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Jacob Goldstein

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
239 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

Yeah.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

I would have loved to have worked in a roller rink video game factory.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

Yes.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

All they have to do is get rich people into a roller rink with a hot tub and some beer, and it's all going to work out.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

Yeah, they need money.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

And in order to get money, he's going to have to convince people that this is going to be a global phenomenon after the break.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

Well, at this point, as we learned in the last show, like venture capital is just starting to be a thing.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

Rich people on the East Coast are starting to realize that there's a bunch of geniuses who can make money on the West Coast and are starting to at least shop around that money.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

But there's not a whole system for it.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

A little bit famous, right?

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

They invested in Apple, Google, Nvidia, Instagram, WhatsApp.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

We make introductions, right?

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

We help guide your decisions.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

Also a good CEO move.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

Sears guy here, $75,000 and thinks, we're Sears.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

Come on.

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

Come on, what's $75,000?

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

You think you're talking to JCPenney here?

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

Montgomery Ward?

SNAFU with Ed Helms
From Business History: How E.T. The Extra-Terresterial Destroyed Atari

Come on, Radio Shack?