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Nan Wang

Co-Founder and CEO, Sleeper. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Nan Wang is the co-founder and CEO of Sleeper, a social and mobile-first fantasy sports and gaming platform backed by Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to launching Sleeper, he worked in corporate strategy at Fidelity Investments and evaluated private equity investments for Neuberger Berman.

What they said5 Shows1

Everything Nan Wang said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

a16z Insight

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”

Nan Wang Jul 13, 2023 ▶ 27:18 More Than a Game: Why Are We Obsessed With Sports?

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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”

Nan Wang Jul 13, 2023 ▶ 29:41 More Than a Game: Why Are We Obsessed With Sports?

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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.”

Nan Wang Jul 13, 2023 ▶ 32:06 More Than a Game: Why Are We Obsessed With Sports?

a16z Opinion

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…”

Nan Wang Jul 13, 2023 ▶ 48:57 More Than a Game: Why Are We Obsessed With Sports?

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Wang: Sleeper's user base is 30% female versus 10% industry average

“Your average sports app has about 10% female demographic on it. We're at closer to 30% and continue to push those boundaries.”

Nan Wang Jul 13, 2023 ▶ 30:49 More Than a Game: Why Are We Obsessed With Sports?

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Nan's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
a16zLEDGER	Co-Founder and CEO, Sleeper	1	5	—	full record on the a16z Podcast →