Hey—congrats on the launch! I'm a big Valorant player (peaked Immortal 3 a few seasons back) and I've also used/talked to the people at visor.gg and pursuit.gg when they were around.
Totally understand the concerns here around being at the whim of the publisher, and previous companies have been blindsided by changes in how companies like Blizzard decide what is and isn't allowed on their platforms. Interestingly, YC has had a few of these companies go through similar experiences but I think they still think there's something to be built in this space.
For what it's worth, I think this is a good idea that's going to run into similar issues, regardless of what safeguards are put in place to avoid stepping on the publishers' toes. I'm sure there are some learnings from talking to Ivan or James from the last two YC companies that tried to do this. Also happy to share some more of my thoughts :)
Totally understand the concerns here around being at the whim of the publisher, and previous companies have been blindsided by changes in how companies like Blizzard decide what is and isn't allowed on their platforms. Interestingly, YC has had a few of these companies go through similar experiences but I think they still think there's something to be built in this space.
For what it's worth, I think this is a good idea that's going to run into similar issues, regardless of what safeguards are put in place to avoid stepping on the publishers' toes. I'm sure there are some learnings from talking to Ivan or James from the last two YC companies that tried to do this. Also happy to share some more of my thoughts :)