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The Money Mondays

The Money Mondays

The Business of Scarcity: Nightclubs, Trading Cards and Collectible Drops 📉 E171

Jul 22, 2026 · 1h 17m

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What do a successful nightclub, a rare trading card and a poker community have in common? They all depend on attention, experience, scarcity—and the right operator behind the business. In this special double-feature episode of The Money Mondays , Dan Fleyshman sits down with nightlife veteran JROC and StockX co-founder Josh Luber. JROC breaks down the economics of nightlife, celebrity appearances, lifestyle investments and the experienced operators behind hospitality brands that last. Josh explores collectibles as alternative assets, blind-box products, market-based pricing, major licensing partnerships and his newest venture building a social network for poker. From VIP tables and viral…