Stakenborg, Underdog Fantasy

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Ep. 14 - James Seils & Greg Kajewski, BettorEdge

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Ep. 13 - Tomash Devenishek, Kero Sports

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Ep. 10 - Daniel Kustelski, Chalkline

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Ep. 9 - Danijela Covic & Kelly Brooks, Quarter4

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 08 - Steven Salz, Rivalry

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Ep. 8 - Lloyd Danzig, Sharp Alpha Advisors

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Ep. 7 - Spencer Marell & David Mason, The Handle

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Ep. 1 - John Gordon, Incentive Games

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Ep. 187: Finding a forever home as a prediction market w/ Jake Benzaquen from ProphetX

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Ep. 186: The esports betting infrastructure layer w/ Marek Suchar from Oddin.gg

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Ep. 185: Productizing a passion for baseball w/ Adam Rosenberg

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Ep. 184: Fantasy football puzzles for the masses w/ Brian Birt from Griddy

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Ep. 183: Bringing gamified avatars to iGaming w/ Tom Lemke of Savage Tech

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Ep. 182: Tracking over $10 billion in verified bets w/ Pranav Tadikonda from Pikkit

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Ep. 181: Creating the ultimate sports remote w/ Tony Ryan from Bet Caddy

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Ep. 180: Infrastructure for sports betting creators w/ Zach Wick from BtrBet

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Ep. 179: Just merged: Pine Sports and SharpSports join forces w/ Vijay Dewan & Ryan Murphy

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Ep. 178: The convergence of financial trading and sports betting w/ Trent Hoerr from BullRush

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Ep. 177: Announcing the SBC Summit First Pitch Finalists!

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Ep. 176: Scaling through a multi-brand rollup strategy w/ Reid Rooney from Betsperts Group

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Ep. 175: The odds feed opportunity w/ Rick Allec from OddsLogic

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Ep. 174: Managing the grind of going from starting to scaling w/ Evan Fisher from Sparket

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Ep. 173: Bringing innovation to instant games w/ Kenny Huang from TinyRex Games

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Ep. 172: Productizing first-party sports data w/ Richard Acosta from VOR Interactive

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Ep. 171: Turning winning models into a startup w/ Ben Howard from Edge Sports

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Ep. 170: Solving the revenue leak problem w/ John Wright from StatsDrone

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Ep. 169: The sports data platform for builders w/ Steven Kenway from Rolling Insights

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Ep. 168: Launching a non-dilutive capital model w/ Davis Catlin from Discerning Capital

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Ep. 167: Reduced juice for all w/ Gino Donati from BetOPENLY

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Ep. 166: When a merger becomes a multiplier w/ Steve “Dakota” Happas & Sahil Patel from FantasySpin

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Ep. 165: SBC First Pitch recap w/ the 2025 Finalists

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Ep. 164: Life after selling for $160 million w/ Alexander Monahan from OddsJam (acquired by Gambling.com)

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Ep. 163: Building the Alexa of sports w/ Mark Antal from Staked AI

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Ep. 162: Using prize-linked savings for parlays w/ Owen Monagan and Oisin Tiernan from Layup

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Ep. 161: Unlocking new fantasy insights with AI w/ Aishik Lala from Rotobot AI

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Ep. 160: Building the Gambling as a service platform w/ Sebastian Lewis from Plucky

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Ep. 159: Filling a void with live multiplayer skill games w/ Aman Agarwal & Jatin Narang from Toast

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Ep. 158: Bringing esports betting to the mainstream w/ Shivam Shorewala from Rimble

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Ep. 157: Transparent betting on the blockchain w/ Will Martin from LiveDuel

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Ep. 156: Profitable from day one w/ KB from Pick The Odds

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Ep. 155: Gamifying betting education w/w/ Ty D'Amore & Justin Järvinen from Bankroll U

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Ep. 154: 'The Starties' finalists revealed w/ Travis Geiger from WagerWire

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Ep. 153: Converting sports fans into sports bettors w/ Tyler Amirault & James White from HotTakes

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Ep. 152: Using charitable giving to drive player retention w/ Tiffany Santisteban Lagos

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Ep. 151: Extracting data at scale using computer vision technology w/ Simon Gerszberg from ShotQuality

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Ep. 150 - Building iGaming’s global community w/ Pierre Lindh of NEXT.io

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Ep. 149: How it pays to be a fan w/ Michael Testa from Wunderfan

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Ep. 148 - Using AI to create games in minutes, not months w/ Mark Flores Martin from XGENIA

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Ep. 147: Building the ultimate betting research platform w/ Bridge Dudley & Sebastian Fay from Doink Sports

