Peter “CSURAM88” Jennings joins Jeff to discuss Daily Fantasy Sports, NFTs & Fantasy Labs. Listen in as Peter describes how he co-founded Fantasy Labs, which includes a story of how he got an investment from Mark Cuban and played a round of golf with Tiger Woods. You’ll hear Peter’s thoughts on NFTs, the current state of sports betting and how Fantasy Labs plans to grow.
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Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Peter in this episode:
- What DFS (Daily Fantasy Sports) is
- How Poker led Peter to Fantasy Labs
- NFTs, Bitcoin, Investments: How to be there at the right time
- The current state of sports betting
- How Fantasy Labs works
- How Mark Cuban Helped Fantasy Labs
- How Poker led Peter to Tiger Woods and Mark Cuban
- Sweating with millions of dollars on golf
- Winning with a Single Homerun
- What Peter’s parents’ reactions were to him working in the betting industry
- What it’s like winning $1M
- How 2020 Impacted Peter’s Industry
Timestamps:
- 0:15 – Introduction
- 0:45 – How Poker Led Peter to Fantasy Labs
- 4:30 – Draft Kings, How Jeff Missed Out on an Investment
- 7:20 – NFTs, Bitcoin, Investments: Being there at the right time
- 9:00 – Managing Emotions
- 11:30 – Becoming a Father
- 13:25 – NFTs
- 18:20 – The Mount Rushmore of Sports Betting
- 20:50 – Betting/Sport Card Industry
- 25:20 – Fantasy Labs: Foundation/How it Works
- 33:30 – Meeting Tiger Woods and Mark Cuban
- 36:30 – Getting into DFS
- 43:30 – Selling Action
- 47:00 – David Kaplen
- 49:00 – The Concept of a Deal in DFS / The Betting Industry
- 59:55 - $1M on the Redsox
- 1:02:00 – Parents Reaction to Peter Working in the Betting Industry
- 1:08:22 – Winning $1M at a Live Final
- 1:11:30 – How 2020 Impacted Peter’s Game
- 1:16:20 – Working Together in DFS
- 1:23:15 – Looking at DFS Statistics
- 1:31:00 – Playing Golf
- 1:33:40 – Investments in Fantasy Labs
- 1:36:50 – Gary Vaynerchuk / Different NFTs / Being Bullish
- 1:41:50 – Playing Charity Poker
- 1:43:52 – Twitch Questions
- 1:48:20 – Giveaway and Conclusion
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