Tilt

12 statements across 3 episodes · 9 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by James Beshara · said 41 times in 6 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Jan 2, 2019
Disclosure
ESPN rejected Tilt's pitch for a Magic Johnson-led LeBron dunk campaign
“We mocked something up overnight, and sent it to Ryan. I was like, we need to do this to where Magic Johnson is hosting a crowdfunding campaign, branded ESPN for LeBron, to the, to do the dunk contest. I thought it was, ah, slam dunk. Actually, that was no pun…”
James Beshara Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:37 a16z Podcast | When Fantasy Football and Crowdfunding Collide
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
ESPN signed multiple startup deals from one a16z executive briefing day
“And in six hours probably met 15 companies. This was one of them. And we walked out of there actually with a couple deals, a couple interesting partnerships.”
Ryan Spoon Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:20 a16z Podcast | When Fantasy Football and Crowdfunding Collide
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Two out of 12 Tilt fantasy football users start separate campaigns
“Our platform grows pretty virally, you use it for a fantasy football league, and out of those 12 people two will split off, start their own campaign, and they'll do it for a draft party, a tailgate, a late night party, a group trip, or something like that.”
James Beshara Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 22:49 a16z Podcast | When Fantasy Football and Crowdfunding Collide
Jan 2, 2019 positive
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ESPN's Tilt integration achieved record feature adoption for the sports network
“I think the CTO was on y'all's side was telling us that it's one of the highest maybe highest uptick in a brand new feature that they've seen.”
James Beshara Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 24:11 a16z Podcast | When Fantasy Football and Crowdfunding Collide
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
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Tilt's largest user demographic is 18 to 24 year olds
“Our biggest demographic is 18 to 24 year olds”
James Beshara Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:59 a16z Podcast | When Fantasy Football and Crowdfunding Collide
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Disclosure
A fantasy football league raised $6,000 on Tilt for a draft party
“There was a draft party, I think we saw one that was like 6000 dollars to rent out an entire bar because it had the biggest, like 120 foot big screen that they wanted to use for their draft.”
James Beshara Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 15:48 a16z Podcast | When Fantasy Football and Crowdfunding Collide
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
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Beshara: Tilt is the fastest growing app on US college campuses
“We're the fastest growing app on college campuses in the US.”
James Beshara Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:47 a16z Podcast | The Future of Money and Monetization
Jan 2, 2019
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Beshara: Crowdfunding campaigns reach an unstoppable tipping point at 34% funded
“If you can get to about 34,000, it kind of takes on a life of its own. When you get to about five people and about 33, 34%, that community is committed. They obviously pulled out their wallets. They want this thing to exist. And now they become advocacy to get…”
James Beshara Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 18:21 a16z Podcast | Welcome to the New Era of Commerce
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Insight
Beshara: Pre-commerce eliminates working capital risk by securing exact customer demand
“So instead of a working capital risk of, all right, let's build one factory and hope that we choose the right number. You actually get to know the right number before you start production. It's hard to overstate how valuable that is in manufacturing.”
James Beshara Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 11:35 a16z Podcast | Welcome to the New Era of Commerce
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Disclosure
Beshara: A top DJ duo crowdfunded and sold out a tour
“The number one DJ duo in the world used Tilt to bring to life an entire tour. The first time anyone had quote unquote crowdfunded a tour. And I use that term crowdfunding kind of lightly because it's, it crowdfunding can mean a hundred things, a hundred differ…”
James Beshara Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:23 a16z Podcast | Welcome to the New Era of Commerce
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Disclosure
Beshara: Deferring shipping details in pre-orders significantly increases mobile checkout conversion
“What is really interesting, what we've seen is actually heightens conversion from the conventional points of just, you're only taking in the credit card. You ask for shipping later. It's super just you, it's basically six fields instead of 18 to convert on a m…”
James Beshara Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 24:46 a16z Podcast | Welcome to the New Era of Commerce
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Assertion Supported
Beshara: A six-person drone startup reached $35 million in pre-orders
“There's a drone company. They were a six person company. They launch, and within about 30 days, they reached ten million in orders, and then they went on to reach about thirty five million dollars of orders, so you don't have to be a large brand.”
James Beshara Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:56 a16z Podcast | Welcome to the New Era of Commerce
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