#032- Ben Feferman CEO Amuka Esports | Company Acquisitions | Scope 4 Hope Charity Event

The Level Up Experience

Watch episode on YouTube- https://bit.ly/3d8DkHs (aired April 28th 2020)

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Ben Feferman CEO of Amuka Esports back for round 2.

Amuka had a busy end to Q1 and Q2. We disucss the aquisition of Waves Gaming, Ezy Mode and Incendium Gaming. We also discuss their recent crowdfunding campaign launch on FrontFundr. and how Amuka has pivoted during the pandemic.

It's also a unique episode because we originally recorded a live stream on LinkedIn/YouTube and screenshared Ben's Warzone VOD from the charity stream Scope 4 Hope, so if you missed the video make sure to check out it out.

1:14- Start

3:52- Physical vs virtual events

4:42- Challenges moving to online tournaments

5:50- Are physical esports events going to change fundamentally

8:29- Get creative with your esports tournaments

11:24- Politicians playing Fortnite

11:58- Travis Scott concert thoughts

15:18- Justin Trudeau needs to play Smash Melee

17:03- Amuka Esports news over last three months

17:58- Windsor has a growing esports scene

22:50- Amuka Esports acquires Waves Gaming

23:43- What Amuka has done to pivot because of COVID-19

26:35- How Amuka sees the value of virtual events

36:32- How stream engagement will change in the future

37:26- How esports industry can learn from poker industry circa 2003-2004

41:28- Is Fortnite as an esports dying out?

41:57- How orgs are pivoting

42:35- Orgs are diversifying their asset base

43:58- How do you think Valorant shakes up the esports space?

46:58- What will happen if Overwatch League fails over next couple of years?

48:13- Tencent is the mothership of gaming

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