Andy Dinh - How TSM Began, Doublelift, & Passing on Overwatch League | First Person Origins Podcast

Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham and Dennis "Thresh" Fong sit with Andy "Reginald" Dinh, previous #1 League of Legends player in the world, recipient of Forbes 30 under 30, and founder of TSM (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.

01:30 - Growing up with 7 siblings, discovering games, and learning to be competitive
16:57 - Picking up DotA
18:23 - what makes him good at games
21:27 - Andy's super power and being relatable
31:50 - Building TSM
38:50 - Losing a million dollars in business overnight
40:30 - Starting the TSM League of Legends team
54:35 - Transitioning from player to coach
1:09:14 - Andy talks about his regrets
1:13:30 - Russian hackers who almost took him down
1:18:05 - Why most esports investments are going to fail
1:23:25 - Why he passed on the Overwatch League
1:23:25 - How he chooses which games to get into
1:30:00 - He talks about the best parts of esports over the last decade
1:33:50 - We dish on the $50 million complex
1:38:40 - Why he wanted DoubleLift back
1:42:40 - Andy shares reflections on change and growing

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