Building a Sports Media Empire with Danny Cortenraede

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I'm joined by Danny Cortenraede, a visionary serial entrepreneur, investor, and the Founder and Managing Partner of InStudio Ventures. Danny shares his journey from a family of entrepreneurs to building a leading venture firm. We explore our shared experiences of rising from modest beginnings to making impactful strides in sports and media. Danny reflects on the resilience and passion needed for entrepreneurship, the lessons learned from overcoming challenges, and the importance of self-belief. We also discuss the role of community in business, Danny's approach to investing in sports and technology, and the evolving landscape of fan engagement and sports innovation.

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0:00.0	This is the Playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities, and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional playbook to success.
0:12.0	This is David Meltser with Entrepreneurs the Playbook to Success. This is David Melzer with Entrepreneurs The Playbook,
0:15.0	and I have an incredible entrepreneur.
0:18.0	Danny Corten raid, he's the founder of In Studio Ventures.
0:21.0	He also is the founder of Venture Rock. He is funding more great
0:26.0	ideas, bringing them to market, to fruition, than any other young
0:31.1	entrepreneur that I know.
0:32.6	Welcome to the greatest stadium on earth,
0:34.6	Danny Korten raid.
0:35.7	Thank you so much for having me, David.
0:37.4	Great to be here in this amazing stadium.
0:40.2	5.2 billion, right?
0:41.6	It's crazy.
0:42.3	It is crazy, but it's also a testament to your perception.
0:47.8	You and I both come from meager backgrounds to actually believe that not only would we see a 5.2 billion
0:56.8	dollar stadium someday not only could we come and visit but we actually could
1:02.1	have a studio and inspire others and do content have an office
1:06.4	a training center all the things that we get to do in our lives and you have done
1:10.9	it in sports and entertainment just like I have at what point in your life did you stop pinching yourself?
1:18.3	Yeah, that's a great question. Sometimes you're just building and that's what I love to do like being an entrepreneur my grandfather
1:26.4	so I just love the game but sometimes you reflect and sitting with my wife and thinking, okay, what did I build and where am I?
1:35.3	I think if I was 18 and now looking, I'm now 40, if I could sign for doing what I'm doing and the things I've built,
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