Esports Connected

Hosted ByMegan Van Petten

Join Esports Trade Association Managing Director Megan Van Petten as she interviews some of today's most influential people and companies in the esports industry. The Esports Trade Association's Mission is to unify, serve, and ethically advance the business interests and sustainability of the esports industry, and the Esports Connected Podcast extends that effort through highlights ad conversations with their members.

Understanding Valuations for Esports Companies

Are business valuations different for the esports industry than other industries? And what’s important for founders to understand when seeking investors and understanding what their business is worth?

These are just some of the questions that Rohan Bose discusses with Megan in this episode of Esports Connected.

Rohan is an Associate at Teknos Associates, focused on helping those in the world of esports understand how to fairly evaluate their company.

Rohan talks about his history in the world of esports, and what he’s excited most about as the world starts to open back up. 

The Esports Connected Podcast was created by the Esports Trade Association. To find out more, visit: https://esportsta.org/

Full Episode Breakdown:

1:26 – Rohan Discusses his history with Dallas, and why it’s such an incredible place to be in the world of esports.

3:31 – How Rohan has been able to utilize his skills specifically in the esports space, and why understanding the valuations of these companies is crucial to the growth of the industry.

5:22 – What are the most important things investors are looking for in understanding your valuation.

7:12 – What are some of the trends that Rohan’s seeing when it comes to valuation of esports and companies becoming more visible.

8:50 – What are the key takeaways from getting a valuation for your business.

12:04 – Why can numbers be so off from someone else’s view of a valuation vs. the business owners? Rohan gives the reason why business owners may need a second opinion.

14:09 – What are the important factors that people should understand about pitching and creating a pitch for their business.

15:10 – What is Rohan seeing for the year of 2021, in terms of esports and valuations.

18:03 – Learning more about Rohan and what drew him to esports.

20:03 – What does Rohan do in his spare time, and why sports have always been such an important part of his life.

21:39 – What are some of the trends that Rohan is seeing in esports, and why communicating about esports is so important right now.

25:11 – Why talking about esports with his family members created a bit of a full circle moment for Rohan.

27:55 – Will Rohan only focus on the world of esports, or will there be other areas that he looks to help as he grows.

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