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Trading Cards Are The Future Of Commoditization
Saturday, February 20, 2021 - 9:40pm | 531Sway House co-founder weighs in on future trends. As a kid growing up in the early 2000s outside of Toronto, I loved hockey, football, and Pokemon cards. I spent all of my allowances and collected change to buy extra booster packs and at one point had over a thousand cards. I managed to find or...
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Keeping Up With The Sway House Collective: 3 Big Things
Monday, February 15, 2021 - 10:25am | 559People Magazine recently reported the creative collective Sway House has ended, as we know it. However, Gruen told Benzinga we “haven’t heard the last of Sway,” and that there are a “few big announcements that will have people stunned.” The group of...
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Serial Entrepreneur Michael Gruen Details Wild Stories, Eye-Opening Moments
Friday, February 12, 2021 - 2:15pm | 1156Michael Gruen, 22, is an American entrepreneur, angel investor, consultant and media personality based in Los Angeles. Called “one of the most mysterious, obnoxious, interesting humans who ever walked the world,” by Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, Gruen is heralded for his network...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For January 30, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021 - 8:12pm | 1497A Short Seller Joins Benzinga's 'Power Hour' To Talk GameStop. The Rest Is History. On Jan. 21, Citron Research's Andrew Left went live with Benzinga’s Luke Jacobi and Jason Raznick on the daily "Power Hour" show to discuss his opinion on GameStop Corporation. After...
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Versus Game Taps Raised In Space, Winklevoss Brothers, Sway House, Others In $4M Seed Round
Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 10:05am | 686“Knowledge should be rewarded.” That’s according to serial entrepreneur John Vitti, the CEO at Versus Game, a consumer prediction and social wagering marketplace that just closed a $4-million seed round led by Raised In Space, the joint venture between Scooter Braun’s Ithaca...
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Who Is Michael Gruen, And How Did He Become So Well Connected?
Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 6:01pm | 1064"You can't be a real networker unless you’re connected." That’s according to Michael Gruen, an entrepreneur, angel investor, consultant and media personality, who Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has called "one of the most mysterious, obnoxious, interesting...
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YouTube Co-Founder, Influencers Donate To $27M Barstool Fund
Monday, January 18, 2021 - 11:15am | 855Chad Hurley, co-founder of Alphabet Inc-owned (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) YouTube, on Saturday said he donated to The Barstool Fund, a nonprofit initiative started by Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. What’s Happening: Despite an attempt to assist businesses in light of the...
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Josh Richards, TikTok Influencer And Entrepreneur, Joins REMUS As Venture Partner
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 12:21pm | 538REMUS, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests and builds on disruptive innovation, formally announced Tuesday that Josh Richards, a TikTok influencer, investor, entrepreneur, and podcast star, will join the firm as a Venture Partner. What Happened: As part of a vision to hone in...
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TikTok's Sway House Donates 100,000 Masks
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 12:25pm | 404Members of TikTok’s Sway House are showing their support for hometown communities, with a donation of 100,000 masks. What To Know: TikTok influencers Josh Richards, Noah Beck, Griffin Johnson, Bryce Hall and Blake Gray teamed up with Bella+Canvas to donate masks to schools across the...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For October 31, 2020
Saturday, October 31, 2020 - 8:59am | 2108Robinhood Makes It Easier To Track Performance The Nitty-Gritty: As part of a vision to democratize finance for all, Robinhood introduced high-yield savings accounts, fractional and recurring investments in U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, as well as cryptocurrency and options trading. To make it...
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EXCLUSIVE: Josh Richards Talks About His Rise To Fame And The Secret To Blowing Up On TikTok
Monday, October 26, 2020 - 4:11pm | 1293Jason Raznick, the founder and CEO of Benzinga, recently debuted The Raz Report series, where he discusses entrepreneurship, overcoming challenges to success, as well as the financial markets. In this week's episode, Raznick sat down with Josh Richards, a Canadian-born...