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Ep. 146: Favorite episode moments from 2024 w/ Jesse and Thomas from BettingStartups.com

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Ep. 145 - Building an AI-Powered Live Score App w/ Alexey Vorobey from AIstats

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Ep. 144: 20+ years in the affiliate game with Adam Small from Third Planet Affiliates

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Ep. 143: Sweepstakes operator roundtable discussion w/ Trevor Pope, Zach Bruch, and Jeff Laniado

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Ep. 142: 20+ years at the forefront of innovation w/ Nigel Eccles from BetHog

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Ep. 141: Building bet slips with a copilot w/ Cal Spears & Jonathan Bales from Gambly

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Ep. 140 - Building speed trains vs. rocket ships w/ Robert Lenzhofer from Hölle Games

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Ep. 139 - Acquiring customers through innovative games w/ Adam Wilson from Splash Tech

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Ep. 138 - Innovating the 'money in / money out' experience w/ Rob Rubio from Fluid

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Ep. 137 - Creating intelligent sports bettors w/ Jack Andrews and Justin Phan from Unabated

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Ep. 136: Fueling betting model development w/ Matt Bresler from Odditt

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Ep. 135 - Investor Vibe Check - Q3 2024

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Ep. 134: Life after product-market fit w/ Evan Kirkham from Outlier

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Ep. 133 - Winning the SBC First Pitch w/ Radek Psurny from Match Hype

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Ep. 132 - Driving golf's betting culture w/ Keith Stewart from Read The Line

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Ep. 131 - Breaking Barriers in Betting w/ Kelly Kehn, Paris Smith, and Sue Schneider from Defy The Odds

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Ep. 130 - Betting on the growth of truck and tractor pulling w/ Chase Richardson from Full Pull

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Ep. 129 - Meet the SBC First Pitch Finalists!

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Ep. 128: The quest to eliminate sportsbook downtime w/ Rob Urwin and Sabin Brooks from BettorMetrics

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Ep. 127: Blazing the trail in "DFS 3.0" w/ Daniel Zimmerman from Verse Fantasy

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Ep. 126 - Elevating College Football Fandom w/ Jake Gillikin

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Ep. 125: Betting on the Social Experience w/ Jon Robin from Dabble

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Ep. 120 - Curling's Next Big Move: An Inside Look with Nic Sulsky

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Ep. 118 - Thomas Coiner, BettingStartups.com

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Ep. 117: Making sports predictions “easy enough for your grandmother to play” w/ John Maylam from 7Qz

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Ep. 116: Enabling Bitcoin payments for betting w/ Desiree Dickerson from THNDR

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Ep. 114: Winning the 2024 SBC First Pitch competition w/ Steven Astrachan and John Goehrke from 916 Gaming

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Ep. 113: Sharp Alpha Advisors announces a $25 million Fund II w/ Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha Advisors

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Ep. 102: Building a family business by investing in betting startups w/ Andrew & Ethan Ehrenberg from Eberg Capital

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Ep. 88: Making a game of fantasy sports w/ Rourke Struthers from GameBlazers

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Ep. 87: Introducing narrative and storytelling to DFS w/ Torey Korsunsky from Units

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Ep. 80: 20 years of launching businesses in the US online gambling industry w/ Cal Spears from RotoGrinders

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Ep. 77: The matched betting opportunity w/ Jack Taylor from ProfitDuel

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Ep. 71: Making bets using food and drinks as currency w/ Filip & Troy from FoodFight

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Ep. 69: Overcoming adversity when you bomb your big pitch w/ Geoff Doyle from Bettor Vision

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Ep. 63: Joining the NBA Launchpad w/ Kelly Pracht and Jeremy Jones from nVenue

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Ep. 62 - Jaymee Messler, Gaming Society

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Ep. 61 - Alexander Monahan, OddsJam

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Ep. 60 - Pierre Lindh, iGaming NEXT

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Ep. 59 - Matthew Berry, MB Fantasy Life

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Ep. 58 - Andy Westmeyer, UBetOhio

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Ep. 57 - Bart Stein, Mojo

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Ep. 56 - Drew Tabor, BetsBooster

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Ep. 55 - Cameron Conn, OneComply

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Ep. 54 - Joey Levy, Betr

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Ep. 53 - Alex Dubin, BettorOff

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Ep. 52 - Zach Doctor, Travis Geiger & Guy Dotan, WagerWire

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Ep. 51 - Jason Tauriello, GAMBL

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Ep. 50 - Bo Grey, Wager Score

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Ep. 49 - Matt Peterson, Tallysight

