David Chee (@Hs_SirSalty) is the head organizer of Manifest. Before joining Manifold, he was a professional gamer, earning a number 1 ranking in the world at Hearthstone.

David and Pratik (@pjchougule) discuss lessons from the gaming community on how to grow prediction markets. They also promote Manifest 2025.

Timestamps

1:26 : Number of Hearthstone players

2:50 : Manifest 2025

3:24 : Intro ends

5:24 : Interview with Chee begins

5:43 : Chee's titles

6:06 : Chee's background

7:26 : Twitch

8:45 : Gaming

14:32 : Gaming and gambling

17:31 : Chee's introduction to forecasting

20:53 : How Chee built a Twitch following

22:46 : Size of gaming community

27:28 : Growth potential of prediction markets

37:39 : Motivation in gaming vs. prediction markets

47:08 : Manifest 2025

53:03 : Lighthaven

53:39 : Talks at Manifest

56:33 : Early adopters in forecasting scene

57:58 : Chee's hard sell on Manifest

59:52 : Berkeley

1:01:34 : Where to find Chee

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Manifest 2025 is sponsored by Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market.