Hollywood Entrepreneur Flips Entropia Universe Hotspot for Huge Profit
San Francisco based Forbes contributor Oliver Chiang picks up on this fall’s oddest Hollywood press release. Entitled “Club NEVERDIE Virtual Asteroid Sells for World Record $635,000,” it detailed how actor-turned-entrepreneur Jon Jacobs (pictured) turned a $100,000 2005 investment in the online gaming world Entropia Universe into a whopping 2010 resale.
Chiang writes:
Make no mistake, Jacobs isn’t your stereotypical gamer geek… He deals with movie and music moguls, running a business out of a 6,900 square-foot office in the heart of Hollywood, in the historic El Capitan Theatre… Jacobs has a penchant for flamboyant dress.
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