The Gamble & The Glory: Ep. 09 - Jay Deuskar & Dylan Cooper, PrizePicks
We're back with Ep. 9 of The Gamble & The Glory, where we meet founders that have built their companies to become stalwarts of the sports betting, fantasy, and iGaming industry. In this one, we speak with Jay Deuskar & Dylan Cooper from PrizePicks.Hear them discuss: The origin story of PrizePicks with its goal to simplify the DFS experience for casual fans How the PASPA repeal created an opportunity for PrizePicks to attack DFS while the incumbents shifted focus to sports betting The key early growth moment that made them realize they had found product-market fit How leveraging partnerships with athletes, sports teams, and arenas has helped them build a mass market brand Scaling company culture while managing rapid growth in the business The company’s lean fundraising journey and heavy focus on intentional growth Why PrizePicks is investing so heavily in esports, and how that's translating into business results What motivates them to keep pushing forward despite all of the success thus far Video version of this episode can be viewed here. Learn more 👇➡️ PrizePicks website➡️ Jay Deuskar on Linkedin➡️ Dylan Cooper on Linkedin The Gamble & The Glory is made possible by Segev LLP, a full solutions law firm purpose built for the gaming and betting industry. To learn more, visit: www.segev.ca