Esports Sponsorship and Investment with Dimitris Farmakis from Greece

Today’s guest is Dimitris Farmakis. He is the Head of Esports at Yieldly and Yesports.

Our discussion included:

An overview of esports in Greece.

Yesports:

• What is the mission of Yesports?
• How do you recruit teams and streamers?
• Is language an issue in esports?

Investment in esports (and no, this is not financial advice – you need a qualified financial advisor for that):

• What types of esports organization are looking for investment?
• What are some of the different investment formats?
• Importance of talking the language of the investor
• What are investors looking for in esports?
• Are there alternatives to investment that can help esports entrepreneurs?

Sponsorship:

• Finding sponsors in unusual places – think outside the box
• The value of non-endemic sponsorship
• Is esports seen as a worthwhile industry to sponsors and investors?
• Who is a content creator in the world of esports?

Mobile:

• Is mobile the future of esports in Greece?

Platforms for Streaming Games in Greece:

• What are the most common streaming platforms?

Government

• Is the government supportive of the esports industry?
• What more can be done?

Olympics

• Should the Olympics include esports in their official program?

Networking

• The value of networking in esports
• How to use LinkedIn

Episode Webpage: https://www.gamerschangelivespodcast.com/14-esports-sponsorship-and-investment-with-dimitris-farmakis-from-greece

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FEATURED IN THIS EPISDOE:

Dimitris Farmakis – Head of Esports at Yieldly and Yesports

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimfarmakis/

Yesports: https://www.yesports.gg/   

Yieldly: https://yieldly.finance/

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