I believe the @enhanced_games have the potential to evolve into one of the most valuable new sports franchises created in decades.
And I believe we can build a massive telehealth business on top of that - with extremely low, potentially near-zero, customer acquisition costs driven by organic global attention.
Were the first Games perfect? Of course not. Nothing ever is.
But they were an extraordinary start - including financially, with more than $32 million in sponsorship revenue secured and billions of eyeballs reached globally.
And we are only getting started.
We will continue improving, iterating, and scaling.
Increasing the prize for breaking Usain Bolt’s 100m world record to $10 million was only the first of many major announcements on the road to the 2nd annual Enhanced Games.
And there is so much more coming.
Check out my latest in-depth podcast with @APompliano
We talk about all of that - and much more. My full tell-all 😂
And if you want to dive deeper, read my Games recap:
https://t.co/hPaAe6GkSf
And here is my long-form blog post about the potential of $ENHA
https://t.co/IB3JsFiOAY
What an evening. What an inaugural @enhanced_games event.
Honestly, if I could have scripted it, I could not have imagined a more nail-biting storyline - tension building all night, and then that unbelievable release at the end. I have to admit: I was close to a heart attack. And then I cried tears of joy when Kristian Gkolomeev won the Men’s 50m Freestyle in 20.81s, setting a new world record. He takes home a $1,000,000 bonus, a $250,000 first-place prize - and reclaims the 50m Freestyle world record.
Think about what a world record actually means. It means you are better at something than roughly 8 billion other people on this planet. Let that sink in.
I know some people expected us to break (many) more world records tonight.
But as always in science: baseline matters. Enhancements bring out the best in you - but they are not a magic bullet. Kristian was already one of the best clean swimmers in the world - and then he added the icing on the cake to reach entirely new heights.
And needless to say: the air gets thinner at the very top. Especially in the shortest events, breaking a world record has become harder and harder over the decades.
And then there is the unquantifiable magic of live sport. It does not matter how good you looked in training camp. It all comes down to that one moment. A few athletes who were world-record contenders had injuries today. Others had stage fright. That is real sport.
We have many more years ahead of us to break world records - one by one - and we will. We are just getting started.
But world records are not even my favorite part.
While breaking world records will always be one of the core themes of the Enhanced Games, what inspires me most is something else: the human drive to become the best version of ourselves. At every stage and time in life.
Tonight, 22 personal bests were broken. And in many cases, these were not personal bests from last month or last year, but from many years ago. Again - let that sink in.
Take @Megan__Romano: She set her previous personal best in the 50m freestyle (24.98) on July 16, 2013 - and tonight, nearly 13 years later, she broke it with a 24.55. She had not competed internationally in almost a decade, and at 35 years old she is now better than she was in her early twenties after only a few weeks of enhanced training.
Megan defied aging in spectacular fashion and became a role model for all of us on how to age better - or maybe even how not to age at all – with the power and support of medical enhancements.
Or take Emily Barclay - an athlete who had previously competed only at NCAA level. Her 50m freestyle time tonight would have been enough to win bronze in Paris. And it earned her $375,000. A true Cinderella story - made possible not by a fairy godmother, but by science.
I could go on and on - and I will. Because we want to tell all of these incredible, deeply personal stories.
World records are these almost mythical, elusive numbers. But winning the race against ourselves, against aging, against doubt, against the people who told us what is supposedly impossible - that is what truly inspires me.
And I know it will inspire many of you too.
Because Enhanced is not just a sporting event.
It is a movement.
A movement to help every human being become the best version of themselves.
Let’s go!!!
🇺🇸 Athletes have been doping for years and gaming the system to avoid being caught.
The Enhanced Games cuts through the pretence, asking what can elite athletes achieve if they're allowed to use performance enhancers?
The inaugural Enhanced Games (NYSE: ENHA) goes live in Las Vegas tomorrow to answer that question.
This is the most controversial sporting event ever created, and I'll be streaming the entire thing LIVE, right here.
Don't miss it.
On May 8, Enhanced Group - the parent company of the @enhanced_games and the “Live Enhanced” telehealth platform - became a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the Ticker $ENHA.
On Sunday, May 24th, the inaugural Enhanced Games will take place in Las Vegas, broadcast globally.