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Ep. 48 - Jamie Mitchell, Low6

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Ep. 47 - Aaron Basch & Evan Fisher, Sparket

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Ep. 46 - Brian Kipp, Owners Box

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Ep. 45 - Colin Davy, Betscope

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Ep. 44 - Alexander Kane, Sporttrade

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Ep. 43 - Todd Ballard, ALT Sports Data

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Ep. 42 - Leigh Nissim, Future Anthem

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Ep. 41 - Kevin Kamto & Rob Klages, AthleteX

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Ep. 40 - Nik Bonaddio, BigBrain

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Ep. 39 - Rob Pizzola, The Hammer Betting Network

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Ep. 38 - Michael Zavagno, Top Prop Fantasy

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Ep. 37 - Kenneth Giles, SimBull Sports Exchange

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Ep. 36 - Ross Fruin, GridRival

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Ep. 35 - Cooper Lycan, SoBet

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Ep. 34 - Dean Sisun & Jake Benzaquen, Prophet Exchange

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Ep. 33 - Brent Winston, BetSwap

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Ep. 32 - Will Armitage, BestOdds

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Ep. 31 - Ben Cary, CapWize

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Ep. 30 - Sanjay Thakur, Verdict MMA

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Ep. 29 - Brady Sharp, BroThrow

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Ep. 28 - Zac Litwack, Savage Ventures

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Ep. 27 - Thomas Willomitzer, SnapOdds

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Ep. 26 - Robin MacDonald, Rubik Talent

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Ep. 25 - Pete Smaluck, props.cash

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Ep. 24 - Benjie Cherniak, Avenue H Capital

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Ep. 23 - Ted Mauze, Chalkboard

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Ep. 22 - Grady Toombs, Legacy Fantasy Sports

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Ep. 21 - Dan Healy, PickUp

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Ep. 20 - Ryan Murphy, SharpSports

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Ep. 19 - Eric Frank, Odds On Compliance

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Ep. 18 - Jason Mezrahi, Sharp App

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Ep. 17 - Jonathan Bierig, Ultimate Odds

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Ep. 16 - Kelly Pracht & Drew Williams, nVenue

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Ep. 15 - Brandon Stakenborg, Underdog Fantasy

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Ep. 14 - James Seils & Greg Kajewski, BettorEdge

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Ep. 13 - Tomash Devenishek, Kero Sports

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Ep. 12 - Marvin Sanderson, Xpoint

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Ep. 11 - Martina Åkerlund, Triggy

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Ep. 10 - Daniel Kustelski, Chalkline

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Ep. 9 - Danijela Covic & Kelly Brooks, Quarter4

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The Gamble & The Glory Ep. 09 - Jay Deuskar & Dylan Cooper, PrizePicks

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 08 - Steven Salz, Rivalry

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Ep. 8 - Lloyd Danzig, Sharp Alpha Advisors

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Ep. 7 - Spencer Marell & David Mason, The Handle

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 07 - Jai Maw & Jeremy Jakary, Betting Hero

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Ep. 6 - Dan Fabrizio, Unabated Sports

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 06 - Rasmus Sojmark, SBC

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Ep. 5 - Steve McAllister & Mark Silver, Parleh Media Group

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 05 - Charles Gillespie & Kevin McCrystle, Gambling.com Group

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Ep. 4 - Chris Adams, SharpRank

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 04 - Pini Yakuel, Optimove

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 03 - Omer Sattar, Sightline Payments

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Ep. 3 - Omer Dor, SportsIQ

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Ep. 2 - Adam Weinstein, ThriveFantasy

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 02 - Jason Trost, Smarkets

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Ep. 1 - John Gordon, Incentive Games

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The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 01 - David Briggs, GeoComply

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In the inaugural episode of Betting On It, Jesse introduces the startup and its founders that will be featured in season 1.

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In this episode of Betting On It, Drew from BetsBooster is joined by Colin Davy from Betscope, who discuss their respective entrepreneurial journeys from a number of perspectives.

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Emergency Episode: A look inside OddsJam's parent Odds Holdings' nine figure exit w/ Matt Restivo

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In this episode of Betting On It, Drew and Sahil from BetsBooster are joined by James McLoughlin from Stirling Mac, who shares a ton of practical, actionable marketing advice.

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In the Season 1 finale of Betting On It, Drew and Sahil pitch BetsBooster to 3 industry investors, who share their feedback and perspectives on the opportunity.

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In this episode of Betting On It, Drew and Sahil from BetsBooster are joined by Kenneth Giles from Forecastr.co, who drops a ton of knowledge on everything related to financial modeling for early-stage companies.

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