Mike Lazerow

Now it's all about apps and streams and the front page of a website doesn't matter. But when we started, there were people at Yahoo that created the index of the web, right? People who basically said, oh, you're interested in golf? Here are 10 sites you should check out. So it was important back then. Yeah, it was.

We probably learned more from golf.com than we learned anywhere because it was both a colossal failure and an epic success. And so we started the company and within a year of doing the company, we got an offer from a Sequoia backed golf company in Silicon Valley called chip shot.com.

We probably learned more from golf.com than we learned anywhere because it was both a colossal failure and an epic success. And so we started the company and within a year of doing the company, we got an offer from a Sequoia backed golf company in Silicon Valley called chip shot.com.

We probably learned more from golf.com than we learned anywhere because it was both a colossal failure and an epic success. And so we started the company and within a year of doing the company, we got an offer from a Sequoia backed golf company in Silicon Valley called chip shot.com.

october 99 eat toys go in public worth billions of dollars internet's here height of the frenzy i'm like 12 years old i forget how old i was because i was like cass is a little older or some people say a lot older um And we didn't know much. And these guys are like, we want to buy your business and then merge it with our golf club manufacturing business.

october 99 eat toys go in public worth billions of dollars internet's here height of the frenzy i'm like 12 years old i forget how old i was because i was like cass is a little older or some people say a lot older um And we didn't know much. And these guys are like, we want to buy your business and then merge it with our golf club manufacturing business.

october 99 eat toys go in public worth billions of dollars internet's here height of the frenzy i'm like 12 years old i forget how old i was because i was like cass is a little older or some people say a lot older um And we didn't know much. And these guys are like, we want to buy your business and then merge it with our golf club manufacturing business.

And Sequoia had backed Google and all these big companies. And then April 2000 came around and the whole market crashed. And we got a call actually right before that saying, oh, by the way, we're out of business. We can't pay any of your people. And you can buy it back. you know, there's nothing we can do for you. And we just had to shovel shit.

And Sequoia had backed Google and all these big companies. And then April 2000 came around and the whole market crashed. And we got a call actually right before that saying, oh, by the way, we're out of business. We can't pay any of your people. And you can buy it back. you know, there's nothing we can do for you. And we just had to shovel shit.

And Sequoia had backed Google and all these big companies. And then April 2000 came around and the whole market crashed. And we got a call actually right before that saying, oh, by the way, we're out of business. We can't pay any of your people. And you can buy it back. you know, there's nothing we can do for you. And we just had to shovel shit.

I remember that call really, I mean, that calls like in my, not only my mind, it's like in each cell. Like I was like, can this happen? Is this reality? Like we're pot, we're totally in. So when you work with your spouse, there's no like, Oh, my spouse has a great job. Like we'll be fine. It's like, Oh no, we're like having one kid. Health insurance. Zero income now and no money.

I remember that call really, I mean, that calls like in my, not only my mind, it's like in each cell. Like I was like, can this happen? Is this reality? Like we're pot, we're totally in. So when you work with your spouse, there's no like, Oh, my spouse has a great job. Like we'll be fine. It's like, Oh no, we're like having one kid. Health insurance. Zero income now and no money.

I remember that call really, I mean, that calls like in my, not only my mind, it's like in each cell. Like I was like, can this happen? Is this reality? Like we're pot, we're totally in. So when you work with your spouse, there's no like, Oh, my spouse has a great job. Like we'll be fine. It's like, Oh no, we're like having one kid. Health insurance. Zero income now and no money.

We hadn't really made any money at the time.

We hadn't really made any money at the time.

We hadn't really made any money at the time.

Cass is fucking the best. I'm like freaking out in the corner. She's like, we got this.

Cass is fucking the best. I'm like freaking out in the corner. She's like, we got this.

Cass is fucking the best. I'm like freaking out in the corner. She's like, we got this.

She got all the employees. She was super transparent. You know, she runs the companies. I do like sales and biz dev and raise money. And we spent three months trying to raise money to kind of buy it back and relaunch it. And somehow Cass ensured that none of the employees left, which was miraculous.