StockX is a company that lets users buy products they can't get anywhere else. Brandon moved from Silicon Valley to Detroit in 2015 and started StockX there. He says the city has an active art scene, but it's less true than it was 10 or 15 years ago.
1:00 Want to work at LAUNCH? gettheseat.com
2:28 Jason intros StockX's Josh Luber
3:14 When did the sneaker crazy start?
6:37 What is StockX?
9:19 What should Jason wear courtside? And why not Kawhi's?
14:13 Most $ Josh has spent on pair of sneakers? What were they?
18:15 What is StockX's take on a standard transaction?
18:44 Meeting Co-founder & Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert
19:58 Attracting Mark Wahlberg, Eminem, etc. as investors
22:55 Attracting SV firms vs. attracting famous investors?
29:39 What was Josh's background before StockX?
34:22 Finding investors who understood his space
36:36 How do IPO's (Initial Product Offerings) come into play on StockX?
41:35 StockX's future priorities
42:03 Value of authentication
48:37 Selling on StockX