Ep. 99 features Greg Dean & Gianni Settino from HotStreak, which is AI-powered sports gaming technology.   Hear them discuss: Their backgrounds at other startups, including Gianni’s time as the first engineer at Draft before its acquisition by Paddy Power Betfair The origins of HotStreak as an NFT-based collectibles game that they pivoted into the current in-play DFS product The challenges of building scalable in-play microbetting technology, and why “risk management became the dominant problem” The opportunities they see in B2B despite the fact they’ll “probably stay direct to consumer” Automating risk management, any why “taking humans out of risk management is the end goal” Why they “remain long-term bullish” on web3 technologies despite their early pivot away from NFTs How poor risk management and correlated pricing has contributed to challenges for other DFS operators   Learn more 👇 ➡️ HotStreak website ➡️ Greg Dean on Linkedin ➡️ Gianni Settino on Linkedin     --- This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.