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u/Swami218 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

I think Eric is putting as positive a spin as possible on the situation, but it’s a bridge too far to say it’s a lie - he did co-found the company and it was acquired by Disney/ESPN. Was he a key part of the deal? Maybe not, but even the practice squad gets a Super Bowl ring. It

u/michaelnovati replied · Dec 11, 2023 DELETED · archived copy ★ FEATURED

New info: \- One of the final employees at Fanzter who was involved in the deal didn't know who Eric was and had to look him up. \- This employee said that Disney had no interest in purchasing Fanzter or Coolspotters and that the purpose of the deal was to pay back the investors in Fanzter as a guesture as the talent was being hired by ESPN to work there and Fanzter was shutting down. Whatever you call that, it's not something I would show off as the way I introduce myself.