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Wang: Fantasy sports excel primarily as social connection tools
“Fantasy by itself only taps into a small die-hard demographic, but that the underlying foundation of why people play, and frankly why people enjoy sports, is that they're craving a social experience with friends”
Wang: Sleeper hired an all-female, non-sports design team at launch
“When we hired, we specifically hired for an all-female non-sports design team when we started”
Wang: Bracket-only sports platforms suffer engagement drop-offs after early upsets
“And that was especially true this year, because after day one, most brackets busted, and people don't have a reason to engage anymore, and so you'll see a natural drop off on pretty much every other platform where it's just about the bracket.”
Wang: Social media is the most transformative force in sports
“I think one of the most transformative things for sports isn't necessarily new technology, but it's social media. And social media has given teams and athletes a microphone to be able to be their, you know, their selves and their brands, and to be able to reac…”