u/CI-AI wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Do not blatantly lie. I just cross checked what you said and that does not add up. Not sure what “porn site” you’re talking about, the website was clearly fashion focused. This stuff is an easy google search away…
u/michaelnovati replied · · edited
1. The company is Fanzter not Coolspotters (this is an app they built under their company Fanzter)
2 The cofounder went back to ESPN at the end of 2012 well before they were "acquired"
3. Court records show they were sued in earlier 2014 for copyright infringement
4. Then they liquidated and shut down
5. Pitchbook (the paid more legit crunchbase says they shut down from bankruotcy/liquidation)
I asked people who worked at ESPN at the time that I know and didn't receive a comment.
What I think happened is the founder was acquired back by ESPN (from where he left, and a branch of Disney was the main investor in the new company) and the company failed and was either acquired to shut it down or it was a acquihire.
/u/CI-AI, happy to provide court records