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Assertion Supported
Live Nation monopolizes music profits via venues, parking, and ticketing fees
“Nowadays, the act gets everything, and then the promoter, which is really basically one promoter, Live Nation now, they own a lot of the venues, they get the parking, and they, because they own Ticketmaster, they get that ticket charges.”
Stephen Starr Jun 22, 2026 ▶ 27:50 STARR Restaurants: Stephen Starr. How a Non-Foodie Built Thriving Restaurants on Gut Instinct
Assertion Supported
Tobaccowala: Peloton CEO John Foley ran Evite after Ticketmaster acquisition
“The guy who was in charge of it actually for most of that time was a gentleman named John Foley, who's now the CEO of Peloton.”
Selina Tobaccowala Nov 11, 2019 ▶ 46:52 Evite: Selina Tobaccowala
Assertion Partly supported
Foley: IAC acquired Evite for $3M and cut staff from 120 to six
“And I think we bought it for three million dollars, because it was 2001, and everything had crashed. And so, it had, at one point, a 120 people. I got it down to six people.”
John Foley Apr 29, 2019 ▶ 9:49 Live Episode! Peloton: John Foley
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