A wild note from today’s Bloomberg article on Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin: So Rubin raised $2B to get into the gaming industry in 2021. “Disrupting the category wasn’t going to work” because it was “simply too competent,” he realized. Then Josh Luber & Gary Vee, described as “hustle-culture loudmouths” pushed him to go all in on trading cards, an industry he could exploit.
@WillStern_ @VegasDavein Very very interesting 🤔 trading card business/grading is oozing corruption
@WillStern_ I found this article both eye opening and depressing. How about the Panini break in sandwiched between Fanatics poaching employees and Panini suing?
@WillStern_ That guy was on @PatMcAfeeShow a couple weeks ago and was shot out of a cannon..I never heard someone talk so fast
@WillStern_ I’m good with all the shady stuff as long as they get rid of sticker autos.
@WillStern_ I'll never understand why uncreative people run huge companies. I'll kill to be in that guys shoes and I would create the coolest shit anyone has ever seen in the hobby.
@WillStern_ He deserves all the slander and criticism. He is a guy that will fork over tons of money to celebs to make himself appear as this ultimate cool guy.