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> Their investor, the Mark Cuban caricature, Russ Hanneman I didn't know that's what they had intended. I never once thought that's what they were going for.
by dmarlow 6y ago
> Their investor, the Mark Cuban caricature, Russ Hanneman
I didn't know that's what they had intended. I never once thought that's what they were going for.
- exdsq 6y agoYeah I thought it was just a bro-VC type person rather than anyone specific
- sharkweek 6y agoI'm not sure if it was ever explicitly stated by the writers, but IIRC, Russ put "radio on the internet," while Mark Cuban first hit it big with broadcast.com. I believe they based him off of Mark's big personality too, mocking things like "three commas" and investing in a bunch of stinkers over the last 20 years.
- doggosphere 6y agoRuss also made his money putting radio on the internet.
- elefanten 6y ago1. The character made money selling "Radio on the Internet" -- Mark Cuban sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.7B in 1999. 2. The character recounts popping a boner when he saw his net worth cross 1B. There's some old Cuban video about watching his stock price while sitting in his boxers. 3. There's a bit in the show about the character showing both rows of teeth when he smiles. Cuban smiles like that.
- glennpratt 6y agoI scratched my head too, but I forgot about this detail. > Russ Hanneman is a multi-billionaire who claims to have "put radio on the internet".
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- fotta 6y agoCuban also owns Three Commas[0] and Hanneman makes it very clear how proud he is of being in the "Three Comma Club" [1]. [0] https://threecommas.com https://threecommas.com [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzMUrB-Um1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzMUrB-Um1Y
- sharadov 6y agoI always thought Russ Hanneman was based on Sean Parker, he had an over the top flashy lifestyle.