#5 | GDC Road Trip  - the SF Partner Meetings




The Esports Startup show

Summary: <p>Welcome to The Esports Startup!</p> <p>Join our <a href="https://e1.gg/slack" target="_blank"><strong>Slack community</strong></a> 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 <a href="https://esportsone.com/" target="_blank"><strong>site</strong></a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode we talk about:</p> <p> <strong>1:00</strong> — Our favorite parts of GDC (Then start talking about…. movies?)<br> <strong>4:00</strong>— Discussing the investor meetings<br> <strong>12:40</strong> — Matt compares himself to Michael Jordan<br> <strong>16:40</strong> — How quickly do investors make a decision after a pitch?<br> <strong>19:25 </strong>— Esports One board size<br> <strong>22:20</strong> — The Forbes Midas club<br> <strong>26:20</strong> — Pitching in a noisy place and the less than ideal pitch<br> <strong>32:00</strong> — Larger fund size doesn’t equal fewer manners<br> <strong>35:50</strong>— Jordan and Jonny discussing their goals for GDC<br> <strong>41:00 </strong>— Jordan mentions the Pied Piper..?<br> <strong>44:20 </strong>— Everybody rates the trip</p> <p><br></p> <p>This episode comes with a <a href="https://medium.com/esportsone/the-esports-startup-episode-5-road-trip-the-san-fran-pitches-dd2b25f592b7?source=friends_link&amp;sk=58a1e38d41f743b7c1fec6b865b8397f"><strong>complimentary blog post</strong></a> that has behind the scenes info, tips and resources on this episode! Check it out and follow the <a href="https://medium.com/esportsone" target="_blank"><strong>Esports One Medium</strong></a> to see whenever we post a new article!</p> <p><br></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Contact Info:</strong><br> Matt Gunnin (CEO)<br> Email: matt@esportsone.com</p> <p>Jordan O'Hara (Marketing Director)<br> Email: jordan@esportsone.com</p> <p>Jonny Hockey (Head of Biz Dev)<br> Email: jonny@esportsone.com</p>