By Daniel Fowler, Drafty Founder
By 2016 I had been playing online fantasy sports for 12+ years and I had used all the main fantasy sites including ESPN, Yahoo, Fleaflicker, and CBS Sports. Each platform has its merits but I always felt that their draft room experiences were lacking, specifically in the realm of auction drafts.
As a web developer and user experience designer, I would complain annually to my fantasy leaguemates about how these big brands were woefully neglecting their products and fanbase. In 2015 I even wrote a lengthy blog article about improvements ESPN could make to their fantasy sports experience.
So finally, under pressure from my wife to quit bellyaching all the time, in 2016 I set out to create Drafty - an online fantasy draft room platform that would provide (1) the very best online auction draft room experience, and (2) an offseason hub for fantasy sports leagues, with novelty tools like bold predictions and virtual trophies.
Yes, it's true that Drafty is and always has been a one-man operation behind the scenes. I hope this is not forever, as my extroverted social needs sorely miss being in a team atmosphere.
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