Ep. 127: Blazing the trail in "DFS 3.0" w/ Daniel Zimmerman from Verse Fantasy
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Show Notes
Ep. 127 features Dan Zimmerman from Verse Fantasy which fuses fantasy sports and real-money gaming.
Hear him discuss:
- His original idea of launching a betting exchange, which he realized would be "a very difficult endeavor" - thus triggering an early pivot to DFS
- How the LeagueSync product allows season-long fantasy players to win real-money on weekly matchups
- Using product-led growth tactics to drive user adoption of the Verse Fantasy app
- The recent launch of Verse Media, which was "built to serve as Verse Fantasy's own affiliate"
- The various content-led marketing tactics that Verse is focusing on, and the metrics they're seeing from it
- A breakdown of his current thesis on the emergence of DFS 3.0
- Why he feels that Verse Fantasy is well insulated from any potential regulatory changes to DFS in various states
- Exclusive breaking news that Verse Fantasy just closed a $1.1 million pre-seed round led by Frontstage Ventures
Video version of this episode can be viewed here.
Learn more 👇
➡️ Verse Fantasy website
➡️ Daniel Zimmerman on Linkedin
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