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☆ The Oakland A's are leaving the city, but a new baseball team is trying to fill the void. Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck the Ballers used to raise $2 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOakland was once home to three major sports teams: the Golden State Warriors, Oakland Raiders, and Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Ballers raised $2 million from 53 individual investors. Before founding the Ballers, Freedman was a serial entrepreneur in the human capital and education sectors. "We're a minor league team in a major league market," Freedman said. Check out the 15-slide pitch deck the Ballers used to raise $2 million:

Persons: —, Paul Freedman, Freedman, Bryan Carmel, " Freedman, Carmel, Michael Fitzgerald, Gagan Biyani, Biyani, Kara Nortman, Angel City, Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, Natalie Portman, Williams, Venus, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy Organizations: Service, Golden State Warriors, Oakland Raiders, Oakland Athletics, NBA's Warriors, NFL's Raiders, Las, MLB's Athletics, Business, Oakland, Pioneer League, MLB, Education, A's, Maven, Area, cofounding Angel City Football Club, Angel, TGL Locations: San Francisco, Las Vegas, Oakland, Ireland, Ballers, Los Angeles, Ohanian

☆ Netflix Is Said to License ‘Sex and the City’ From HBO
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( John Koblin | More About John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

HBO is renting out one of its most valuable series to Netflix. Every season of “Sex and the City,” the HBO comedy that aired from 1998 to 2004, will begin streaming on Netflix for the first time in early April, according to three people familiar with the deal. Now “Sex and the City,” which had been licensed to cable networks, will be offered on Netflix as well. Unlike the other series HBO has licensed to Netflix, “Sex and the City” is part of an ongoing franchise for the company. The “Sex and the City” spinoff series, “And Just Like That,” streams on HBO’s streaming service and is preparing production for a third season.

Persons: ” Organizations: HBO, Netflix, City, Brothers Locations: ”

☆ Netflix's competitors helped it land a blowout quarter by selling it some of their best stuff
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix had a blowout quarter — much better than Wall Street expected. That's partly because competitors like Disney are selling their content to Netflix — a big strategy reversal. That's much better than Netflix or Wall Street had expected. But that was when Wall Street didn't care much about streaming profit. Now it does, so Netflix's competitors have to live with the fact that they're arming their biggest rival.

Persons: —, It's, Mario, Young Sheldon, they'd, you've Organizations: Netflix, Wall, Disney, Service, AMC, Comcast, Nintendo, Warner Bros, HBO, Brothers, Paramount

☆ Check out pitch deck slides from a startup that raised $11 million to sell smart basketball hoops that use AI to up your game
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Childhood friends Paul Anton and Lyth Saeed continued to play basketball together while going to college in different states by using Snapchat. It looks like a TV screen behind the hoop and lets players remotely form teams and compete in challenges. "It's more than just the basketball hoop," Saeed, who serves as the company's COO, told Insider. Anton said Atar supported the technology right away and gave Huupe its first $1 million check. Check out 5 key slides from Huupe's most recent pitch deck, which has been updated since their $8 million seed round:

Persons: Paul Anton, Lyth Saeed, Anton, Saeed, Shaquille O'Neal, Dyson Daniels, Thaddeus Young, Huupe, Jake Paul's, Audie Atar, Conor McGregor, Jozy Altidore, Atar, Young, That's Organizations: Huupe, Marvan Ventures, TRI Investments, Studios, Paradigm Sports Management, US Men's National, Ventures Locations: Miami

☆ Netflix Set to Report Earnings, Against the Backdrop of Two Strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Nicole Sperling | More About Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Netflix has been on the receiving end of much of the vitriol surrounding the strike, primarily from writers who say the economics of the streaming era have eroded their working conditions and hurt their overall compensation. The company already contended with angry shareholders last month, when they voted to reject lucrative pay packages for the company’s top executives. A rosy earnings report could certainly inflame those on the picket lines. Obviously, I will ask them about the strikes, but they have other things going on, like password sharing, which has nothing to do with the strike. I just don’t know how carefully worded or guarded they will be because of the potential reaction by the guilds.”The company has already seen some benefits from the strike.

Persons: ”, Jessica Reif Ehrlich Organizations: Netflix, Bank of America, HBO, Brothers, ” Netflix, Consumers, “ Locations: WarnerMedia, United States, United Kingdom

☆ Secondhand resale is getting cutthroat as platforms like Depop and Poshmark boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Demand for secondhand resale has been booming since the early days of the pandemic, generating a culture shift within the indie marketplaces where it all began. Users on platforms like Depop and Poshmark set up online shops to list vintage, secondhand or unique items for sale and generate notable followings of loyal shoppers. Robertson is now 17 and says the growth of resale has allowed him to turn his Depop shop, which now has over 19,000 followers, into a part-time gig. Blake Robertson, 17, poses with his closet, some of which is up for resale on his Depop shop. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Beaux Abington, 49, models some of her own Depop items.

The setting for the second season of “White Lotus,” which premieres on HBO on Sunday, has shifted from a lavish five-star hotel nestled on a pristine beach in Hawaii to a luxury resort in the foothills of Sicily. What hasn’t changed is that the staff members working at the hotels are more relatable than the guests. Reboots of “Gossip Girl” and “The Kardashians” met similar fates as they failed to reach the heights of their originals. As most of us belong to the 99%, shows that scrutinize the top percentile are that much more delectable. “White Lotus” is one of the shows that manages to navigate both successfully, showcasing trust-fund babies who self-implode without the viewer feeling sorry for them.

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