"The ModGolf Podcast" host Colin Weston first met Brian Esposito on a HYPE Sports Innovation "Ask Me Anything" webinar. Weston was impressed with how Esposito, founder and CEO of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises, had a genuine desire to help entrepreneurs and their companies.
"I have a simple rule with what I built," Esposito says. "When they're my companies, it's my ass on the line, so it's my rules. But when they are other peoples' companies, like the great startups that I get to work with, its their vision, their passion. I'm there to support them and be a turnkey resource for whatever needs to be done, a utility player.
"I know what they need because I needed it for most of my career and I didn't have it. So it's very rewarding for me now to take all of my learning experiences and help guide these companies to success and be a complete soundboard and resource for them and keep it fun for them."
Esposito joins Weston on "The ModGolf Podcast" to discuss a wide range of emerging tech topics.
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[2:30] Esposito talks about his connectivity to golf and his first golf experience
[4:20] On what he and his team have built with Esposito Intellectual Enterprises and what motivates him to help founders create sustainable businesses
[8:30] Esposito on the future of web3, blockchain, NFTs and cryptocurrency, using Devour, a web3 food ordering and delivery marketplace, as a case study
[11:45] Esposito on his investment in Virtual Stax, where people can buy virtual playing card assets of athletes who are already famous or are just getting their careers off the ground
[17:30] How professional sport leagues are focusing on increasing fan engagement in a web3 environment, the learning curve they face and what is needed for them to succeed
[20:45] Esposito on his investment in Metasport Arena, where you create, trade, collect and play in the first sports and entertainment virtual world as part of a community competing to build the best city
[27:00] How the PGA Tour, LIV Golf, LPGA and golf entertainment venues can tap into the potential of web3 to engage both existing and new fans
[30:30] Thoughts on LIV Golf — what is it they are doing right, have gotten wrong and what they need to do to create a sustainable business
[34:30] How LIV Golf, as a startup, has the ability to be nimble and quick in the creation of digital assets as compared to a legacy company like the PGA Tour
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