Book · 2025 · Biography & Autobiography
Who Knew
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You recently wrote your memoir, Who Knew, which is excellent. The first chapter of your career was in Hollywood.
The best things said about it
I'm almost finished with Who Knew by Barry Diller who at like 24 years old. Yeah, that's great. It's incredible.
Jason Calacanis All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Aug 2025 Yeah, I may have talked about on social media before, but this is my favorite biography of the last year or so. Uh Who Knew? and he talks about his personal life.
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Why people recommend it
Who Knew by Barry Diller is a memoir detailing the personal life, extensive media career, and early Hollywood days of the iconic business mogul. On This Week in Startups, Jason Calacanis enthusiastically recommended the book as his favorite biography of the past year, praising Diller's candid reflections on his personal life and career as a compelling weekend read. On Acquired, David Rosenthal also praised the memoir as an excellent work before asking Diller about the foundational first chapter of his storied career working in Hollywood. Similarly, on All-In, Jason Calacanis shared that he was nearing the end of the book, expressing amazement at Diller's incredible achievements starting from when he was roughly twenty-four years old. Across these podcast discussions, the hosts and guests commended the memoir for offering rare, firsthand insights into the evolution of modern entertainment, television, and digital media industries through the eyes of one of their most influential architects. The consistent praise reflects the book's broad appeal to entrepreneurs, business historians, and anyone interested in the inner workings of corporate leadership and the visionary strategies that shaped contemporary American media and technology landscapes.
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David Rosenthal you recently wrote your memoir, Who Knew, which is excellent. The first chapter of your career was in Holly… 1
“you recently wrote your memoir, Who Knew, which is excellent. The first chapter of your career was in Hollywood.”
Jason Calacanis I'm almost finished with Who Knew by Barry Diller who at like 24 years old. Yeah, that's great. It's incred… 1
“I'm almost finished with Who Knew by Barry Diller who at like 24 years old. Yeah, that's great. It's incredible.”
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“Yeah, I may have talked about on social media before, but this is my favorite biography of the last year or so. Uh Who Knew? and he talks about his personal life”
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“I was listening to Barry Diller's uh incredible autobiography uh the summer and then I had I had listened to my Govitzes and I decided, you know what? I'm going to try a different approach here.”