NEXT.io founder Pierre Lindh talks about prediction markets

Lindh was a guest in Lisbon on Bet It Drives, a podcast hosted by Yevhen Krazhan, GR8_TECH's CSO. The conversation covered industry policy, media independence, prediction markets and entrepreneurship.

Drawing on twenty years of experience in gaming media and events, Lindh spoke about the importance of personal relationships in the iGaming sector. He also described the challenge of maintaining editorial independence while reporting on companies, partners and shareholders with whom they have commercial ties.

Noting that regulatory and political pressure has increased, Lindh argued that the sector needs to collaborate more to face external challenges. He said he sees prediction markets as a separate field from traditional gambling and sports betting, and that established operators can apply their trading experience in this market.

Lindh also described the preparations for NEXT.io's Next Predict conference. He said they had cut the lead time for an event that normally takes two years down to eight months to respond to growing interest.

In the second part of the episode, Lindh talked about Confess or Call, an episode in which he calls colleagues live, as well as the burdens of running and entrepreneurship. The episode was published as the second episode of Season 5.