Ryan Cohen
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Everyone loves to take the other side of the trade or bet against it.
Everyone loves to take the other side of the trade or bet against it.
And so I like that.
And so I like that.
Like, I like the idea of going into a situation where you're basically running into you're running into a burning house.
Like, I like the idea of going into a situation where you're basically running into you're running into a burning house.
And I originally did it as an investor, because typically that's where you see opportunities is when there's a lot of pessimism.
And I originally did it as an investor, because typically that's where you see opportunities is when there's a lot of pessimism.
and fear and then you know i ended up basically not necessarily intentionally uh joining the board and then ultimately being the ceo but that wasn't the original plan the original plan was basically to be a passive investor and then i basically ended up just it's like there was no one else to do the job so someone needs to do it and here we are today
and fear and then you know i ended up basically not necessarily intentionally uh joining the board and then ultimately being the ceo but that wasn't the original plan the original plan was basically to be a passive investor and then i basically ended up just it's like there was no one else to do the job so someone needs to do it and here we are today
The original thesis was that there's an upcoming console cycle and that they're probably going to survive until...
The original thesis was that there's an upcoming console cycle and that they're probably going to survive until...
the upcoming console cycle and the new PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox comes out.
the upcoming console cycle and the new PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox comes out.
And it was a very cyclical business.
And it was a very cyclical business.
And GameStop typically does very well in the beginning of the console cycle when the market is very, very tight and people are basically
And GameStop typically does very well in the beginning of the console cycle when the market is very, very tight and people are basically
run into GameStop to buy hardware and software.
run into GameStop to buy hardware and software.