Ep. 182 features Pranav Tadikonda from Pikkit, which is a social sports betting tracker that automatically aggregates bets, analyzes performance, and connects users through community and content.

Hear him discuss:

• Why he and co-founder Anthony Jonikas started Pikkit after hating a summer at Amazon

• The switch from fantasy to sports betting after PASPA’s repeal

• How they validated the idea through real user frustrations with bet tracking

• Their early decision to ban manual entry to ensure transparency

• The infrastructure behind syncing 30+ sportsbooks through their in-house platform BookSync

• His view on the explosion of tools in the betting category

• The controversial Twitter API shutdown and their diplomatic response

• Their decision not to commercialize Booksy as a B2B product for now

• Their $9M fundraising journey across three rounds and now hitting cashflow positive

Catch the video version of this episode here.

Learn more 👇

➡️ Pikkit website

➡️ Pranav Tadikonda on Linkedin

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