Adam Wexler
@thewordpainter
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@PrizePicks CEO | ELG & @ATLBizChron 40U40 | Past: Digital Strategy @ATLHawks | @FSGAtweets BOD | Insightpool Founder (acq by Trendkite/Cision)
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Despite the continued attempts from DraftKings and FanDuel to stifle our growth,
@PrizePicks
is not slowing down. When
@roshamboe
and I started working on PrizePicks in the Fall of 2017, we set out to bring a big B2C technology win to our hometown of
#Atlanta
.
As a career-long
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Love this video every time. The coach's reaction is the best -- couldn't have drawn it up any better 🤣
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Was one of the original
@ATLTechVillage
tenants with my last venture, but we “graduated” before the outside sign went up. When
@roshamboe
and I got to work on
@PrizePicks
, I identified that as a tangible goal along the journey. As one of the largest tenants, here we are. 🙏🏆🚀
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A little late with this one, but
@chiefjustice06
from
@RotoGrinders
put together an excellent piece about the evolving landscape in Daily Fantasy Sports last week. DFS was largely synonymous with the Salary Cap format in the 2010s, but the category always had the potential for so
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Last week was a major milestone for
@PrizePicks
. Our industry peers at
@FSGAtweets
recognized us as the Fantasy Sports Business of the Year AND the Best Product Experience. Thanks to our Members, partners & investors along the journey with us. Cheers! 🍻
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Where to start with the latest
@PrizePicks
release? First & foremost, I'm super proud of the team behind PrizePicks Arena, our brand new P2P offering. We always recognized the path to offering PrizePicks games across the country would include a mix of P2P & F2P in addition to our
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Fitting way to end 2021 seeing
@PrizePicks
crack the Top 10 for Sports apps on the App Store. My favorite part: referrals are our
#1
customer acquisition source. Cheers to the PrizePicks team on a great year as well as our early adopters who are on the journey with us 🥂🚀🏆
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The biggest news week in the last five years of
#DFS
continues! Excited to publicly welcome investors like
@andrewbogut
,
@JeffGrossPoker
, the
@PokerCentral
crew & a number of other strategics to the
@PrizePicks
cap table 🚀🚀🚀
#ATL
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The network of people around you is what extends your ability to be effective in terms of expertise and reaching your goals -
@vkhosla
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Throughout the
@PrizePicks
progression, we wanted it to be clear this business was Atlanta-rooted & Southern-focused. Our team deals started in 2020 with the
@MLB
's
@Braves
&
@Marlins
. The following year, we partnered with our hometown
@AtlantaFalcons
from the
@NFL
. Last year, we
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When you play a game of skill, things shouldn't be left to chance. At the top of that list would be early game injuries which never give you an opportunity to win after getting in the lab & doing the research. Since Day 1, we've always put our Members first. Our Reboot Policy
🚨REBOOT🚨
All full-game More picks on Aaron Rodgers will be Rebooted.
You know we've got your back all season 🤝
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When I got into the fantasy sports industry a decade back, I would often think about the discrepancy between the growth of the
@NBA
, but the lack of growth with fantasy basketball. Even as DraftKings & FanDuel popularized Daily Fantasy Sports in the middle of last decade, fantasy
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Got recognized by our industry trade association in February and now by a global industry publication. We're bringing some more hardware back to
@PrizePicks
HQ in Atlanta!
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First appearance in CNN: “
@PrizePicks
even allows fans to make mixed sports predictions: A customer could make a combined prediction on, say, how many fantasy points Mahomes will tally as well as how many points Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards will score...”
#DFS
#ATL
This is the third Super Bowl since the Supreme Court legalized sports betting at the state level in 2018.
Several states have since approved measures on how bets can be placed. That means 2021 could be the best year yet for the gambling giants.
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Imagine a football season without fantasy sports -- that's pretty tough for most American sports fans at this point.
During my five year tenure on the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association's Board of Directors, I worked with other board members to craft the vision ("connecting
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When the Supreme Court permitted each state to legalize sports betting in 2018, this development did not mean most Southern sports fans would have the ability to enhance their sports viewing experience anytime soon thereafter.
