The Juked Esports App — An anti-toxic community for esports fans

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“ Hey PH! My name is Ben, and I've been in and around esports for the better part of 20 years as part of the community, as a competitor, commentator, and now professionally for the past 12 years. We originally launched Juked in 2019 as a "TV Guide for esports" type, solving the problem of discovery in esports. We saw success with that and quickly grew to 50,000 monthly unique users, which was awesome! But we spent the past 3 years talking to users every day, and discovered an even bigger problem: most esports fans (by our count, 75%) don't have a core group of friends to discuss the esports matches, tournaments, meta shifts, player transfers, and strategies in the games they follow. So they rely on general use social media platforms like Reddit, Twitter, and Twitch chat to have any conversations around esports. And as we all know, these platforms can be incredibly toxic, incredibly fragmented, and not conducive for nuanced conversations. Our aim with Juked is to reduce friction in following esports, and create a healthier place for discussion so that we can facilitate the best place for the esports community to convene to find a deeper sense of community and passion in the games they love. Juked is more than a decade in the making: it's a community / vertical social network for esports fans, founded by industry veterans. Our mission is to connect likeminded fans in a social environment that makes esports more inclusive and accessible, and reduces toxicity in online discussion. We hope you love it! I look forward to any questions, comments, or feedback from the PH community! ” – Ben Goldhaber Discussion | Link