Episode · This Week in Startups · 2025-08-29
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Jason Calacanis discussed The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans is a celebrated and wildly entertaining memoir that chronicles the extraordinary life, meteoric rise, and dramatic fall of legendary Hollywood film producer Robert Evans.
Discussed“I read the Barry Diller biography. The kid stays in the picture. I love that job and I think there's a huge opportunity here around IP”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“You read the book. I didn't I have not read the book. That's for children. Alex, what are you doing?”
“I was already working at a bookstore like I was selling kids Harry Potter books at that. So you may have sold it to Alex come in with his Alex mullet.”