{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Forward Thinking Founders","title":"042 - Justin Zheng (Matrix) On ESports ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1707,"description":"This was a fascinating conversation with Justin who is the creator of Matrix, which is a venture-backed ESports team. This was a deep dive into this space, and it was super interesting to talk to a pro like Justin who is on the ground floor making it happen. He answers questions such as:\nWhat is Matrix?\nWhat are Esports?\nHow are Esports growing so quickly?\nHow did you get into Esports?\nHow does someone make a team within Esports?\nWhat elements make up a team? Coaches, players, sponsors? What else?\nHow do you use democracy within the Matrix team?\nHow far off are we from playing and watching Esports in virtual reality?\nCan Esports teams be venture-backed or is it entirely sponsorship based?\nWhat interests you about interplanetary inhabitation and cryptocurrency?\nHow do you think about innovation in the crypto space? Is being a first-mover too risky?\nWhat do you think of Libra?\nWhat advice do you have for someone who wants to start a company?\nFind Justin on Twitter here and find Matrix on Twitter here. Thanks for tuning in and see you next week! :)\nWhat is Forward Thinking Founder?\nWelcome to Forward Thinking Founder (f20r)! f20r is a podcast and publication where I interview high potential startup founders, usually before they hit their Series A. Past guests include Austen Allred, Daniel Gross, Leah Culver, Laura Behrens Wu, and many more.\nConsider it the opposite of “How I Built This”. Instead of interviewing someone after they are successful, we interview early founders with a little traction and a big vision, and hear what they want to will into the world and why. This is Forward Thinking Founder.\nGet on the email list at forwardthinking.substack.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/n90skvHZnWkXuUwHIWy-5PiFO75GvJFgDeTivSWX__E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MzYvMTY2MjY3/NzQ4Mi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}