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well worth spending 54mins on this
TTP
In this week's episode, Nathan was joined by Joe Sutton, Director of Academy at Guild Esports, the esports organisation that is owned by David Beckham. https://www.spreaker.com/user/12250300/director-joe-sutton
Guild Esports recently launched the Guild Academy, a new online esports training subscription service that is open to players aged 11+, with members gaining access to training programmes, tournaments, gameplay analysis from Guild ‘experts’, as well as peer-to-peer coaching and advice.
Joe, who has vast experience in football acadamies at Brentford, Arsenal and Manchester United, joined Guild Esports earlier this year.
Joe told Nathan about his prior experience in football, his role at Guild Esports, how his experience in football academies will help him at the Guild Academy, the similarities and differences between esports and traditional sports, what he looks for in talented individuals, his own history with gaming and much more!
TTP
No idea why its down,except wobbly markets
Guild will prove everyone wrong
TTP
with thanks to BND1 for compiling,I keep rereading Carletons tweet,so here it is again in summary....
I’ve parted ways with Guild Esports.
Supremely proud is an understatement: This lil’ startup org has defied gravity since launch and has become bigger than anyone imagined.
Some reflections…
My assignment was… ambitious: Raise £20M, partner with Becks, IPO on the LSE, win esports trophies, sign world-class creators, produce the best content, reimagine Academy, and build the best brand & merch esports has seen. During a pandemic. (wtf)
We did all of that.
Last Oct, Guild successfully IPO’d on the London Stock Exchange at a valuation of £40M, becoming the first esports org to list on a major exchange. Since then, the share price has remained stable and dozens of orgs have followed in our footsteps.
Every public esports company & organization
There's a trend emerging with esports companies going public, here's a list of every public venture in the industry.
dexerto.com
Guild has won 3 major championships in less than a year. That’s jaw-dropping for any org. Our teams have been consistently top-ranked in EU, peaking at:
Fortnite (#1)
Valorant (#2)
Rocket League (#2)
FIFA (#3)
The core product is killing it.
In under a year, Guild’s social following is on pace to reach 1-Million overall, making it the fastest-growing org in the world.
Huge shout out to the #GuildGang
Guild’s sponsor base is world class… and growing. Subway. Samsung. HyperX. Fintech Co (name coming soon, promise). And there are some new bangers around the corner. Guild is on track to hit—and likely surpass—its Year 1 sales target.
The Brand + Creative Direction behind Guild has set a new level of excellence and innovation.
The look-and-feel—established by Palace Skateboards’ Fergus Purcell—has been taken to new heights amidst a sea of rebrands.
Guild hasn’t even scratched the surface when it comes to Merch. Year One is establishing the core product; Year Two is taking hoodie-orgs to another level.
Guild Academy is the most ambitious pillar of the company, reimagining the path-to-pro model and making it accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world.
On the business end, it’s the company’s secret weapon and is primed to become bigger than Guild itself.
The media attention Guild has received over the past year has been unprecedented in esports (and even traditional sports).
How it started: Guild was basically a meme.
How it’s going: Even Dexerto has our back.
None of this would be possible without the Guild Staff. I was fortunate enough to hand-pick all 30+ employees and they are the best, the brightest and most authentic people in esports.
There's been effectively zero turnover at Guild, and it's because of the culture.
I left a badass job at Activision Blizzard to take the biggest gamble of my career and won big. Guild's employees, players, creators, and supporters did the same and I think they share the feeling.
We built this company the right way, and
My sense is that Guild definitely want to have a venue or similar, just imagine the sponsorship potential,its simply huge and woudl probably support the cost of any venue.
The Guild business model is just fantastic in how much monetization can occur and it is only getting better and better
TTP
Coco has been busy posting on advfn,apologies if he/she is on here,but thought I would share
I don't think investors truly get the scale of the opportunities that GILD are developing. This is not a 1 trick pony but they're constantly innovating, constantly developing. Revenues through so many streams - partnerships, tournament prize winnings, player transfers, the academy subscription fees, nurturing academy talent to then be able to sell or loan them, game publisher fees, licence fees, merchandise sales etc. The opportunities are endless for an ambitious organisation and GILD are just that. To think they've achieved so much in just 9 months from listing is just wonderful to see. Kai has a significant holding and is also in his best interests for GILD to do well. This has been range bound for almost 10 months but when it explodes, it will big time.. fair value is significantly higher so should be trading at multiples once people can understand the story and see what GILD have already achieved and have aspirations to become!
