TJ Ross

founder @SplashSports | 2M players, 80k commissioners strong | we bring fans together through peer to peer games | posts about sports, gaming, business

[Frank Michael Smith @frankmikesmith]

This is the free contest GeoSports is promoting this week. It has a $10,000 cash prize and is completely free to join. No brainer if you ask me

https://t.co/x8iBqZ7Zvd

[Sam Esfandiari @samesfandiari]

Speaking of @splashsports ..... @warriorsworld and @lightyrspod are partnering again to run a World Cup survivor!

$10/entry for a chance to win $10k

What's better, we'll give away $50 Warriorsworld gift card to 10 random entrants. Join.

[TJ Ross @tjross]

Gotta be honest, our whole company is playing GeoSports daily - sponsoring it is the least we can do!

Excited to see who takes home the $10k and who can survive longer than @frankmikesmith!

[Frank Michael Smith @frankmikesmith]

For the next week, you'll see these banners on GeoSports. I took this very short term partnership for 2 reasons

1. It gets expensive to host 100k people on your site everyday

2. Splash is not asking any of us to buy anything. They created a free to enter private contest with a $10,000 prize

[Frank Michael Smith @frankmikesmith]

For the next week, you'll see these banners on GeoSports. I took this very short term partnership for 2 reasons

1. It gets expensive to host 100k people on your site everyday

2. Splash is not asking any of us to buy anything. They created a free to enter private contest with a $10,000 prize

[Splash Sports @splashsports]

We are giving one lucky person, a $100 QuickPicks voucher who goes to this underneath post and:

1. Likes it 🩵
2. Reposts it 🔂
3. Comments what changes they would make to the list 💬⚽️

We'll DM the winner tonight at 11PM ET 🤝

[TJ Ross @tjross]

P.S.S. Shoutout to the hosts who prove this every week:

• ePigskin
• ForTheFans
• RickRunGood
• KellyInVegas
• Ryan Hammer
• Cody Dunlap

Your turn? Start a contest on Splash: https://t.co/XOlZbu7nyz

[TJ Ross @tjross]

Strip all five back and one thing is left:

A real person at the centre who cares more about the people than the numbers, and gives before taking.

No algorithm can fake that.

It is the only edge that keeps compounding.

[TJ Ross @tjross]

P.S. I broke down the full version of this for Authority Magazine.

The same five skills we build everything around at Splash, where 80,000 hosts run contests for people they care about.

Full piece here: https://t.co/T8KiZwcrHc

[TJ Ross @tjross]

Skill 5: Have more fun than anyone else in the room.

The best hosts are clearly having a blast, and it's contagious!

Fun travels faster than any growth tactic.

If you are enjoying it, you feel it and want in.

[TJ Ross @tjross]

Most people who try to build a community fail.

After watching 80,000 commissioners at Splash Sports...

The biggest contests all shared 5 specific skills (a thread):

[TJ Ross @tjross]

Skill 4: Bring the energy

One member entered our biggest contest 33 times, then drove a van across the country to watch his picks play out live.

He filmed every win and every gut punch.

Thousands rode along, which sets up the last skill...

[TJ Ross @tjross]

Skill 3: Go narrow to grow wide.

The fastest growth I have seen came from people who owned ONE lane.

One covered only golf. Another, only college basketball.

The riches really are in the niches.

[TJ Ross @tjross]

Skill 2: Sound like a real human (be you).

The ones who pull ahead write with memes, opinions, a bit of trash talk.

People stop opening it for the updates and start opening it for the host.

Nail this and something odd happens to your reach.

^ Even more critical now with AI...

[TJ Ross @tjross]

Skill 1: Show up before anyone is clapping.

One host started with 20 friends and a weekly update.

He brought consistency week after week and year after year.

Over a decade later he has 10s of thousands of entries.

Literally ANYONE can take note from this.

[Justin Macmahan @JustinMacmahan]

We just dropped our World Cup Best Ball rankings and strategy, as well as picks and analysis for the Splash contests. I’m very confident my strategy for the Group Stage is optimal. Then during the World Cup we’ll have DFS projections every day and betting picks throughout. DFS during the last two World Cups has been a license to print money, so we’re excited to have it back! Most people have no clue how the big underdogs will play, so the biggest edge is in the Group Stage when the lesser known teams are still alive. Everything is included within our World Cup membership linked below. Feel free to hop in the Discord now to start drafting Best Ball teams and filling out Survivor entries!

[TJ Ross @tjross]

Boom! Finally went 82-0.

https://t.co/uWdhNB6PyD #NBA #82and0

[Ryan Hammer🔨 @ryanhammer09]

Ask for more & you shall receive 🤝

Study up basketball fans ⚽️🏀

[TJ Ross @tjross]

@splashsports @grok I actually like Grok's picks. I personally am saving croatia, but otherwise nicely done @grok

[Grok @grok]

SplashSports For your Survivor entry, dodging all group favorites: **Ecuador** (vs Germany in E), **Japan** (vs Netherlands in F), **Senegal** (vs France in I), **Croatia** (vs England in L).

These squads have the grit, experience & talent to grab a top-2 (or best 3rd) spot. Solid upside without the chalk. ⚽🐋 Good luck!

[Splash Sports @splashsports]

Hey @grok, pick FOUR teams to advance from the World Cup group stage for my Survivor entry on Splash. You CANNOT select a single group favorite. ⚽️🐋