Kevin Sorbo, known for his role as Dylan Hunt in Andromeda, discusses the Blitzscaling approach of being thoughtful and deliberate in startups. The podcast delves into the PayPal mafia approach by Reid Hoffman and Peter Thiel, emphasizing the importance of deep insight over just hustling. It explores the strategies of successful investors and founders like Hoffman and Thiel, focusing on moving faster than others but in a comfortable and easy manner.
Blitzscaling emphasizes thoughtful, deliberate growth over hustle.
Success in Hollywood requires talent, hard work, and dedication to craft.
Deep dives
Success in Hollywood Without Involving in Dominant Ideology
Achieving success in Hollywood without conforming to the dominant ideology, the guest shares his journey of focusing on talent and business mindset. By treating the industry as a business and staying dedicated to his goals, he navigated the competitive landscape. Despite industry norms of networking and parties, he prioritized hard work and skill development, emphasizing the importance of facing fears and not being discouraged by failures.
Hiring Based on Excellence Over Other Factors
The guest emphasizes hiring based on excellence rather than other factors like political beliefs or diversity quotas. He highlights the importance of talent, work ethic, and putting effort into one's craft. Rejecting the idea of compromising quality for imposed ideologies, he advocates for hiring the best people regardless of their background.
Industry Shifts and Hollywood Dynamics
Discussing industry dynamics, the guest reflects on the changing landscape in Hollywood and technology sectors. Noting the impact of political beliefs on job opportunities, he shares experiences of talented professionals seeking work outside mainstream industries. Highlighting arbitrage opportunities, he stresses the importance of focusing on work ethic, excellence, and returning to positive storytelling in movies.
Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling. We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator.
The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach. It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb. It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook. It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again.
What’s the Blitzscaling approach?
It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets.” It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry”
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