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The Last Word: Dude Perfect’s Coby Cotton on Planning a New 80K‑SF Video Production Studio in Frisco

by | Oct 30, 2024
At the Venture Dallas summit today at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Dude Perfect CEO Andrew Yaffe unveiled plans for a new 80,000-square-foot video production studio to be located near the trick-shot YouTube stars' new $3 million Frisco HQ.
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Venture Dallas Names First Round of Speakers for 2024 Summit
by | Oct 11, 2024
Featuring leaders like Jesse Draper of Halogen Ventures, Jim Lee of the Texas Stock Exchange, and Christopher Darby, former CEO of In-Q-Tel, the October 30 event at the Bush Center in Dallas will focus on emerging trends in sectors such as healthcare, national security, and the creator economy.
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Dude Perfect Snags NBA Exec as Its First-Ever CEO
by | Oct 3, 2024
Andrew Yaffe—former EVP and head of social, digital, and original content at the NBA—takes the helm at Dude Perfect six months after the trick-shot video team scored a $100M-plus investment from New York's Highmount Capital.
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The Last Word: Dallas Stars CEO on Broadcasting Live Games for Free on New Streaming Service
by | Jul 9, 2024
The Dallas Stars announced Monday that they've inked a seven-year agreement with A Parent Media Co. (APMC) to stream all regional Dallas Stars NHL games "free of charge." Beginning with the 2024-25 season, games will be broadcast on the newly formed VICTORY+—a free, ad-supported, direct-to-consumer streaming service created by APMC with the Stars.
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The Last Word: Dude Perfect’s Coby Cotton on Moving to a New $3M Frisco HQ This Summer

by | Mar 11, 2024
Dude Perfect is about to move into a new stepping stone: a $3 million new HQ in Jerry Jones' Star Business Park in Frisco, leaving behind their Frisco HQ 10 minutes to the south, where they've shot videos for the last seven years. 
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2024 Samsung Galaxy Creator Collective to Be Hosted at Dude Perfect HQ in Frisco
by | Mar 5, 2024
The March 27-28 livestreamed event will feature Samsung's #TeamGalaxy members, the dudes from Dude Perfect, keynote speaker MrBeast, and speakers from such top creator platforms as Meta, Reddit, Rolling Stone, Snap, and Spotter.
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The Last Word: Dude Perfect’s Coby Cotton on Jumping from YouTube to a $100M Theme Park
Dude Perfect told the Wall Street Journal they've sent out bid requests for their proposed $100 million theme park/HQ "to Frisco and other cities" and asked for responses within two months. Meanwhile, the team said, they've been talking with potential fundraisers for the project. 
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‘Trick Shot Town’: Frisco’s Dude Perfect Plans New HQ To Serve as a Destination for Fans
by | Sep 27, 2022
Frisco-based Dude Perfect—a group of five friends whose trick-shot videos and wild stunts have amassed 58 million YouTube subscribers—is thinking big with a new planned HQ. It features a 330-foot-tower that will enable fans to take "The Impossible Shot." The new HQ is a vision in search of a home—its location has yet to be determined.
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Frisco’s OpTic Gaming Acquires Dallas Streamer Tool Startup Botisimo

by | Jul 19, 2022
Frisco-based OpTic Gaming—which rebranded from Envy Gaming last month following its November merger with OpTic—has acquired Dallas streamer tool startup Botisimo.

Botisimo's tools reach more than 36 million unique viewers each month for 30,000+ streamers including Snoop Dogg, Monstercat, and Dude Perfect. OpTic believes it's "one of the most powerful tools a creator can use to engage with their audience," said OpTic CEO Adam Rymer, who joined the startup's board last year.
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Dallas-Based Botisimo Raises $700K in Seed Funding for Cross Platform Tools for Streamers
by | Oct 5, 2020
Botisimo's tech has been used by more than 100,000 live streamers. That includes some notable names: Monstercat, Snoop Dogg, and Dude Perfect.
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