Ep. 149: How it pays to be a fan w/ Michael Testa from Wunderfan

Ep. 149: How it pays to be a fan w/ Michael Testa from Wunderfan

Author: BettingStartups.com January 22, 2025 Duration: 32:39
Ep. 149 features Michael Testa from Wunderfan, with guest host Thomas Coiner. Wunderfan redefines sports loyalty by rewarding fan engagement through an innovative "It Pays to be a Fan" model.   Hear them discuss: Wunderfan’s unique slogan "It pays to be a fan", and how that applies to fan loyalty Michael's entrepreneurial journey in customer loyalty and in a startup acquisition How Michael's co-founders, Blake Patterson and Geran de Klerk, are leveraging their past successes for Wunderfan What they learned from the success of building Wunderpar, a golf-focused version of Wunderfan Why they've invested so heavily in the scalability of their "Attend-to-Earn" and "Watch-to-Earn" technology How they've acquired their first 10,000 users in just four months Why Michael is such a fan of product-led growth tactics, and how they're using them with Wunderfan How their campus ambassador program has resulted in a cost-per-install of less than $1 Current efforts to raise a $2.5M seed round to accelerate Wunderfan's expansion   Catch the video version of this episode here.   Learn more 👇 ➡️ Wunderfan website  ➡️ Michael Testa on Linkedin      📩 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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