E986: StockX Co-founder Josh Luber is building a stock market for things, shares insights on the two cultural shifts that brought sneaker culture mainstream, attracting Mark Wahlberg, Eminem & Steve Aoki to invest along with Google Ventures & Marc Benioff & growing a unicorn out of a sneaker-data si

1:00 Want to work at LAUNCH? gettheseat.com

2:28 Jason intros StockX's Josh Luber

3:14 When did the sneaker crazy start?

6:37 What is StockX?

9:19 What should Jason wear courtside? And why not Kawhi's?

14:13 Most $ Josh has spent on pair of sneakers? What were they?

18:15 What is StockX's take on a standard transaction?

18:44 Meeting Co-founder & Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert

19:58 Attracting Mark Wahlberg, Eminem, etc. as investors

22:55 Attracting SV firms vs. attracting famous investors?

29:39 What was Josh's background before StockX?

34:22 Finding investors who understood his space

36:36 How do IPO's (Initial Product Offerings) come into play on StockX?

41:35 StockX's future priorities

42:03 Value of authentication

48:37 Selling on StockX