I believe this is the perfect moment - less than one week before the inaugural Games - to share how I as co-founder think about the long-term potential of the business and address the key questions I’ve received from both retail and institutional investors since the listing.
In short: Enhanced Group is, in my view, a generational opportunity: a company that sits at the intersection of sports, media, longevity, healthcare, and culture, and can own its entire category.
Investors are effectively getting exposure to two businesses in one: A global sports and media franchise – Enhanced Games - and a next-generation telehealth platform – Live Enhanced
Powered by a unique performance and longevity data platform as the strategic synergy link between them.
I believe each of these two businesses, on its own, has the potential to become enormously valuable over time - but together, under the same brand, they become even more powerful.
Read my full thoughts here:
Boom 🚀
$ROKU becomes the North American streaming home for the inaugural @enhanced_games - part of Enhanced Group $ENHA - airing live on May 24 at 9pm EST / 6pm PST.
This gives both the Enhanced Games sporting event and the “Live Enhanced” telehealth platform unprecedented reach and visibility.
Roku now serves more than 90 million streaming households globally and reaches nearly half of all U.S. broadband households.
And this is just the beginning.
Additional global broadcast partners for the Enhanced Games will be announced soon.
https://t.co/1HGmzXLXYw
The Enhanced Games has gone public.
$ENHA is now trading on the NYSE.
The company, which hosts athletes competing with performance enhancers, is valued at $1.2 billion.
The inaugural Enhanced Games kicks off May 24 in Las Vegas.
Today, Enhanced Group - the parent company of the @enhanced_games and the “Live Enhanced” telehealth platform - begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker $ENHA after its successful merger with "A Paradise SPAC".
I believe Enhanced Group has the potential to become a generation-defining company - one that reshapes how we think about sport, health, and human performance, with impact far beyond its core business.
Enhanced Group combines a global sports franchise with a next-generation consumer health platform in a way the market has never seen before.
Additionally, Enhanced Group is right now conducting the largest clinical study ever undertaken to explore the effects of medical performance-enhancing drugs in unprecedented detail. I can already tell you: the findings will be fascinating and are likely to shatter many long-held myths and “urban legends”. And will potentially allow the company to create valuable intellectual property.
Read my blog post to learn more about the vision and opportunity behind the company.
And follow @enhanced_games and me for updates - the next two weeks should be full of exciting developments as we put the final touches on the Games.
Most importantly: tune in on May 24 at 5pm PST. On all major platforms.
After that night, the world of sports may never look the same again.
Today, Enhanced Group - the parent company of the @enhanced_games and the “Live Enhanced” telehealth platform - begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker $ENHA after its successful merger with "A Paradise SPAC".
I believe Enhanced Group has the potential to become a generation-defining company - one that reshapes how we think about sport, health, and human performance, with impact far beyond its core business.
Enhanced Group combines a global sports franchise with a next-generation consumer health platform in a way the market has never seen before.
Additionally, Enhanced Group is right now conducting the largest clinical study ever undertaken to explore the effects of medical performance-enhancing drugs in unprecedented detail. I can already tell you: the findings will be fascinating and are likely to shatter many long-held myths and “urban legends”. And will potentially allow the company to create valuable intellectual property.
Read my blog post to learn more about the vision and opportunity behind the company.
And follow @enhanced_games and me for updates - the next two weeks should be full of exciting developments as we put the final touches on the Games.
Most importantly: tune in on May 24 at 5pm PST. On all major platforms.
After that night, the world of sports may never look the same again.
THIS IS WILD!
Peter Thiel’s company the “Enhanced Games” got valued at $1.2B before a single event.
the first one is next month.
here’s what the headlines aren’t telling you (share this):
every athlete is monitored. every compound is clinically approved. every dose is tracked.
two independent medical commissions oversee the whole thing.
and if your bloodwork doesn’t pass, you don’t compete.
the same investors behind the biggest peptide and longevity companies put $1.2B behind this.
these aren’t sports guys…
they’re taking a public bet that performance medicine becomes a real market.
whether you’re into it or not, pay attention.
Our first winners are officially Vegas-bound. 🎟️
Enhanced is offering 50 fans the opportunity to attend the invitation-only Enhanced Games in Las Vegas on May 24. Don't miss your shot at an All-Access Fan Pass for you and a friend!
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