With
@PrizePicks
, we set out to make a simplified
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Super proud of the
@PrizePicks
team for all we’ve built over the last six years. To deliver a seamless, fun & exciting experience takes a lot of cross-functional teamwork and for the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association to recognize us is a testament to the hard work & passion 🏆
@PrizePicks
, thanks for joining us at
#FSGAWinter2023
and congrats on winning Best Product Experience! 👏
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Born & raised in Atlanta, these local deals mean a bit more. Just another milestone on the
@PrizePicks
journey as we partner with my hometown team. Looking forward to the NFL fall ahead!
PrizePicks is honored to announce a partnership with an Atlanta friend of ours — the
@AtlantaFalcons
!
We are proud to further our footprint in the South and Georgia specifically.
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Our player projections at
@PrizePicks
spark the conversation for millions of sports fans on a daily basis. Doesn't get much more fitting than a partnership like this one to take it from there:
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.
@PrizePicks
can largely rely on debt financing to fuel growth, but we wanted to make sure the rest of this strategic raise allowed us to also add more industry execs, relevant funds and long term partners to our cap table: (P.S. Someone say
@M_Ryan02
??)
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Thanks to
@Entrepreneur
and
@roberttuchman
for having me on 'How Success Happens.' Enjoyed walking through my whole entrepreneurial journey and how many of the learnings over the years were manifested through our work at
@PrizePicks
.
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Following in the footsteps of my last venture, exciting to see the work of the PrizePicks team get recognized as we are paving the path in a new multi-billion dollar category within sports fan engagement
#DFS
#ATL
We are honored to have been selected as one of Georgia’s Top 40 Companies! Check out our showcase at
@TAGthink
’s 2021 Georgia Technology Summit on April 28-29.
#GTS2021
#technology
#top40
#OnlyAtPrizePicks
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What started with a game has become a MOVEMENT. Bringing together some of the biggest faces of the
@PrizePicks
community was no small feat. What better way to show off the flexibility of our skill-based prediction games than a 6-Pick Flex, Head2Head Bracket Challenge. 🤝🏆
WEEK 1 of the PrizePicks World Championship is HERE 🔥
6 of 12 competitors will be moving on to Week 2 😈
Comment below which team you’re on ⬇️
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“I came to
#Atlanta
because this the city of dreams right now....what got you to this point of success?” - Member of the
@ATLTechVillage
audience to
@jermainedupri
#ATL
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Been an
#Atlanta
#Braves
fan my whole life. Pretty cool feeling to see my idea for
@PrizePicks
come to life over the last few years and now become intertwined with the hometown team. 🚀🚀
#ATL
FTW
Atlanta-based
@PrizePicks
, a fast-growing daily fantasy game, is announcing a marketing partnership with the
@Braves
for the remainder of the 2020 season.
⚡:
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We had a record-setting Q3 at
@PrizePicks
so who better than
@ScottHanson
from
@redzonechannel
to deliver the message to the team
#DFS
#fantasy
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Was nice to speak with Vixio's Matt Carey recently about what's going on in fantasy sports. While we definitively cemented
@PrizePicks
as the
#1
paid fantasy operator in 2023, the backhalf of the year brought anti-competitive behavior from legacy paid fantasy operators. I have
Happy new year everyone, kicking things off for 2024 with a great conversation with
@thewordpainter
about the landscape for
@PrizePicks
right now. One newsy bit: PrizePicks is planning to roll out a peer to peer product in Q1 2024.