The thing is, the market will recover and GILD will recover more strongly and the same folks will be buying back significantly higher! Just a bit of patience is required and where possible buy the dips. A hugely exciting period, a bit of patience and wait for this to clear 8.2p and then its blue skies. Its been range bound too long so when the rerate happens, it will be enormous!
TTP
It is maybe a term used too often for shares,but in GILD its true
We are so close to starting to see the valuation gap evaporte and this could occur very quickly
Imagine for a moment if there are maybe 5 different key pieces of major news over the next month or so, regarding sponsorship,academy,revenues etc
There is only one way this is going and I couldn't be happier at least being able to add more at these levels
Once 8pence is behind us,double digits will come quickly
Slowly people are starting to realize and appreciate the opportunity here
Happy Friday all
TTP
Try clicking this link,you don't have to be a twitter user
https://twitter.com/carletoncurtis/status/1415337008357015552?s=19
TTP
Just read
It's brilliant
So glad to be invested here
It's going to rebound quickly
TTP
Carleton doesn't own any shares. LSE has it wrong, just for a change
Check the annual report
TTP
very good point
Guild has built up a credible business over the last year or so. Taking nothing away from Carleton as I rate him, but he has been involved for less time than the other directors, slightly.
Interesting I see that he didnt have any skin in the game - thats right he doesnt own any shares,so maybe that could have been an issue?
The dip is still waiting to be bought
Otherwise you will have to pay higher when the material newsflow starts coming
Guild did tease something big happening,it clearly wasnt todays news, so we are still waiting
Take your seats,risk reward is on our side 7,8 or 9p entry matters little if we are targeting 20pence plus
Good fortune
TTP
Perfect storm after great close over 8pence then an RNS that took most by surprise
Buy the fear,its irrational
I am buying here
TTP
In case you didnt see yesterday,I also said a suprise,perhaps we got that today!?
There is scope for a very positive surprise too
7.5pence is a bargain,glad some are taking advantage
Scope for news and updates on lots of things....
*Sponsors and news on the un-named one they signed up first
*New brandiing deals
*Academy
*New players
*Corporate matters,its about time they had some share options for the board,before the share price starts rising
*Maybe even some directors buying would be good
*Merch sales,new apparel collections
*Stats update on social media reach and subscribers
*Some Beckham related PR
*US OTC Listing
*New Broker note
*New TR-1 holders
*A general update which demonstrates how scalable the business model is and how that translates into revenues and the ultimate value of the company
The above isnt an exhautive list,just a few things I could think of
Its a stock I keep adding to as the dips become ever shallower
TTP
It appears Kal is going to be on Proactive
No doubt we will get clarity on why Carleton had to leave
Decks are clear for a raft of good news now
TTP
on track for a highest ever daily close
Super
TTP
Thanks Frank
Its all about Trusting the entire investment process,Rome wasnt built in a day etc
Guild is an investment journey,its been a bargin since listing and remains so
It will be cheap at 20pence as well,it will just keep growing the brand exponentially
TTP
Kal Hourd from the Interims 2 weeks ago 'We look forward to announcing more sponsors in the coming months and working strategically with all of our partners, giving them access to authentic activations and exposure to their target markets through Guild's audience.'
He also did this tweet today
https://twitter.com/kalhourd/status/1414833133275557892
Stars very much starting to align
TTP
its essentially the top tier, A list type of link up,whether it be with an individual,an organization or a company and something that cements a firm partnership with Guild that will last many years
They have Beckham in the mix,I would say having a Lewis Hamilton or similar would be a Hero sponsor or a super blue chip company
Imagine Mercedes & Lewis Hamilton, or Max & Red Bull etc - these are the heroe partnerships
Plenty to look forward to
TTP
I would add something surprising to the list
Maybe something none of us would think of
Imagine the impact on the share price and the related media exposure
Therefore the ever higher bar for new sponsor deals,Michelle mentioned 'hero deals' on the interview this week
People have been talking about 20pence plus targets,could it get there quickly? Yes I believe it could
TTP
Scope for news and updates on lots of things....
*Sponsors and news on the un-named one they signed up first
*New brandiing deals
*Academy
*New players
*Corporate matters,its about time they had some share options for the board,before the share price starts rising
*Maybe even some directors buying would be good
*Merch sales,new apparel collections
*Stats update on social media reach and subscribers
*Some Beckham related PR
*US OTC Listing
*New Broker note
*New TR-1 holders
*A general update which demonstrates how scalable the business model is and how that translates into revenues and the ultimate value of the company
The above isnt an exhautive list,just a few things I could think of
Its a stock I keep adding to as the dips become ever shallower
TTP
A few buyers waking up to the opportunity today
Dare I suggest 8pence resistance is taken out today?
TTP