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Another highly recommended episode. Smart lady. Behind every great woman there is a man.
In terms of contractor's versus employees. It really comes down to the talent pool you have. If you recruit player's who are low maintenance and tend to do things on their own then great, but every player has a different set of needs and perceived needs when it comes to coaching and direction.
On the topic of travel. That's why I would like to see an actual Summit so the organizers can work together to fix the overabundance of tournaments and conflicts. It would be a lot easier on the teams. -_-
Going after other team's players is tampering and it's illegal in professional sports and in many industries. Good thing this industry isn't there yet.
Not to say tampering doesn't happen in every business because it does and if there is evidence against you. You bet your ass lawsuits and settlements are on the agenda.
If the industry gets big enough. It can happen but by that time we'll see policy against such practices.
With regards to bidding wars,
Players have to ask themselves what they want to get out of their pro gaming career. It's easy to take the money and run, but they should also consider the work environment and what else the team has to offer at the same time.
What other resources do they have to offer? How well do you mesh with the other players on the team? Terms and conditions? Etc.
Difference between Western teams and KeSPA anyone?
Team Complexity, Team Dignitas, Team CompLexity, etc.
Samsung Khan, SK Telecom, CJ Entus, hm.
There's the difference between small businesses and mega corporations.
We're already seeing guys like Razor step up by sponsoring teams and individual players. I wonder what happens when they decide to setup their own team instead of writing off checks to all the other teams.
You need thick skin no matter what business you go in.
If you're working with people. Yup, thick skin got to go through it all.
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Episode 21 going live soon! 
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Just wanted to take a minute to thank you guys for doing this show. It's incredibly useful and helpful for a young person like myself looking to enter and make a footprint in the world of eSports. I hope you continue with the show as it's an invaluable resource for the continued growth in this space.
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We're back for 2013 starting tomorrow! Tune in to learn about Careers in eSports Journalism with Richard Lewis of Heaven Media.
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This man, this Richard A Lewis, knows what he's talking about. Nothing wrong with what Slasher is doing, but he could be doing a better job at it.
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Lewis gets some great points across now.
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Richard talks fucking fast
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Richard so smart
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Was great to be on the show. Thanks to everyone who tuned in.
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Fantastic show guys, as always. Was a pleasure to listen to.
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Kinda shocking if you compare the level of reasoning with the one in ITG. I think the Executives is the most underrated esport-podcast.
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I wouldn’t say one was better than the other but that’s beside the point anyway. It’s good that people got to hear several ideas and now it’s up to them to make their own opinion. To be honest I was glad Slasher got criticised like that because Lo3 made me allergic to his ideas and I find myself skip ahead more and more.
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I would be interested to learn about the financial accounting & tax side of Esports (being an accountant myself).
With having teams and sponsorship money, surely each organization would have controls over how the money is distributed and such. Obviously it's guarded information, but looking at the financial statements of a team or an Esports company would be very interesting indeed.
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Can the show be a bit more regular, I think that is seriously hurting your viewership.
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On January 24 2013 08:51 TheMannerMule wrote:
I would be interested to learn about the financial accounting & tax side of Esports (being an accountant myself).
With having teams and sponsorship money, surely each organization would have controls over how the money is distributed and such. Obviously it's guarded information, but looking at the financial statements of a team or an Esports company would be very interesting indeed.
Actually, this would be a cool episode... Covering the more businessy side of business (heh?), accounting, finances, legal documents, etc.
In addition, an episode with Tumba (of eSports Management Group) would be awesome as well, to talk about agencies and representation in eSports.
On January 24 2013 09:23 Roarer wrote:
Can the show be a bit more regular, I think that is seriously hurting your viewership.
IIRC, in one of the first few episodes, Jason mentioned they weren't necessarily going to do an episode weekly, they would simply do episodes based on topics and people they could get, rather than just giving filler/fluff content.
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