As someone who has founded, built, managed, and sold a successful Internet company, Matt Fortnow has been in the tech startup trenches. In 1996, he cofounded Commissioner.com, the Internet’s first fantasy sports service. Matt grew the company, which created fantasy sports games for the NFL, Major League Baseball, CBS SportsLine, and several others, as well as international games for soccer and cricket. In 1999, he and his partners sold the company to CBS SportsLine (currently CBS Sports), which still runs their products today.
Previously, as an entertainment lawyer, Matt co‐authored the 7th Edition of This Business of Music, the bible of the music industry. He’s represented a variety of musical artists, songwriters, producers, and record companies; appeared as a regularly featured copyright expert on television; and lectured internationally. An honors graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and a Cum Laude graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he edited and wrote for the Cardozo Law Review, Matt has also written several articles on music industry issues.
Since the sale of Commissioner.com, Matt has been consulting entrepreneurs and has been involved in various startups as an investor or advisor. Six years ago, he dove into the world of blockchain, doing business development for GameCredits (GAME). In 2018, he arranged a deal between GameCredits ...
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