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If you consider a movie like a tech company, you start with sort of a series A, which is this development round, of like, you're gonna spend a little bit of money...
Erik Torenberg sits down with film executive, producer, tech investor, and CEO/founder of Stampede Ventures, Greg Silverman. Riverside.fm is a presenting sponsor of Media Empires. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/MediaEmpires + use code MEDIAEMPIRES for 20% off individual plans.
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In this interview they compare and contrast the film and tech industries in all aspects, what makes a successful project, and investment practices.
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Episode Preview
(02:33) Why Greg got into the film industry
(08:22) Analogs of the film world vs tech
(10:45) Learnings from film versus tech
(12:20) Product launching in film vs tech
(13:39) Leverage in the tech vs entertainment world
(17:15) Where investments comes from in Hollywood
(18:15) Where did Stampede come from?
(23:11) Raising venture money
(26:50) Where does the money from hits come from?
(28:10) Moats in Hollywood
(29:27) Can the Hollywood approach work in tech?
(31:04) The cultural impact of the theater
(32:40) How similar is it with the music industry?
(33:44) The hints of a successful project (or resistance and persistence make for successful projects)
(37:05) How technology has changed the entertainment industry
(39:00) Will AI change the game of entertainment?
(41:48) NFTs and Web-3
(44:30) Greg’s Investing Practices
(47:21) What is the value in short form content?
LINKS:
Stampede Ventures: https://stampedeventures.com/
SOCIALS:
Greg's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregsilverman
Stampede Venture's Twitter: https://twitter.com/stampede_vent
Stampede Venture's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stam...
Erik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg