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Happy to welcome FanDuel and their 900 projected jobs to the burgeoning
#sportstech
hub of
#Atlanta
. Then again, no one has asked me yet how many jobs
@PrizePicks
plans to bring to our home state over the next five years... (hint: it's a lot)
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Big cross-functional effort comes to life this weekend. The
@PrizePicks
team was hard at work putting this H2H bracket-style competition together using our core formats. Excited to see some of the more recognizable faces of our community like
@SugaSeanMMA
@druski
&
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2021 was a fun one for
@PrizePicks
, but 2022 is set to be even bigger! Feels extra special when that spark of an idea now supplies >100 people with jobs and can help us attract executive talent with experience at Barstool Sports, Morgan Stanley & LVS:
#DFS
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Explosion of player props has become massive over the last couple years …
@Covers
is doing more player prop content than ever before -
@CoversJLo
#SBCSummitNorthAmerica
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Always worth celebrating the milestones along the startup journey. Safe to say
@PrizePicks
getting a professionally produced commercial w/ a SAG actress fits the bill (look out for our 1st commercial across TV & OTT like NFL Network, Comedy Central & more)
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Had been over five years since we starting rocking the black & gold with our official launch. Through a process which commenced more than a year ago, feels great to finally let our community experience the rebrand. One of my favorite parts of Twitter was how much the community
WE'RE HERE 😈
A new look for the greatest community in sports 🗣️
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Glad
@PrizePicks
is in a position to give back in meaningful way to our community during this holiday season:
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Last week, we were excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership between
@kindbridge
&
@PrizePicks
. This initiative marks us as the first fan engagement operator to cover 100% of program costs for clinical diagnosis, counseling, and other mental health services for our
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Anxiously awaiting go-live for what is arguably our biggest product enhancement at
@PrizePicks
in the four years since inception… (See hint below & look out for more info ahead of this weekend’s football action)
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#PrizePicks
is a true game of skill and as innovators in
#DFS
, we continue to add features & policies to reward our members who make the correct picks & remove the bad luck. We've been experimenting since Zion fell out of his shoe, but very excited a/b this iteration. Cheers 🍻🏈
Don't let the unpredictable spoil your skillfully crafted entries.
With our NFL Playoff Reboots policy, your picks are insured 🔒 ANY player who is injured or ejected in the 1H and doesn’t return will be Rebooted, keeping your entry in play!
Full info:
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After some solid networking in Vegas for
#G2E
, great to close out the week and learn
@PrizePicks
has been shortlisted for SBC's Rising Star of the Year. Based on conversations & accolades, I think word is starting to trickle out...
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Lunch with the 🐐 of poker and
@PrizePicks
investor/advisor,
@phil_hellmuth
. Says we’re his top markup of all his investments ☺️🏆🚀
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.
@JoePompliano
has found a great niche covering the business of sports and uncovering all kinds of fascinating tidbits including behind-the-scenes stories about our dynamic industry.
He's consistently been one of the more engaging writers/interviewers across the industry so it
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Excited to host
#Atlanta
's first ever Customer Success Roundtable at
@ATLTechVillage
. cc
@Trustfuel
@QASymphony
@SalesLoft
@Salesfusion
#B2B
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RG has been one of the most prominent sources for the DFS industry since the earliest days of the category. Always good to reconnect with industry vets like
@dan_back
to talk the latest & greatest
📻
@dan_back
is joined by
@PrizePicks
CEO Adam Wexler (
@thewordpainter
) on the Morning Grind to discuss the release of their latest contest type, PrizePicks Arena, now available in Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia & Wyoming.
Listen Here:
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In early stage companies, there's nothing the CEO should do more than hiring the right people - Pete Kight
#CategoryCreators
#entrepreneur
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Three years ago [the
@ATLTechVillage
] didn't even exist... now entire building is full of startups -
@davidcummings
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My original mentor
@cohnhead
handing the reigns of Techstars Atlanta over to my good friend
@davempayne
— look forward to many more years of a growing early stage tech scene in Atlanta!
#TechstarsATL
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We've been working on the formation of a Coalition since the Summer of 2022. While it's been a helpful vehicle to represent & push forward the emerging category of DFS+ to date, the significance of now having a seasoned gaming veteran like J.T. Foley leading The Coalition for
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We take great pride being based in Atlanta, and having been raised on Atlanta sports teams, these partnerships are extra special.
#ATL
For the 2nd season in a row,
@PrizePicks
is excited to announce that we are proud partners of the
@Braves
!
We’ve both got plenty of Grand Slam opportunities to offer 😎
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via
@GreylockVC
's
@joshelman
: building a great community = hustle + authenticity
#KGS15
#K50
http://t.co/FDpqFIzWIY
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We're on a stretch of 6 straight record-setting months
@PrizePicks
, and we have a number of open roles for people who love sports, technology & high growth startups! A couple notable ones for my network: VP of Finance, HR Manager, Media Buyer & more!
#DFS
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Why is success/signal rooted in amount raised? Can we change the narrative? GT will want to give
@roshamboe
his honorary degree when
@PrizePicks
is finished
#justsayin
(see our press from this week here: )
To be a tech hub, you need a world class engineering school.
It's why I'm so bullish on ATL.
In the last 6 months...
@Flock_Safety
- raised $47M
@CallRail
- raised $60M
@GetSTORD
- raised $100M
@SalesLoft
- raised $100M
@OneTrust
- raised $300M
All by Georgia Tech alums 🔥
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A couple days behind posting here but growing up, I remember waiting for the Sunday Atlanta Journal-Constitution to come out so I could look through the box scores of athletes like
@UGAAthletics
RB Robert Edwards, being fascinated by his transition from defense to offense and
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All-star panel with some of
#Atlanta
’s most impressive tech entrepreneurs over the last decade.
#ATL
#PitchAtlanta
@kyleporter
@Kabbitch
@apowellgt
@TopeAwotona
@pauljudge
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When you do the research to make your perfect lineup, but run into situations beyond your control like early game-ending injuries, we want to keep you in *our* game. Like we introduced for the NFL Playoffs, our NBA Reboot policy accentuates our
#DFS
game & rewards great entries💪
🚨 NBA Reboots are here! 🚨
We’re protecting your skillfully crafted entries from bad luck for the rest of the regular season + playoffs!
All full-game More picks on NBA players who leave in the 1st Half and don’t return will be rebooted 💪
Details:
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According to
@Deloitte
's 2023 Technology Fast 500,
@PrizePicks
was recognized as the fastest growing company in Atlanta & the State of Georgia (
#13
overall):
It's not too surprising considering we now hover around 500 team members, and as a native
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I'm so excited about
@switchyards
... all [government] has to do is get behind you -
@KasimReed
#Atlanta
#startups
#entrepreneurship
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Said back in the day I wanted to create more than 1000 jobs during my entrepreneurial career and
@PrizePicks
currently sits at >175 domestic + 50 in the Philippines. Got eight more starting Monday and we still have a couple dozen openings 🥂
#ATL
Today the
@thewordpainter
and
@PrizePicks
graduate from the
@ATLTechVillage
. Nearly 10 years ago, he brought his first company into the mix and on the cover of USA Today. At noon, he's graduating with over 120+ employees and onto the next stage:
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Enjoyed chatting with
@dan_back
from
@RotoGrinders
about what led to creating
@PrizePicks
and why the future of
#DFS
is single-player fantasy:
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Demo Day practice for the
@DodgersAccel
with the
@kinduct
CEO. they're doing amazing things to help pro teams WIN
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Coming off a productive G2E trip to Las Vegas, enjoyed sharing some thoughts with
@YogonetNews
about the past, present & future of
@PrizePicks
as well as the broader industry. There was great innovation in the first half of last decade within Daily Fantasy Sports, and in the
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In the midst of 10 straight record months at
@PrizePicks
, felt like it was time to come out of our shell a bit: (p.s. we're hiring -- if you know a graphic designer or customer marketing manager, those are two of our most pressing needs)
#ATL
#Atlanta
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This old
@YikYakApp
office won't be empty for much longer =
@SidePrize
HQ starting Monday
@ATLTechVillage
#GoodKarma
http://t.co/DwJes33G8H
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Great to see
@gabevillamizar
include
@insightpool
as one of his "groundbreaking social selling" tools.
#dreamforce
http://t.co/u6cooobu34
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Would ya look at that signage??
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Flying to LA for SB week & look forward to being on tmrw night's panel with others from across the sports business community. Will be a number of current & former NFL stars in attendance. If you're in LA and would like to come out, DM me for free code while we have spots left.
