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Connections Between Film and Biotech
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1:58:14 - 2:05:03 (06:49)

The structures, financing, and dynamics of the film industry are similar to the biotech industry. There are many commonalities between what a biotech CEO does and what a film producer does.

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The dynamics, structure, financing and development of the film and biotech industries have a lot of similarities, from the hundreds of small production shops or biotech companies to the few film or pharma majors at the top, according to Safi Bahcall, author of "Loonshots".
1:58:14 - 2:02:15 (04:00)
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Biotech
Summary

The dynamics, structure, financing and development of the film and biotech industries have a lot of similarities, from the hundreds of small production shops or biotech companies to the few film or pharma majors at the top, according to Safi Bahcall, author of "Loonshots".

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Connections Between Film and Biotech
Episode
#364: Safi Bahcall — On Thinking Big, Curing Cancer, and Transforming Industries
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
The early drafts of Star Wars were "horrific" with terrible writing, incomprehensible plots, and characters that were drastically different from the end product.
2:02:15 - 2:05:03 (02:48)
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Star Wars
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The early drafts of Star Wars were "horrific" with terrible writing, incomprehensible plots, and characters that were drastically different from the end product. One of the early versions had the title "The Adventures of Luke Starkiller," and the hero was named "Mace Windy."

Chapter
Connections Between Film and Biotech
Episode
#364: Safi Bahcall — On Thinking Big, Curing Cancer, and Transforming Industries
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show