#1 | From Idea to Seed




The Esports Startup show

Summary: <p> Welcome to <strong>The Esports Startup</strong>!</p> <p><br></p> <p> Join our <a href="https://e1.gg/Slack"><strong>Slack community</strong></a> to chat with the hosts and learn about esports, startups and funding from community members! To learn more about Esports One, visit our <a href="https://esportsone.com/"><strong>site</strong></a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode, we’re going to talk about where the idea for Esports One came from (spoiler alert, we weren’t called Esports One at first). We’ll also discuss what it was like to attend two startup accelerators, the value we got from them, and how we approached raising our seed round of funding afterwards.</p> <p><br></p> <p> <strong>Contact Info</strong></p> <p>Matt Gunnin (CEO)</p> <ul> <li>Email: matt@esportsone.com</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/matthewgunnin"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewgunnin/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a></li> </ul> <p>Jordan O'Hara (Marketing Director)</p> <ul> <li>Email: jordan@esportsone.com</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/OHaraBiz"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/esports-jordan-ohara/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a></li> </ul> <p>Jonny Hockey (Head of Biz Dev)</p> <ul> <li>Email: jonny@esportsone.com</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/JonnyHockey3"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-hockey/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a></li> </ul>