Michael Ovitz

2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 6, 2025 by David Senra · said 22 times in 9 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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Apr 6, 2025 positive
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Senra: Elite operators obtain proprietary information by charming gatekeepers
“This idea of like buttering up, you know, the gatekeepers inside of a business, like that David Geffen's biography, he talks about, he had a huge advantage doing that. Michael Ovitz, I just did two episodes on Michael Ovitz, same situation. Like they're always…”
David Senra Apr 6, 2025 ▶ 6:26 David Senra (Founders Podcast) on Studying Billionaires and Avoiding Their Mistakes
Apr 8, 2025 neutral
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Housel: You cannot cut 20% of effort because waste is unpredictable
“When people talk about, oh, I could have been just as successful if I worked 20% less. Yeah, but you don't know which 20% of your work was wasted or not.”
Morgan Housel Apr 8, 2025 ▶ 31:11 Could AI TAKE OVER by 2027? | Morgan Housel on TBPN April 4th
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