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
Learn more 👇
➡️ Pikkit website
➡️ Pranav Tadikonda on Linkedin
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