Bill Elafros

Stories from behind the scenes of esports – Part 2

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In behind the scenes stories of esports part 1, I shared some random stories of what I’ve experienced in esports. They included how rough our first tournament was, crypto guy, Tesla Kyle and SirActionslacks casting PUBG. In part 2 I’ll share a few more random ones that I hope you’ll enjoy. Begging for money Pitching for esports dollas Yes, when I wrote my first pitch deck (which was horrible btw) I think I went through about 30 revisions before showing it to anyone outside of my close circle. Comments included: After we started getting some positive feedback. We started pitching

How to start an esports team – General tips

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How to start an esports team So you’re going to start an esports team and your goal is to play in the largest tournaments and events. Before you get to that point, you need to lay some foundational ground work on how you’re going to generate revenue a brand awareness and all the extra things that come in with owning a team. Come up with a name that’s unique Come up with something that’s identifiable and unique. Good names are hard and unique and good names are even harder to come up with. Always look up the name prior to

How do I enter tournaments for my esports team?

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This will be a quick article on how to enter tournaments as an amateur team or player. I get a ton of questions on “how do I become pro and enter tournaments”. So, from a tournaments organizers perspective I’ll provide my thoughts. If you’re just starting out, be sure to also read how do esports teams make money, how to deal with pro teams and other roles you may need for your org in esports. Follow esports tournament organizers One of the easier ways to follow the tournament scene is to check out tournament organizers and follow their social media