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Van Veen: CollegeHumor Will Have Its Most Profitable Year Ever in 2024

Ricky Van Veen · #32: Taylor Swift vs. MrBeast w/ Casey Neistat and Ricky Van Veen · More or Less Podcast · Feb 2, 2024 · at 25:19

Ricky Van Veen, co-founder of CollegeHumor and Meta partnerships executive, discusses the financial turnaround of CollegeHumor (now Dropout) under CEO Sam Reich.

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“This year will be more profitable than it's ever been in its life.”

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CollegeHumor (Dropout) will be more profitable in 2024 than in any previous year of its 24-year existence.

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prediction date: 2024-12-31, stated by the speaker

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