Ep. 170 features John Wright from StatsDrone, a business intelligence platform helping affiliates eliminate revenue leak and unlock more value from their data. John shares how the company is centralizing fragmented affiliate stats, building tools for operators, and uncovering hidden opportunities in iGaming’s affiliate ecosystem.
Hear them discuss:
- The origin story from professional gambler to affiliate tech founder
- How revenue leak inspired the earliest version of StatsDrone
- Why “business intelligence” became the heart of their value proposition
- Who uses the platform today—from SEO affiliates to large networks
- How StatsDrone is building a global map of affiliate sites and links
- The surprising ROI hiding in broken tracking and closed casino
- Why affiliate CRM remains an underdeveloped opportunity
- How operators and affiliate managers are starting to use their insights
- What it’s like navigating investor interest and potential exit offers
- His two-year vision to unlock billions in affiliate-side revenue optimization
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Catch the video version of this episode here.
Learn more 👇
➡️ StatsDrone website
➡️ John Wright on Linkedin
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