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Andrew McNeill

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Shailesh Maingi is the Founder and Chairman of Kineticos, an award-winning organization supporting Biopharmaceutical and Precision Medicine firms. Andrew McNeill is the Managing Partner of Eos Advisory, who support this podcast series – and who back early stage businesses that impact the world in science, engineering and technology. There is a new trans-Atlantic partnership between these organisations that Mark has been involved in creating.  https://kineticos.com https://twitter.com/Kineticos https://eos-advisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/26054723/admin/

Shailesh Maingi is the Founder and Chairman of Kineticos, an award-winning organization supporting Biopharmaceutical and Precision Medicine firms. Andrew McNeill is the Managing Partner of Eos Advisory, who support this podcast series – and who back early stage businesses that impact the world in science, engineering and technology. There is a new trans-Atlantic partnership between these organisations that Mark has been involved in creating. <a href="https://kineticos.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://kineticos.com</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Kineticos" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Kineticos</a> <a href="https://eos-advisory.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://eos-advisory.com</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/26054723/admin/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/26054723/admin/</a>

Episode 3 - Shailesh Maingi and Andrew McNeill

TOPICSAndrew’s background - the SXSW conference (sports and gaming)His role as GM and Sporting DirectorThe financials of the 2k League and the player contractsThe great validity of 2K in esports as every on-court player is controlled by a human.Sponsorship - is it easier to be attached to a traditional sport because of the existing franchise infrastructure and the familiarity of the sport?The relationship between the traditional sports franchises and the esports onesSharing resources with a traditional sports team - psychologists, analytics teamsThe environment created for esports players to excel - nutrition and physical trainingThe rule preventing cross-over and collaborationThe importance of storytelling around esports playersThe journalistic challenge of getting engaging narratives from young peopleThe ESPN deal taking the 2K League on linear TV for the first timeLeveraging traditional Wizards fans into their club’s 2K franchiseMichael Jordan’s ownership of the new 2K franchise in CharlotteThe new Shanghai franchise and the opportunities it createsThe importance of having a geographical home and tournamentsThe venue question. Will esports regularly fill up stadiums?Barriers of entry for a generation that ‘won’t pay for content” - or will they?The hockey franchise - the response to launching their own tournamentDo they make money?The importance of the Gretzky v Ovechkin charity esports gameHow the draft worksThe allocation of positions in the esports draftThe mechanics of trading a player in esports

TOPICSAndrew’s background - the SXSW conference (sports and gaming)His role as GM and Sporting DirectorThe financials of the 2k League and the player contractsThe great validity of 2K in esports as every on-court player is controlled by a human.Sponsorship - is it easier to be attached to a traditional sport because of the existing franchise infrastructure and the familiarity of the sport?The relationship between the traditional sports franchises and the esports onesSharing resources with a traditional sports team - psychologists, analytics teamsThe environment created for esports players to excel - nutrition and physical trainingThe rule preventing cross-over and collaborationThe importance of storytelling around esports playersThe journalistic challenge of getting engaging narratives from young peopleThe ESPN deal taking the 2K League on linear TV for the first timeLeveraging traditional Wizards fans into their club’s 2K franchiseMichael Jordan’s ownership of the new 2K franchise in CharlotteThe new Shanghai franchise and the opportunities it createsThe importance of having a geographical home and tournamentsThe venue question. Will esports regularly fill up stadiums?Barriers of entry for a generation that ‘won’t pay for content” - or will they?The hockey franchise - the response to launching their own tournamentDo they make money?The importance of the Gretzky v Ovechkin charity esports gameHow the draft worksThe allocation of positions in the esports draftThe mechanics of trading a player in esports

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