Michael Rubin

I figured out how to, like, I have a will where I will not quit, period, end of story. And I think that is probably the number one reason, whatever success I've had, that I've had.

I figured out how to, like, I have a will where I will not quit, period, end of story. And I think that is probably the number one reason, whatever success I've had, that I've had.

Yeah, I think you have to listen to your customer and everything that you do. And if I'm completely blunt, we haven't always been as good at that as we are today. Gross. Yeah, no, look, I started, I really like, I've been building, I sold my first real company, eBay bought it in 2011 for $2.4 billion. And they had this little business called Fanatics that they didn't want.

Yeah, I think you have to listen to your customer and everything that you do. And if I'm completely blunt, we haven't always been as good at that as we are today. Gross. Yeah, no, look, I started, I really like, I've been building, I sold my first real company, eBay bought it in 2011 for $2.4 billion. And they had this little business called Fanatics that they didn't want.

Yeah, I think you have to listen to your customer and everything that you do. And if I'm completely blunt, we haven't always been as good at that as we are today. Gross. Yeah, no, look, I started, I really like, I've been building, I sold my first real company, eBay bought it in 2011 for $2.4 billion. And they had this little business called Fanatics that they didn't want.

So they said to me, hey, Michael, you know, we don't want to own inventory. It's not what eBay does. Would you like this? And, you know, we bought it back then. It was a pretty small business. And my biggest fear at that point was going out of business from the sort of Amazon.

So they said to me, hey, Michael, you know, we don't want to own inventory. It's not what eBay does. Would you like this? And, you know, we bought it back then. It was a pretty small business. And my biggest fear at that point was going out of business from the sort of Amazon.

So they said to me, hey, Michael, you know, we don't want to own inventory. It's not what eBay does. Would you like this? And, you know, we bought it back then. It was a pretty small business. And my biggest fear at that point was going out of business from the sort of Amazon.

Because Amazon's this incredible company, and I'd watch them put so many of the big customers of my old company out of business. Toys R Us. was my biggest customer. They're gone. Sports authority, gone. GNC through bankruptcy. Arabistel through bankruptcy. So like, the first thing I wanted to do was completely differentiate myself so that we wouldn't die.

Because Amazon's this incredible company, and I'd watch them put so many of the big customers of my old company out of business. Toys R Us. was my biggest customer. They're gone. Sports authority, gone. GNC through bankruptcy. Arabistel through bankruptcy. So like, the first thing I wanted to do was completely differentiate myself so that we wouldn't die.

Because Amazon's this incredible company, and I'd watch them put so many of the big customers of my old company out of business. Toys R Us. was my biggest customer. They're gone. Sports authority, gone. GNC through bankruptcy. Arabistel through bankruptcy. So like, the first thing I wanted to do was completely differentiate myself so that we wouldn't die.

I think what happened is we got bigger, um, You know, I think I really learned, like, you have to both build your business model and listen to your customer at the same time. And I'd say I've really become obsessed in the last five years of just, like, just being, like, manic at looking at everything a customer wants and says.

I think what happened is we got bigger, um, You know, I think I really learned, like, you have to both build your business model and listen to your customer at the same time. And I'd say I've really become obsessed in the last five years of just, like, just being, like, manic at looking at everything a customer wants and says.

I think what happened is we got bigger, um, You know, I think I really learned, like, you have to both build your business model and listen to your customer at the same time. And I'd say I've really become obsessed in the last five years of just, like, just being, like, manic at looking at everything a customer wants and says.

You know, we screw things up every day, and it's not like you're going to make mistakes. WWE screws things up every day. But it's like, how do you learn from it? How do you grow from it? How do you get better? And, you know, I think myself, we have 22,000 people today at Fanatics.

You know, we screw things up every day, and it's not like you're going to make mistakes. WWE screws things up every day. But it's like, how do you learn from it? How do you grow from it? How do you get better? And, you know, I think myself, we have 22,000 people today at Fanatics.

You know, we screw things up every day, and it's not like you're going to make mistakes. WWE screws things up every day. But it's like, how do you learn from it? How do you grow from it? How do you get better? And, you know, I think myself, we have 22,000 people today at Fanatics.

And those 22,000 people, they're focused on one thing, which is how do we relentlessly enhance the experience for our fans? We have 115 million fans, okay? And by the way, I will say something. I really mean this. I used to say that even though I'm from Philadelphia, and by the way, Philly's got great fans.

And those 22,000 people, they're focused on one thing, which is how do we relentlessly enhance the experience for our fans? We have 115 million fans, okay? And by the way, I will say something. I really mean this. I used to say that even though I'm from Philadelphia, and by the way, Philly's got great fans.

And those 22,000 people, they're focused on one thing, which is how do we relentlessly enhance the experience for our fans? We have 115 million fans, okay? And by the way, I will say something. I really mean this. I used to say that even though I'm from Philadelphia, and by the way, Philly's got great fans.