Haque: Founders build crypto casinos for cash distribution, not for acquisitions
Ishan Haque · Wait, My Intern Became a 21-Year-Old Millionaire?? (#510) · Oct 20, 2023 · at 52:48
Ishan Haque, co-founder of crypto casino Shuffle, explains why crypto casinos cannot rely on standard startup acquisition exits.
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“We all went into it knowing that no one's going to buy a crypto casino. You build it to make a lot of money and then, you know, strip the money out and pay it out to all the holders of the business.”
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