Book · 2024 · Business & Economics
Who is Michael Ovitz?
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It's a great read.
Jason Calacanis · This Week in Startups · Jul 2024 Listen at 20:26 What they say about it
- Recommended the book“I recommend this book”2
- Discussed alongside Bob Iger book“Ride of a Lifetime”2
The best things said about it
Mine is a book that has been recommended to me for two or three years now and I finally got around to reading and it was awesome, it's called Who is Michael Ovitz?
I don't know if you read mike ovitz's book uh it was my do you ever read who is mike ovitz no i recommend this book you know michael hoffman yeah he hangs out here watch listen to that book uh on audio because it's pretty great or read it uh fantastic book.
Jason Calacanis This Week in Startups · Nov 2021 Read the Mike Ovitz autobiography.
Jason Calacanis This Week in Startups · Jun 2024 How great was that book? Loved it, loved Michael too, I mean this guy came in and just took over the entire industry just by thinking.
Jason Calacanis This Week in Startups · Feb 2020 There was another moment in the book where you talked about the importance of reading body language during negotiations.
You joke in your book about going from Valley to Valley what are some of the differences between the two cultures and some of the advice you learned in your career that you now find yourself sharing with tech entrepreneurs.
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Why people recommend it
Who is Michael Ovitz? by Michael Ovitz is a compelling memoir by the legendary Hollywood superagent detailing the rise of Creative Artists Agency and the mechanics of the entertainment industry. Ben Gilbert recommended the book during the carve-outs segment of Acquired and discussed using it for research on CAA alongside David Rosenthal. Jason Calacanis frequently recommended the book on This Week in Startups, suggesting it as a fantastic audiobook or read about business, Hollywood agents, and gifting suites that utilized unreasonable hospitality, even contrasting it with costly startup courses. Calacanis also discussed the book with Will Guidara and referenced it alongside Bob Iger's memoir when examining broader industry narratives and the stories of influential entertainment executives.
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Jason Calacanis Michael Ovitz was there for a bit read have you read the book who is Mike Ovitz I have not read that book a… 7
Recommended
“Michael Ovitz was there for a bit read have you read the book who is Mike Ovitz I have not read that book actually just read it it's a great read”
Discussed
“Did you read Mike Ovitz's um autobiography? Who is Mike Ovitz? Read the Mike Ovitz autobiography. He also tapped into unreasonable hospitality. He had a gifting suite at CAA, right?”
Discussed
“because you you read who is Mike Ovitz yep and then you read uh ride of a Lifetime by Iger”
Recommended
“i don't know if you read mike ovitz's book uh it was my do you ever read who is mike ovitz no i recommend this book you know michael hoffman yeah he hangs out here watch listen to that book uh on audio because it's pretty great or read it uh fantastic book”
Recommended
“bob iger's book you know mike ovitz's book good to great all the jim collins books crossing the chasm”
Discussed
“i don't know if you've read mike ovitz's book have you read mike ovis's who is mike so reading mike ovitz's book who is michovitz the caa oral history and then reading uh bob iger's ride of a lifetime”
Discussed
“you read the obits book I did how great was that book loved it loved Michael too I mean this guy came in and just took over the entire industry just by thinking”
Ben Gilbert mine is a book that has been recommended to me for two or three years now and I finally got around to readi… 3
Recommended
“mine is a book that has been recommended to me for two or three years now and I finally got around to reading and it was awesome it's called who is Michael Ovitz”
Recommended
“we're gonna steal from your book and we're gonna start in meteos rest and then rewind just to set the stage for what's to come”
Recommended
“earlier this year after doing all the research for the andreessen horowitz couple of episodes that we did um obviously they based that a lot on caa and so i was like i should learn about caa and i read michael ovitz's”
Hanne Tidnam you talk about some of the key principles kind of in a little offhand way one of them was always plot out t… 2
Discussed
“you talk about some of the key principles kind of in a little offhand way one of them was always plot out the tired end point there was another moment in the book where you talked about the importance of reading body language during negotiations”
Discussed
“you joke in your book about going from Valley to Valley what are some of the differences between the two cultures and some of the advice you learned in your career that you now find yourself sharing with tech entrepreneurs”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“like I've been trying to have Mike Ovitz on for since his book came out it just always like you know problem uh you're just scheding”
Plugged
“Michael has published a new book just out called who is Michael Ovitz”