#25: Scott Lawin — Building A Multi-Billion-Dollar Business, Why Every Sports Fan Will Eventually Own An NFT & More
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02/03/22 • 48 min
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Today's episode is with Scott Lawin, the CEO of Candy Digital.
Candy Digital is a digital collectibles business co-founded by Michael Rubin, Mike Novogratz, and Gary Vaynerchuck. The company is less than a year old but has already locked in an exclusive partnership with Major League Baseball, raised over $100 million in venture capital, and is currently valued north of $1.5 billion.
We discuss:
• What an NFT actually is
• Onboarding billions of people to crypto
• Consumer adoption of digital wallets
• Why every sports fan will own an NFT
• And more
This was a fantastic conversation — enjoy!
Today's episode is with Scott Lawin, the CEO of Candy Digital.
Candy Digital is a digital collectibles business co-founded by Michael Rubin, Mike Novogratz, and Gary Vaynerchuck. The company is less than a year old but has already locked in an exclusive partnership with Major League Baseball, raised over $100 million in venture capital, and is currently valued north of $1.5 billion.
We discuss:
• What an NFT actually is
• Onboarding billions of people to crypto
• Consumer adoption of digital wallets
• Why every sports fan will own an NFT
• And more
This was a fantastic conversation — enjoy!
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