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Episode 418: Turning Potential into Prominence Invest Like The Best Episode 418 Hosted by Patrick O'Shaughnessy 04.08.2025 Michael Ovitz is a legendary talent agent and the co-founder of CAA. We cover his checklist for identifying exceptional talent, the critical components for building enduring institutions, and why time is the most valuable resource in business. This episode is brought to you by: Ramp. Ramp's mission is to help companies manage their spend in a way that reduces expenses and frees up time for teams to work on more valuable projects. Ramp is the fastest-growing FinTech company in history, and it’s backed by more of my favorite past guests (at least 16 of them!) than probably any other company I’m aware of. Go to Ramp.com/invest to sign up for free and get a $250 welcome bonus. Ridgeline. Ridgeline has built a complete, real-time, modern operating system for investment managers. It handles trading, portfolio management, complian

Introduction Patrick My guest today is Michael Ovitz. Michael is the legendary talent agent and co-founder of CAA, or Creative Artists Agency, and he is joining me on Invest Like the Best for the second time. Michael started CAA in 1975 and over the next 20 years built it into the world's most formidable talent agency, changing Hollywood forever. He shares his insights into how he identifies exceptional people across diverse fields, from Hollywood directors like Steven Spielberg, to tech founders like Alex Karp of Palantir, and venture capitalists like Marc Andreessen. Michael is a force whose

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