The Parallels Between Hollywood and Venture Capital

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The connection between Hollywood and venture capital is closely aligned with entrepreneurship as well. Back in the old days, the old Hollywood system, it was the studio system. The studios made all the money but they weren't making what Tom Cruise is now. And really, OVitz was a big part of changing the game to elevate the actors and the directors to really get huge shares of the economics in Hollywood.

David Rosenthal is a podcaster and host of Acquired – a podcast that details the stories of the world's most successful companies. 0:00 Intro 1:24 Ed Zschau’s High Impact Entrepreneurship 7:20 Tim Ferriss Guest Lecturer 9:50 David’s Senior Thesis 12:41 The Skill Of Recall 16:00 What Has David Learned From Parents? 20:00 VC & Hollywood 28:01 First Sponsor Of Acquired 37:58 4 Segments Of Audience 42:08 Taylor Swift 43:52 Does David Feel Guilty For Privilege? 46:00 Why David Was Not A Good Student 51:00 Perception Of Content 53:13 The Bar Rising 55:41 Name Change (“Acquired” To “Adapting”) 59:03 Parenting & Relationships 1:21:12 Why Is David So Smiley? 1:27:31 Mediums 1:34:02 Rising Tides Of Podcasting 1:37:00 Business Celebrities 1:39:55 Water Sees Its Own Level 1:47:53 Challenge David’s Podcast Acquired: https://www.acquired.fm Twitter: https://twitter.com/djrosent My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda