# 135 Major League Table Tennis CEO Flint Lane on Lessons from Building a Pro League

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Podcast: [The Sports Business Leaders Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sports-business-leaders-podcast-7164281)
Published: 2026-07-19T15:54:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportsbusinessleaders/episodes/135-Major-League-Table-Tennis-CEO-Flint-Lane-on-Lessons-from-Building-a-Pro-League-e3m8953
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## Resource

Flint Lane is the founder, CEO, and commissioner of Major League Table Tennis (MLTT). After spending more than two decades building Billtrust into a publicly traded company, Flint came out of retirement to launch the first professional table tennis league in the United States—a league that has quickly grown to 10 franchises, secured a national television partnership with CBS Sports, and attracted world-class athletes from around the globe. Flint shares the lessons he brought from the software industry into sports, including why launching an MVP matters, how MLTT thinks about broadcast distribution, fan acquisition, sports betting, and multiple revenue streams beyond ticket sales. He also discusses the league's long-term vision, expanding franchise ownership, and what it will take to turn table tennis into a mainstream spectator sport in America. Whether you're building a startup, investing in sports, or fascinated by emerging leagues, this conversation offers a behind-the-scenes look at creating a modern sports business from the ground up.

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