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After two product launches in the business's first six months of existence, it's been more than seven years since our last launch. While
@PrizePicks
found product/market fit quickly with our flagship real-money game, we always believed we could take the same prediction format and
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I would say
@Insightpool
is the leader in the space *by far* for social drip marketing and lead generation. -
@JackKosakowski1
#socialmedia
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“If you get 10 people to say they like a song, you can get 100...” -
@jermainedupri
sounding like
@davidcummings
in his own building haha.
#onthegrindctp
cc/
@ATLTechVillage
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Look at that backdrop!
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Reach + Depth + Relationship = Way we tell the story of our company. -
@ryansaghir
, director of digital marketing
@Sabra
#WOMMAsummit
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“Hire athletes — they’re so coachable & malleable” - former FSU QB & current CEO of
@ThePostTeam
,
@cponder7
@ the One-Zero Summit
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Looking forward to more growth with
@PrizePicks
alongside the most populous region in the US evolving over the next decade.
#DFS
#SportsBiz
"Atlanta-based DFS operator is now in 31 jurisdictions and is the only fantasy or betting operator with an emphasis on the region"
PrizePicks Expands Into Alabama, Strengthening Gaming Operator's Foothold in the South
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I remember back in 2012 when we pioneered the phrase “social currency” at Insightpool related to the power of social media impressions. Love seeing the impact of
@FrancisSuarez
’s social media prowess and amazing watching this SF/SV->MIA migration in real time.
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A little behind on this one, but honored to see
@PrizePicks
and our hold co (Performance Predictions) as the first ones listed in "20+ Atlanta Startups to Watch in 2020"
#ATL
#startup
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Great to have football back, but feels like it’s always Counterstrike season. Excited to lean in further to our fastest growing sport at
@PrizePicks
!
#esports
.
@PrizePicks
is the new Official Daily Fantasy Sports Partner of CSL Esports👏
The collaboration will feature a (CS:GO) digital open tournament this Fall called “The PrizePicks AWPTOBER Classic" w/prize pool of $25,000💸
Registration details coming soon✨
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As an entrepreneur, my favorite compliment is hearing about my resilient nature in the eyes of others
I think about this all the time. The single most important founder quality is determination. Never giving up. Pivoting around. Constantly learning. Not stopping.
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Like he says, doesn’t get any easier than predicting over/under. Brings me a lot of happiness to know we’re living up to our mission for being the ideal companion to your daily sports viewing experience 😎
We had a great time with some VIP members today at the Falcons Bucs game‼️
Take it from them, PrizePicks is truly Daily Fantasy simplified.
#RiseUpATL
#GoBucs
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August was a fun month to watch unfold. Can’t wait for meaningful football to make an impact in September...
PrizePicks says it saw its highest grossing month since the return of live sports.
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Excited
@PrizePicks
is playing a real role in the return of live sports to America. Our latest pro league partnership with
@iplaycornhole
will be on
@ESPN
tomorrow. If you want to have some action on your viewing experience, we're the only show in town 🤠
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Thanks to
@DevonWijesinghe
@ChrisKHackney
& everyone over the years who helped Insightpool reach this momentous occasion. Can’t wait to see how Insightpool can help accelerate Trendkite’s growth even more!
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OMG
Top 4 order in 2024 NBA draft:
1. Atlanta
2. Washington
3. Houston
4. San Antonio
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Excited to welcome WSOP King
@phil_hellmuth
alongside new & old investors for the bridge raise we got done for PrizePicks in Q2:
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Shaq with one of the better sports speeches in a while
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A lot of talk of
@PrizePicks
as a takeover target...but little talk of PrizePicks as the takeover entity 🤷🏻♂️📝
2nd DFS site today getting investment or purchased by sports betting companies. UnderDog & PrizePicks up next?
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Thanks to the
@AtlBizChron
for putting on a great 40 Under 40 event last night. Called an audible with my speech after being inspired by a number who came before me, but here's the notes I had planned to share about one of the more recent big risks taken.
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