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In Steve Jobs' lost years, he dumps 50 million of his own money. And at the time, he only had $70 million. So he dumps almost all, you know, the majority of his wealth into Pixar. And literally, they can't make payroll. They don't have a product. He's just writing checks to cover the payroll.

In Steve Jobs' lost years, he dumps 50 million of his own money. And at the time, he only had $70 million. So he dumps almost all, you know, the majority of his wealth into Pixar. And literally, they can't make payroll. They don't have a product. He's just writing checks to cover the payroll.

And they pivot from trying to sell hardware, which is how Pixar started, to what the team really wanted to do and they were passionate about. It was like, we want to make the world's first computer animated movies. And so... Steve's like, all right, we need to study like is animation profitable. And he has a great line in that book.

And they pivot from trying to sell hardware, which is how Pixar started, to what the team really wanted to do and they were passionate about. It was like, we want to make the world's first computer animated movies. And so... Steve's like, all right, we need to study like is animation profitable. And he has a great line in that book.

And they pivot from trying to sell hardware, which is how Pixar started, to what the team really wanted to do and they were passionate about. It was like, we want to make the world's first computer animated movies. And so... Steve's like, all right, we need to study like is animation profitable. And he has a great line in that book.

He's like, it's not like you can go to the library and check out a book that says the business model for animation, because there's only one company that's ever done it successfully. That's Disney. And they don't want anybody to know how lucrative it was. So he went to building relationships, relationships around the world. See how all these things tie together with people in Disney.

He's like, it's not like you can go to the library and check out a book that says the business model for animation, because there's only one company that's ever done it successfully. That's Disney. And they don't want anybody to know how lucrative it was. So he went to building relationships, relationships around the world. See how all these things tie together with people in Disney.

He's like, it's not like you can go to the library and check out a book that says the business model for animation, because there's only one company that's ever done it successfully. That's Disney. And they don't want anybody to know how lucrative it was. So he went to building relationships, relationships around the world. See how all these things tie together with people in Disney.

He finds out, holy shit. They can literally like they take Snow White. What he discovers is Snow White came out like 60 years before. And then you have the new invention of VHS and you have a new invention of DVDs in the 90s. And they take something they haven't put a dollar into in 60 years that our kids are still going to watch. They put it on the new technology of the day, VHS, DVD.

He finds out, holy shit. They can literally like they take Snow White. What he discovers is Snow White came out like 60 years before. And then you have the new invention of VHS and you have a new invention of DVDs in the 90s. And they take something they haven't put a dollar into in 60 years that our kids are still going to watch. They put it on the new technology of the day, VHS, DVD.

He finds out, holy shit. They can literally like they take Snow White. What he discovers is Snow White came out like 60 years before. And then you have the new invention of VHS and you have a new invention of DVDs in the 90s. And they take something they haven't put a dollar into in 60 years that our kids are still going to watch. They put it on the new technology of the day, VHS, DVD.

quarter trillion, or excuse me, not quarter trillion, 250 million drops to their bottom line, all profit. That's one movie. And so that's when you realize, oh, the reason they shut up about it because they don't want people to know how lucrative it is. And you see this over and over again. A friend of mine is doing a, He's doing, let me see if I can put this sensitively.

quarter trillion, or excuse me, not quarter trillion, 250 million drops to their bottom line, all profit. That's one movie. And so that's when you realize, oh, the reason they shut up about it because they don't want people to know how lucrative it is. And you see this over and over again. A friend of mine is doing a, He's doing, let me see if I can put this sensitively.

quarter trillion, or excuse me, not quarter trillion, 250 million drops to their bottom line, all profit. That's one movie. And so that's when you realize, oh, the reason they shut up about it because they don't want people to know how lucrative it is. And you see this over and over again. A friend of mine is doing a, He's doing, let me see if I can put this sensitively.

He is buying a bunch of other companies. So he's rolling up a bunch of other companies, okay? And he's doing it so successful, he runs a publicly traded company, that he caught the attention of somebody else that has been doing a similar strategy in a different domain for the last like three decades. And he goes, they share a board member. And so he meets with them.

He is buying a bunch of other companies. So he's rolling up a bunch of other companies, okay? And he's doing it so successful, he runs a publicly traded company, that he caught the attention of somebody else that has been doing a similar strategy in a different domain for the last like three decades. And he goes, they share a board member. And so he meets with them.

He is buying a bunch of other companies. So he's rolling up a bunch of other companies, okay? And he's doing it so successful, he runs a publicly traded company, that he caught the attention of somebody else that has been doing a similar strategy in a different domain for the last like three decades. And he goes, they share a board member. And so he meets with them.

And this older, wiser guy tells my friend, he goes, hey, what you're doing is working. He goes, now shut up about it. Stop doing interviews. Stop talking about your strategy. He goes, because I, you know, the amount of competitors I created for myself because I didn't hide what I was doing successfully.

And this older, wiser guy tells my friend, he goes, hey, what you're doing is working. He goes, now shut up about it. Stop doing interviews. Stop talking about your strategy. He goes, because I, you know, the amount of competitors I created for myself because I didn't hide what I was doing successfully.

And this older, wiser guy tells my friend, he goes, hey, what you're doing is working. He goes, now shut up about it. Stop doing interviews. Stop talking about your strategy. He goes, because I, you know, the amount of competitors I created for myself because I didn't hide what I was doing successfully.