Ep. 161 features Aishik Lala from Rotobot AI, an AI-driven platform tackling fantasy football’s information overload with personalized insights. This episode was recorded on-site at the NEXT Summit New York in March 2025.

Hear him discuss:

- How ChatGPT’s rise inspired a chatbot to answer fantasy football questions

- The launch of a simple web app in 2023 and discovering chat alone wasn’t enough for their vision

- the evolution into a full app with player profiles and stat discovery

- Hitting 10,000 downloads via TikTok livestreams with no marketing spend

- Why distribution is as critical as the product in today’s startup game

- Plans for league sync, advanced stats, and betting features by year-end

- Why they're keeping it lean with angel funding over big VC rounds

- How AI’s lowering barriers for zero-to-one entrepreneurs everywhere

- His five-year dream: smarter fans, creators, and maybe even scouting

Catch the video version of this episode here.

Learn more 👇

➡️ Rotobot AI website 

➡️ Aishik Lala on Linkedin

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