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A Chance Phone Call That Led to a Billion Dollar Company
29:20 - 34:17 (04:56)
In this snippet, the story is told about a phone call which led to a billion dollar company being formed. The caller tells his story about the phone call and how he thought it was a daring move.
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The founders of ESPN share the story of how they came up with the name and concept for the first 24-hour sports network, which was inspired by a promo for an energy-saving program called ESP.
29:20 - 30:20 (00:59)
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The founders of ESPN share the story of how they came up with the name and concept for the first 24-hour sports network, which was inspired by a promo for an energy-saving program called ESP.
ChapterA Chance Phone Call That Led to a Billion Dollar Company
Episode#569: ESPN Co-Founder Bill Rasmussen — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The original acronym for ESPN was E.S.P.N, which stood for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, but had to be changed due to a pre-existing satellite network with the same name.
30:20 - 31:48 (01:27)
Summary
The original acronym for ESPN was E.S.P.N, which stood for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, but had to be changed due to a pre-existing satellite network with the same name.
ChapterA Chance Phone Call That Led to a Billion Dollar Company
Episode#569: ESPN Co-Founder Bill Rasmussen — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this excerpt from "Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News,” George Steven Jr. recounts the story of how Ted Turner, soon after leaving his office, called him and proposed the idea of owning a television network within three years.
31:48 - 34:17 (02:28)
Summary
In this excerpt from "Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News,” George Steven Jr. recounts the story of how Ted Turner, soon after leaving his office, called him and proposed the idea of owning a television network within three years.