FuboTV Co-Founder & CEO David Gandler: The Reality of Becoming a Public Company CEO

What really happens when a founder takes a company public?

FuboTV co-founder & CEO David Gandler shares the realities of running a public company, navigating FuboTV’s merger with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV, surviving the pandemic, and building one of the biggest names in live sports streaming.

From startup risk-taking to shifting founder-control in public markets, this is a candid conversation on media, streaming, leadership, and resilience.

In This Episode:

• FuboTV's journey from a 2015 startup through a pandemic IPO to landing inside Disney's portfolio

• Hulu + Live TV business combination and what it means to operate under Disney's majority ownership

• Retail investors, social media and the CEO communication shift: "it's a show me story, not a tell me story"

• The $300M revenue target, free cash flow, and the long game

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🎧 This episode was recorded on May 4, 2026

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