The Nine98 - Fifth Edition.

Whats new at Nine98!

September 18, 2024

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The Nine98 - Fifth Edition.

We’re continuing this newsletter to show what building a football app in public looks like. In return for a few minutes of time each newsletter, we’ll give you our best stories & insights from the world of football + tech + startup. Done right, this will bring us closer to our goal of making Nine98 the world’s largest amateur football community, with 'The Nine98' at its core. We’re targeting an MVP release in early Q4 2024 but there’s plenty of value on the table right now. So why wait? You can expect a mix of product updates; storytelling; interviews and content from top players and industry leaders; and rewards because we can. As we’ve learned from web3, it doesn’t really mean fuck all if we don’t bring our people with us. - Andrew.

What's New at Nine98 This Week

Development & Social Updates:

  • Where are things at, right now?

    Positive Progress - as always. We’re continuing to push forward with our development team and are on track to onboard early access users by late October or early November. We’re actually ahead of schedule, and opportunities to reserve usernames and sign up will be available even sooner than anticipated.

  • The Screenshot is showcasing our initial login screens in testing form - we’ve moved on from designs & backend testing into implementing full front-end tests!

  • Social Media Highlights:
    In our first 30 days of posting, we hit over 1,100,000 views across our socials.

    This is an absolutely MASSIVE milestone to cross so early, and we can’t wait to deliver even more content in the coming months. In fact, things are going so well at Nine98, we’re planning something special to capture our first-ever long-form videos…

    Let me know if you'd like any adjustments!

    ANNOUNCING:
    NINE98 - ROAD TO ROME


    From Sunday, 22nd September to Sunday, 31st September, the entire Nine98 team will embark on a road trip through France, Switzerland, and Italy, capturing content and showcasing the company like never before. From visiting as many football stadiums as possible to highlighting behind-the-scenes moments of building the world’s largest amateur football community, we’re excited to share what’s coming.

    Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for long-form content releasing in October (link here) and follow us on socials for shorts!

Community Spotlight

Highlighting Our Community:

  • It's been a couple of weeks since our last update, and we’re thrilled to share that our sponsored boys have been smashing it at Brock. JT has scored twice and secured a spot in the starting lineup, while Ben is back from injury and making appearances off the bench. We couldn’t be prouder! Soon, we’ll be able to hand them the app and follow their journeys even more closely!

  • FPL Highlights! This weeks top team managed 91 points with a bold captain of Mateta that paid of NICELY - Congrats Jamal-5330!

Top of the league standings after GW4:

#1 - 7stargeneral - 310 pts 
#2 - Rekt City FC - 303 pts
#3 - Old Havertz Kai Hard - 297 pts

Future Insight

Looking Ahead:

What's next for Nine98 in the coming weeks? You’re already in the know about our massive road trip and content push. But beyond that, expect us to dive deep into product development throughout October as we gear up for the alpha launch. While our content continues to roll out, we’ll be working hard behind the scenes, including website updates and offering even more free value. Stay tuned—you won’t want to miss it!

The 99th Minute

TL;DR:

  • Quick Recap:

    1. New this week at Nine98 Development & Socials.
    2. Sponsored Brock lads on the scoresheet.
    3. FPL of the Week & current standings.
    4. Future Insights - September & Secret Trip is out!

  • Ready for the next steps?

    If you haven’t yet, make sure you sign up to the waitlist at;
    https://www.nine98.io and remember - refer friends with the unique invite code to climb further up the early access leaderboards.

    And of course, make sure to follow us across all socials.

On that note, thanks for reading & see you next time!

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