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Michael Ovitz - Knowledge Is Power - [Invest Like the Best, EP.359]

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My guest today is Michael Ovitz. Michael is the legendary talent agent and co-founder of CAA, or Creative Artists Agency. Michael started CAA in 1975 and over the next twenty years, he built it into the world’s most formidable talent agency, changing Hollywood forever. The list of stars he’s worked with is endless, from Meryl Streep to Steven Spielberg and David Letterman.

Since leaving CAA, he has become an investor and adviser to many prominent firms, most notably Andreessen Horowitz, and Michael’s work ethic is unmatched. Please enjoy this great discussion with Michael Ovitz.

Listen to Founders Podcast

For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here.

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This episode is brought to you by Tegus, the modern research platform for leading investors. Stretch your research budget with flexible expert calls you can trust. At a fraction of the cost of traditional expert networks, Tegus customers pay only what an expert charges – with zero markups and no confusing call credits – netting an average 70% savings. Don’t want to conduct a full hour call? Tegus offers the ability to schedule 30-minutes, an offer you won’t find anywhere else. And they don’t stop there. With white-glove custom sourcing for every project and robust compliance measures, including a dedicated 50+ analyst team that vets every call transcript, Tegus ensures your privacy and protection. As the industry innovator for qualitative insights, Tegus helps you find the right experts you need at a quality and speed that can’t be matched. For a limited time, as a listener, you can trial Tegus for free by visiting tegus.co/patrick.

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Invest Like the Best is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Invest Like the Best, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.

Past guests include Tobi Lutke, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, John Collison, Kat Cole, Marc Andreessen, Matthew Ball, Bill Gurley, Anu Hariharan, Ben Thompson, and many more.

Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here.

Follow us on Twitter: @patrick_oshag | @JoinColossus

Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com).

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) Show Introduction

(00:03:25) First Question, Michael Crichton's Impact

(00:04:14) The Art of Storytelling and Creativity

(00:07:20) Michael Crighton’s Writer's Block

(00:09:53) The Birth of Jurassic Park

(00:12:42) The Importance of Pacing in Storytelling

(00:17:43) Positional Power and Influence

(00:20:04) Knowledge is Power

(00:22:10) The Role of Agents in the Business World

(00:36:18) The Importance of Momentum in Business

(00:42:35) Branding and Image

(00:45:44) The Art of Spotting Talent

(00:46:20) The Role of Persistence

(00:51:25) Investing in People

(01:00:30) Building Mystique

(01:06:30) The Importance of Relationships

(01:10:39) The Role of Art in the Entertainment Industry

(01:17:04) Telling the Truth to Clients

(01:25:28) Winning the Coca-Cola account

(01:42:18) The Kindest Thing Anyone Has Done for Michael

  continue reading

488 episod

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Kandungan disediakan oleh Colossus, Colossus | Investing, and Business Podcasts. Semua kandungan podcast termasuk episod, grafik dan perihalan podcast dimuat naik dan disediakan terus oleh Colossus, Colossus | Investing, and Business Podcasts atau rakan kongsi platform podcast mereka. Jika anda percaya seseorang menggunakan karya berhak cipta anda tanpa kebenaran anda, anda boleh mengikuti proses yang digariskan di sini https://ms.player.fm/legal.

My guest today is Michael Ovitz. Michael is the legendary talent agent and co-founder of CAA, or Creative Artists Agency. Michael started CAA in 1975 and over the next twenty years, he built it into the world’s most formidable talent agency, changing Hollywood forever. The list of stars he’s worked with is endless, from Meryl Streep to Steven Spielberg and David Letterman.

Since leaving CAA, he has become an investor and adviser to many prominent firms, most notably Andreessen Horowitz, and Michael’s work ethic is unmatched. Please enjoy this great discussion with Michael Ovitz.

Listen to Founders Podcast

For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here.

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This episode is brought to you by Tegus, the modern research platform for leading investors. Stretch your research budget with flexible expert calls you can trust. At a fraction of the cost of traditional expert networks, Tegus customers pay only what an expert charges – with zero markups and no confusing call credits – netting an average 70% savings. Don’t want to conduct a full hour call? Tegus offers the ability to schedule 30-minutes, an offer you won’t find anywhere else. And they don’t stop there. With white-glove custom sourcing for every project and robust compliance measures, including a dedicated 50+ analyst team that vets every call transcript, Tegus ensures your privacy and protection. As the industry innovator for qualitative insights, Tegus helps you find the right experts you need at a quality and speed that can’t be matched. For a limited time, as a listener, you can trial Tegus for free by visiting tegus.co/patrick.

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Invest Like the Best is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Invest Like the Best, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.

Past guests include Tobi Lutke, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, John Collison, Kat Cole, Marc Andreessen, Matthew Ball, Bill Gurley, Anu Hariharan, Ben Thompson, and many more.

Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here.

Follow us on Twitter: @patrick_oshag | @JoinColossus

Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com).

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) Show Introduction

(00:03:25) First Question, Michael Crichton's Impact

(00:04:14) The Art of Storytelling and Creativity

(00:07:20) Michael Crighton’s Writer's Block

(00:09:53) The Birth of Jurassic Park

(00:12:42) The Importance of Pacing in Storytelling

(00:17:43) Positional Power and Influence

(00:20:04) Knowledge is Power

(00:22:10) The Role of Agents in the Business World

(00:36:18) The Importance of Momentum in Business

(00:42:35) Branding and Image

(00:45:44) The Art of Spotting Talent

(00:46:20) The Role of Persistence

(00:51:25) Investing in People

(01:00:30) Building Mystique

(01:06:30) The Importance of Relationships

(01:10:39) The Role of Art in the Entertainment Industry

(01:17:04) Telling the Truth to Clients

(01:25:28) Winning the Coca-Cola account

(01:42:18) The Kindest Thing Anyone Has Done for Michael

  continue reading

488 episod

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