Business Of Betting Podcast

On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Jacob Fortinsky, co-founder & CEO of Novig.Hear them discuss:02:43 - The current controversy at Harvard, Jacob's alma mater06:40 - Companies taking political stances, and how Jason and Jacob think about that within their companies09:31 - Jacob's experience meeting Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator 12:04 - High concept overview of Novig13:35 - Raising $7 million from investors to build Novig15:30 - What Jacob thinks Jason should have done differently building Smarkets17:48 - Attracting institutional liquidity providers to sports betting exchanges20:05 - Sports betting as a zero sum game24:14 - Price sensitivity of different customer segments 25:50 - Novig's recent launch in Colorado29:42 - The Novig business model31:09 - Why the Novig exchange had to launch as a fixed odds sportsbook32:47 - What Jacob wants to be when he grows up⚡️ Follow BoB on Twitter/X⚡️ Follow Jason on Twitter/X⚡️ Apply to be a guest hereThis episode is prese