01:06:29 · John Coogan, Ice Cube, Jordi Hays
[01:06:29] S0: Yeah. [01:06:30] S4: We wanted to do things better than the other leagues. Mhmm. You know, the other leagues, they lean into their sports, but, you know, music and culture, you know, kinda is is is kinda like a byproduct. Yeah. But here, it's the perfect intersection. You know, there's sports which we take extremely serious, the game. But we also understand that there's culture, music, and this is an intersection of that. Mhmm. So we wanna do... We wanna have more fun than the other leagues. We want our fans to have more fun. Yeah. With the game. And so we wanna do things a little different. We wanna create more of a festival, more of an interactive experience with the fans and the and the players and the coaches. Yeah. And we wanna do things that, like I said, other leagues are not doing. And, you know, there's nothing stopping us [01:07:31] S0: Yeah. [01:07:31] S4: From doing that. [01:07:32] S0: Last year... [01:07:33] S2: I want you to be really honest with me. So John is six eight, never had a run-in basketball, but I'm wondering if You got a chance? Way that he could walk on, if there's [01:07:44] S0: a way that... Yeah. What does it take to actually... [01:07:45] S2: What does it actually what does it actually take? He's got... [01:07:47] S0: Are there open tryouts? [01:07:48] S2: He's got at least at least, you know, a few thousand people that really wanna see him ball. [01:07:54] S0: For sure. [01:07:55] S2: Cool. Any way he could walk on? Maybe like a celeb shot?
01:07:55 · Jordi Hays, Ice Cube, John Coogan, Jared Allen
[01:07:55] S2: Cool. Any way he could walk on? Maybe like a celeb shot? [01:08:02] S4: Well, you know, we definitely can have him in our celebrity game. Okay. You know, it's... There you go. [01:08:07] S0: You're signing up the marketing. [01:08:09] S2: Might be better to do a podcast or game. [01:08:11] S0: Oh, yeah. Yeah. We can get Rogen and No. Gibernate in [01:08:16] S4: We we have a if you're invited to our combine, you know, I know some people that might can get you in [01:08:22] S0: there. Okay. [01:08:22] S2: I'm not even... Yeah. I'm not really asking for, like, you know, an easy way in. I just want them to have a chance. Okay. [01:08:28] S0: That's I [01:08:29] S2: what it takes to be a... I think [01:08:30] S0: it's not easy. It's not easy. No. [01:08:32] S4: Into the, you know, going through the combine, you know, you got over a 100 [01:08:37] S0: Yeah. [01:08:38] S4: Guys, you know, maybe a 120 guys going for, like, 23 spots. So [01:08:45] S0: And they've and they've mostly played basketball before unlike me? Definitely. [01:08:50] S4: You know what [01:08:50] S1: They played [01:08:51] S0: all over the world. I think I'll be at a disadvantage. [01:08:53] S4: They played all over the world. Yeah. You need to come. Just come. Okay. You know? Kick it with me on the front row. [01:09:00] S0: Yeah. I think I'll be in the stands, actually, now that I think about it. That's probably my The owner. My idea is Yeah. An owner might be more suited for me. [01:09:07] S4: Yes. Yes.
01:09:07 · Ice Cube, John Coogan, Jordi Hays
[01:09:07] S4: Yes. Yes. [01:09:09] S0: But, it'd be fun. It'd be fun. I I... You you mentioned sponsors. You mentioned the the revenue ramp. I'm interested in how you've been, thinking about prediction markets, betting sites. We saw last year, like, every league was sort of... Are they going call share? Are they going polymarket, DraftKings? Have you solved that puzzle? Are you still thinking about bringing, those markets into the league in some way? Is there demand for that? How have you how have you personally sort of grappled with the last year of, like, the rise of prediction markets? [01:09:42] S4: Yeah. I mean, we, we've been talking to them all, seeing which one is ready to be, you know, a real partner Mhmm. With the Big3. You know, you can you can definitely, you know, I guess gamble on on those sites or or have fun with those sites with the Big3. Yeah. But we want to, you know, be a part of it in some way, shape, or form. Mhmm. But it gotta be the right partner and the right commitment. [01:10:10] S0: Yeah. Yeah. That makes a lot of sense. Well, thank you so much for coming on the show. Jordi, do have anything else? [01:10:15] S2: No. This was great. [01:10:15] S0: Yeah. This is fantastic. [01:10:16] S2: Very cool, [01:10:17] S0: Congrats on the on the progress, the the the the s four filing and the SPAC merger with Graph Global Group. I'm sure it'll be a huge a huge run ahead of you. I mean, amazing [01:10:28] S2: Public company CEO. Multiple you company.
01:10:28 · Jordi Hays, John Coogan, Ice Cube
[01:10:28] S2: Public company CEO. Multiple you company. [01:10:30] S0: Know, years and years of hard work to get here, years and years of hard work ahead of you, but we're extremely optimistic. [01:10:37] S4: Do yourself a favor. [01:10:38] S0: Yeah. [01:10:38] S4: Buy t o n t. [01:10:40] S0: Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Cube. [01:10:42] S2: And not financial advice, though. [01:10:43] S0: Right? Financial advice. Have a great one. Cheers. Talk to you soon. [01:10:48] S2: See you. Have a good one. You
01:10:52 · John Coogan
[01:10:52] S0: know, more startup founders should do that. You know? You get somebody coming on from a Databricks or a base 10, they should say, just throw out the ticker. Throw out the... Invest in the private markets. Why not? Why not? There there... There's some more... There's a debate about the cybersecurity news. The Pentagon is treating a rash of freezer malfunctions that affected refrigeration and freezer units at commissaries that serve several US military bases in August as a as a suspected cyber attack. People are saying IoT was a mistake all along. A lot of people are just asking me a question, like, how are the refrigerators connected to the Internet at all? That's sort of crazy, but, of course, you might want to see the the the system. Like, is... Like, I want an alert on my phone if the refrigerator is not at the right temperature. So officials said that they've been in touch with French counterparts about a similar attack that hit more than 350 French supermarkets this... Earlier this month. On a... At least six on base commissaries were affected in late August per Reuters review of the base's social media posts. In at least one case, the cooling unit's temperatures were raised overnight report... Reporting and resulting in spoiled food. Could be... Script Kitty could be a a true cyber attack from a geopolitical rival. Crazy, crazy times. But overall, I was listening to Sam Altman on Cheeky Pint this morning, and he said he was he was he was sort of pleasantly surprised by the progress around the PHP exploit and the fact that the industry responded so quickly and so effectively. What do you think, Jordi? What are you laughing at? What what...
01:12:28 · Jordi Hays, John Coogan
[01:12:28] S2: GR says, but John, my refrigerator needs WiFi cameras and a two terabyte a month data usage limit. [01:12:34] S0: You gotta be able to tweet from it, for sure. Now, return to the the old thing, the icebox. You want the you want the gentleman stopping by in a in a gas powered vehicle to deliver you a cube of ice that you will use to refrigerate your milk. Maybe they'll come back in Milkman. Maybe that's maybe that's what Did happens [01:12:53] S2: you see that Weil, Gotshal, and Mann Mann? I don't I don't actually... I'm not familiar with this firm, but a very large wall... Law firm. It's gone bankrupt. [01:13:03] S0: It's on the cover of The Wall Street Journal. Yes. I saw it. [01:13:07] S2: Can you pronounce it? [01:13:08] S0: Storied law firm, Weil Gotshal, to a close. I just kinda steamrolled that one. Let's see.