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Episode 441: Building An Entertainment Empire Invest Like The Best Episode 441 Hosted by Patrick O'Shaughnessy 09.23.2025 Barry Diller is the founder of IAC and the former CEO of Paramount Pictures. We cover his journey from mailroom to media mogul, how creative conflict inspires breakthrough ideas, and why resorts that offer a personalized experience can't be disrupted by AI. 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. 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, compliance, customer reporting, and much more through an all-in-one real-time cloud p

Introduction Patrick Our guest today is Barry Diller. Barry is the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, Fox Broadcasting and the founder of IAC. He has been at the center of every major media transformation over the past five decades. From creating the movie-of-the-week format to building the fourth broadcast network to investing in 150-plus Internet-era companies. Barry reveals his philosophy of creative conflict, pushing smart, opinionated people past their endurance point to generate breakthrough ideas. He also shares stories of working alongside media titans like Rupert Murdoch and Bill Gates

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