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#21: Vinit Bharara - CEO, Co-Founder Mojo | Building the first ever sports stock market | Raising $100M as a startup | How to find co-founders | Why now is the time to build in sports

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Vinit Bharara is a successful entrepreneur having founded and sold multiple companies:

  • The Pit (acquired by Topps)
  • Diapers.com (acquired by Amazon)
  • Some Spider Studios (acquired by Vox Media)

    • Vin is business partners with the owners of the Minnesota Timberwolves (Marc Lore and MLB legend Alex Rodriguez).

    You’ll enjoy this episode as we discuss Mojo and other sports + entrepreneurship topics.

    Chapters:

    (01:05) Vinit’s entrepreneurial background

    (02:00) How do you find co-founders?

    (04:15) Why now is the time to build in sports?

    (06:30) Differences in raising $100M vs. typical seed round

    (09:40) Backstory of Mojo (a stock market for athletes)

    (11:50) Marketing tactics and CAC/LTV

    (16:10) Expansion and future initiatives (micro betting/media)

    (23:40) Insider trading and the rise of alternative asset platforms

    (29:20) Sports trends to watch

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    Vinit Bharara links:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/vinitbharara

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinit-bharara-2302306/

    Website: https://www.mojo.com/

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