Andy "Reginald" Dinh - Founding of TSM, Passing on Overwatch League, Losing A Million Dollars, Bad Investments, Bribing Russian Hackers, and Being #1
Update: 2020-06-16
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Marcus and Dennis sit with Andy "Reginald" Dinh, previous #1 League of Legends player in the world, recipient of Forbes 30 under 30, and founder of Team SoloMid. So how does an untamed, latchkey kid go from struggling roots to owning one of the biggest esports organizations in the world? Part of the answer is Neopets. Listen in and find out more about Andy's amazing journey so far.
Growing up with 7 siblings, discovering games, and learning to be compettive (01:30 ). Picking up DotA (16:57 ) and what makes him good at games (18:23 ). Andy's super power and being relatable (21:27 ). Building TSM (31:50 ) and losing a million dollars in business overnight (38:50 ). Starting the TSM League of Legends team (40:30 ) and eventually transitioning from player to coach (54:35 ). Andy talks about his regrets (1:09:14 ) and tells the story about Russian hackers who almost took him down (1:13:30 ). He tells us why most esports investments are going to fail (1:18:05 ), why he passed on the Overwatch League, and how he chooses which games to get into (1:23:25 ). He talks about the best parts of esports over the last decade (1:30:00 ). We dish on the $50 million complex (1:33:50 ) and why he wanted DoubleLift back (1:38:40 ). In the end, Andy shares reflections on change and growing (1:42:40 )."
Growing up with 7 siblings, discovering games, and learning to be compettive (01:30 ). Picking up DotA (16:57 ) and what makes him good at games (18:23 ). Andy's super power and being relatable (21:27 ). Building TSM (31:50 ) and losing a million dollars in business overnight (38:50 ). Starting the TSM League of Legends team (40:30 ) and eventually transitioning from player to coach (54:35 ). Andy talks about his regrets (1:09:14 ) and tells the story about Russian hackers who almost took him down (1:13:30 ). He tells us why most esports investments are going to fail (1:18:05 ), why he passed on the Overwatch League, and how he chooses which games to get into (1:23:25 ). He talks about the best parts of esports over the last decade (1:30:00 ). We dish on the $50 million complex (1:33:50 ) and why he wanted DoubleLift back (1:38:40 ). In the end, Andy shares reflections on change and growing (1:42:40 )."
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