Ep. 185: Productizing a passion for baseball w/ Adam Rosenberg

Ep. 185: Productizing a passion for baseball w/ Adam Rosenberg

Author: BettingStartups.com October 23, 2025 Duration: 33:55
Ep. 185 features Adam Rosenberg, co-founder of HandiGraphs, a betting analytics platform built by and for baseball fans.   Hear him discuss: His journey from political fundraising and brand strategy to PR and marketing in the sports betting industry How a friendship in the Outlier Discord led to co-founding HandiGraphs with CJ Buskey Why baseball’s intimidating data landscape inspired the creation of a simpler, more visual analytics tool How HandiGraphs identifies edges using proprietary plate appearance metrics (30/60/90 PA splits) Lessons learned from building a sticky, subscription-based product with near-zero churn Why education and “over-teaching” users became central to their go-to-market strategy Balancing side project and startup life — and what comes next for HandiGraphs in 2025 The role his podcast Dads Bet Baseball plays as both creative outlet and marketing engine Common mistakes early-stage founders make in PR and how to tell a clear, differentiated story Why Adam lives by the philosophy “Be helpful” — and how generosity and curiosity drive success in this industry   Catch the video version of this episode here.   Learn more 👇   ➡️ Handigraphs website ➡️ Adam Rosenberg's socials   📩 Get the top headlines from the industry's most promising growth-stage companies every week—totally free! Subscribe to the Betting Startups newsletter here: https://news.bettingstartups.com/   --- This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.

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