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Jun 2023
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#169 How The Vegas Golden Knights Became...

Joe Pompliano
About this episode

The Las Vegas Golden Knights just won the Stanley Cup, reaching the mountaintop of the NHL in just six seasons of existence. So today we'll take a look at the business of the Golden Knights, including how the organization built a consistent contender from scratch and why their valuation has doubled ($500M to $1B) virtually overnight.

Ps. I recently launched a sports business community on Microsoft Teams. Join here: https://teams.live.com/l/community/FAAIJe0ERyXmJDuOQw

 

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