Esports’ meteoric rise over the last five years has been astounding. Leading the charge is Skillz, a mobile esports platform with over 12 million active gamers. Inc. Magazine recently released its annual Inc. 5000 list, ranking the top privately held U.S. companies by overall revenue growth over a three-year period, and Skillz was at the […]
The following interview is part of our ongoing Expert Series that asks C-level professionals, team presidents, league executives, athletic directors and other sports influencers about their latest thoughts and insights on new technologies impacting the sports industry. Name: Andrew Paradise Company: Skillz Position: Chief Executive Officer/Founder Andrew Paradise is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Skillz, a […]
About a month after launching its new Arena platform in Preview, Microsoft is expanding its offering by allowing players to create their own competitive tournaments via Xbox Live. Prior to the announcement, game developers, eSports organizations and Microsoft were the only ones who could organize Arena tournaments, but with the recent news, players will able […]