📁 Show Notes
Ep. 181 features Tony Ryan from Bet Caddy, which is building the ultimate sports remote to personalize and streamline the fragmented sports streaming experience.
Hear him discuss:
- How betting and fantasy sports make every game moment meaningful for modern fans
- The origin story of Bet Caddy, sparked by college sports bars and basement brainstorming
- How Bet Caddy delivers a RedZone-style experience for every day of the sports calendar
- Using real-time notifications to surface key betting moments before they happen on TV
- Drawing inspiration from Spotify’s model to curb piracy through a superior experience
- What they learned from their March Madness beta launch and how it shaped the product
- Preparing for NFL and college football season with weekly product updates and improvements
- How they racked up 25 million organic social views using short-form viral videos
- Their monetization strategy combining sportsbook affiliate deals and streaming referrals
- The reality of building a complex product as non-technical founders learning along the way
- Why Golden State Warriors guard Pat Spencer became their first athlete investor
Catch the video version of this episode here.
Learn more 👇
➡️ Bet Caddy website
➡️ Tony Ryan on Linkedin
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