Rick "The Hadou" Thiher -- General Manager of EVO and the founder of ComboBreaker - joins the show to talk about the logistics behind planning the biggest FGC tournament in the world, the nature and popularity of fighting games, the business of esports and a whole lot more!

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0:00 Intro

2:20 Planning EVO in a post COVID world

4:20 EVO as a convention

9:49 How did the FGC avoid the esports franchising model?

12:15 How do you choose what games will be at EVO?

16:29 Are fans committed to games or their own favorites?

17:40 The Nintendo Question

19:10 How has venture capital money changed the esports space?

22:14 Lessons from grassroots to scale in event planning

26:55⁠ The Future of EVO

⁠29:15⁠⁠ The PLG Interview Question

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