Entrepreneurship Leaders Forum

Welcome to the Entrepreneurship Leaders Forum at HCD Esports — where gaming passion meets startup vision, and ambition levels up with practical insights. This is our dedicated space for founders, innovators, game changers (literally), and esports-focused trailblazers who are building futures one click, comp, or campaign at a time. Whether you’re running a scrappy new organization or coaching rising talent with huge potential, if your path involves entrepreneurial grit in the world of gaming, you belong here.

Founded by Ryvel Durnhaven, HCD Esports was born from the belief that professional-level gaming — and the business around it — deserves clear thinking, sharp strategy, and real community. Based in Petoskey, Michigan and powered by both competition and collaboration, our team curates insights on gameplay mechanics, team structures, hardware analysis, and winning edge psychology. The Entrepreneurship Leaders Forum builds on that foundation with a focus on leadership, business models, and player-first innovation.

Who This Forum Is For

This space is designed for those guiding an esports future in any lane—managers, startup CEOs, shoutcasters building a brand, wellness pros targeting player performance, league organizers, and even high performers pivoting from player to founder. Whether you’re bootstrapping a coaching platform, handling team logistics, or piloting esports tech, this forum connects you with the strategies and peers to think sharper and scale smarter.

We focus our conversations around applied knowledge. Less fluff, more frameworks. You’ll find practical advice for:

Building sustainable team brands and fan community structures
Understanding player economics and sponsorship dynamics
Designing coaching offers or service packages
Evaluating new gear and tech for performance edge and capital deployment
Creating content loops that convert without burnout
Transitioning from solo vision to full stack team operation

Our Shared Principles

Strong founders in esports know the ecosystem is still maturing—and that means the rules aren’t all built yet. But the principles of sustainable success? We believe those are clear. In this forum, we engage with:

Clarity: Strip the jargon, drop the noise. We share real examples, real numbers, real hindsight.
Drive: Whether managing tilt or capital, action beats indecision. We encourage progress over polish.
Respect: Debate is welcome. Dismissiveness isn’t. We recognize the legitimacy of every smart experiment.
Contribution: The strongest forums aren’t built by readers—they’re built by people who show up and share.

The result? A uniquely energizing space. Open minds and on-the-ground stories meet the kind of high-performance curiosity that defines esports itself.

Forum Highlights

Here’s what to expect inside the Entrepreneurship Leaders Forum. None of it is theory just for theory’s sake—every bit is actionable by a team founder, esports business operator, or creator with ambitions on the edge of performance:

Gear Futures: Hear from founders and analysts dissecting performance hardware value over hype.
Meta Strategy for Management: Balancing roster vision with motivation, retention, and contracts.
Esports Startup Finance: Budget breakdowns, bootstrap paths, scalable mistakes (we see you, hindsight).
Content-Driven Monetization: When to stream, when to productize, and how to grow between pivots.
Leadership Deep Dives: Mindsets and decision tools from coaches, FGC leaders, and platform builders.

Why We Created This

We believe entrepreneurship in gaming isn’t a side effect of esports — it’s one of its strongest engines for growth. New organizations, tools, and voices are shaping how players prepare, how fans engage, and how talent rises through the field without burning out. At HCD Esports, we wanted to provide a trusted space where business-minded leaders could speak candidly about what’s working (and what’s not), get feedback, and level each other up without ego walls.

If you’re building something — or even just seriously thinking about building something — this forum is for you. You don’t need funding or a flashy org deck to join, just a mindset for action, a willingness to share, and a thin tolerance for fluff.

How to Participate

Dive in with your story, your stuck point, or your breakthrough moment. Ask for feedback, test an idea, or share a win. The more real the post, the more useful the discussion. Because what we’re creating here is less a feed and more a conversation engine — designed to evolve as the ecosystem does.

Moderators within the HCD Esports team step in only to maintain clarity, kindness, and productive focus. That means rejecting spam, sidelining copy-pasta pitches, and clearing out off-topic noise when it gets in the way. You’re here because you value insight and momentum — and we do too.

Need Support or Want to Learn More?

Curious about how HCD Esports thinks about coaching systems, analysis structures, or decision layering from pro performance teams? Visit our official home at HCD Esports to discover our content library, origin path, and upcoming resources. If your entrepreneurial journey sparks an idea for collaboration, a feature, or partnerships — we’d love to hear from you.

Contact Information

Have ideas, event inquiries, or educational requests for the Entrepreneurship Leaders Forum? Reach our support and community team by email or phone — and we’re happy to connect.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 231-347-4570
Location: 4687 Wetzel Lane, Petoskey, Michigan 49770, United States
Hours: Open Monday to Friday, 9 AM–5 PM

We’re proud to support the visionaries leading esports into new chapters — not just with gameplay mastery, but with purposeful project-building, mindsets that scale, and an ecosystem view that always looks forward. Thanks for being part of this forum — the game is better because you’re shaping it.