How to Get Big Investors Into Google Ventures

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This week, Jarrett ponders how to get industry titans involved in something they don't know nothing about. He says it's not as easy as just putting an ad on some message board somewhere and hoping for the best. If you're growing your business, you need to reach the right candidates at the right time. A new hire is made every eight seconds on LinkedIn.

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