The Path

Parth Naidu

From Airplanes to fantasy lanes

This is the story of Parth Naidu, a former Boeing engineer who left to join TSM, where he spent more than seven years as an analyst and coach. Now he’s on a new mission with his esports and gaming research firm, SIDO.

Fascination   Gaming

“I moved to the U.S. in 2000 from India. It was a huge culture shock, and gaming was my way of bridging the gap." -Parth Naidu

Joining TSM

Naidu first made a name for himself in the League of Legends esports community through posts on Reddit outlining his research. While taking a break from his engineering position at Boeing, he ended up staying with TSM and traveling to MSI in Florida with the team. When asked to join the organization as a full-time analyst, Naidu eventually took on the challenge and worked with the team for the next seven years.

The BIRTH OF SIDO

At the end of 2021, Parth left TSM to study how people learn, train, and perform through competitive games. As a result, Parth launched SIDO and is now conducting esports research and is doing some consulting with stakeholders, colleges, and high schools in the U.S.  

The analysis that we are doing now versus what was happening back then was completely different. It’s like night and day

-Parth Naidu

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Written by James Fudge