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Mar 2025
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šŸŽŸļø ā€œInside StubHubā€ — The Ticket IPO. N...

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StubHub is the #1 secondary ticket marketplace… but the biz totally depends on scalpers.

Napster still exists (?) and just got bought for $207M… because ā€œSay my name, say my name.ā€

23&M is bankrupt, but 15M customers have a question… ummm, what about my DNA?

Plus, the newest economic indicator is ā€œRecession Brunetteā€...Ā 


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