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Puri: Paramount+ will die after the streaming boom peaks in five years
“And I think it's only going to get better for like this kind of five year period. And then these platforms are going to go away like Paramount plus and you know, like Quibi died, you know, Paramount plus what the fuck is that?”
Shaan Puri Dec 16, 2021 ▶ 19:40 The $5M Question, The Company You Would Build If You Had the Time, VR Therapy, and More
Insight
Puri: Quibi failed by offering what people 'should want' vs 'do want'
“And what Jeffrey Katzenberg did wrong was he tried to give people what they should want Rather than what they do want.”
Shaan Puri Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 5:16 6 under-the-radar trends (+ our business ideas)
Opinion
Puri: Quibi failed by prioritizing high production quality over addictive hooks
“Quibi, I think, was the right idea. Small micro content, like, you know, TV shows shrank down, I think can be really successful. The problem was, They raised two billion dollars and spent it all on, like, really high production quality stuff that wasn't that j…”
Shaan Puri Dec 6, 2023 ▶ 47:13 From $0 to $100 Million In 3 Years Selling Cold Plunges (#527)
Disclosure
Parr: Quibi pitched My First Million to produce an unscripted series
“Dude, they came to our office to pitch you and I, to like, they wanted Sean and Sam or like MFM to be like a content series.”
Sam Parr Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 3:16 6 under-the-radar trends (+ our business ideas)
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