Soul destroying fact: Almost every eSports team that’s a household name is a re-brand or mashup of previously existing teams. Team Liquid was a mashup with Team Curse. OG was a mashup with Team Secret. Fnatic literally bought or ‘acquired’ their original WoW, DotA, and DotA 2 teams. Same with Evil Geniuses. In short, the garage … Read more

eSports: Entertainment’s Fastest-Growing Niche eSports Revenues are expected to reach $1.598 billion globally by 2023.  eSports players make anywhere from $25,000 $85,000 per year. The industry as a whole has suffered some short term pain from COVID-19 event cancellations; however, most analysts are forecasting continued growth to overcome this temporary setback. Related Articles: Mark Cuban … Read more

Mark Cuban eSports Overview: Around five years ago, the eSports community was certain of one thing: There would be a Mark Cuban League of Legends team by 2016. They were a bit off the mark, of course. Cuban instead became the owner of an NBA2K team and an eSports betting site. So one might think … Read more

Here are two major issues new managers can run into in 2021… We will call them “The Buddy Manager” and “The Power Struggle” syndromes. The Buddy Manager One common pitfall in management is a syndrome I call “The Buddy Manager”.  This tends to happen most with a younger manager who may move up from the ranks … Read more