Sam Schwartzstein

TNF Analytics Expert, Prime Video · 1 appearance on the record.

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Sam Schwartzstein is the Thursday Night Football analytics expert for Prime Video. He previously served as the Director of Football Operations for the 2020 XFL relaunch, where he authored the league's rulebook and designed its innovative kickoff format.

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1 assertion · 1 opinion · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertion are the 1 claim: statements the public record can support or contradict. 1 is resolved. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

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Assertion Supported
Dota 2's The International Generates the Largest Esports Prize Pool
“The international for Dota two, they're a big tournament. They are, they do a really good job integrating units bought in the e-sports space in Dota gets a revenue split with the championship, the winner. So they're the largest prize pool in e-sports, not even…”
Sam Schwartzstein Dec 14, 2021 ▶ 23:55 State of the Union: DAOing the X Games | Where It Happens

Everything Sam Schwartzstein said on the Startup Ideas Podcast that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Opinion
ESPN Broadcast Exposure No Longer Attracts X Games Athletes
“Hey, you should come compete in the X Games versus other action sports competitions because we're on ESPN. That doesn't work anymore.”
Sam Schwartzstein Dec 14, 2021 ▶ 24:34 State of the Union: DAOing the X Games | Where It Happens
Assertion Supported
Dota 2's The International Generates the Largest Esports Prize Pool
“The international for Dota two, they're a big tournament. They are, they do a really good job integrating units bought in the e-sports space in Dota gets a revenue split with the championship, the winner. So they're the largest prize pool in e-sports, not even…”
Sam Schwartzstein Dec 14, 2021 ▶ 23:55 State of the Union: DAOing the X Games | Where It Happens

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
State of the Union: DAOing the X Games | Where It Happens Dec 14, 2021 4m
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