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Have the founders ever had crappy service jobs, like waiting tables or bussing at restaurants? If so, they tend to stay grounded for longer. Less entitlement and megalomania usually means better decisions and better drinking company, as this stuff normally takes quite a few years.
Tools of Titans
Timothy Ferriss
Even though Redstone has spent time with Ellison and his father, she’s been less welcoming toward Byron Allen, who’s assembled an unlikely media business combining the Weather Channel with local TV stations. Allen has tried and failed to buy several big-ticket items in recent years, including the Denver Broncos, the ABC broadcast network and BET. Investors have often questioned whether Allen had financing to seal these deals. He’s said Paramount turned him down because the company thought it could get more money. Paramount has declined to comment on Allen’s—or anyone’s—bids.
How Paramount Became a Cautionary Tale of the Streaming Wars
bloomberg.com
Understand the emotional needs of each member of the team.
Leadership in Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin
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