Dinner With Michael Ovitz

What I learned from having an intense and fun 3 hour dinner with Michael Ovitz. 1: Mediocrity is always invisible until passion shows up and exposes it. 2: There's no ceiling on where you can push your profession. 3: Don't be unequally yoked. Pick partners that have the same ambition as you. 4: Read biographies. Know everything about the history of your industry. 5. Have a profound sense of belief. The world is very malleable. 6: There’s opportunity hiding in plain sight. 7: By endurance we conquer. 8: Work 10% less. Optimize for the long term. 9. Surround yourself with people who will tell you the truth. 10: Retirement is lame. ---- Ramp gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud by going to Ramp https://ramp.com/ and learning how they can help your business control your costs and save more. https://ramp.com/ ---- Founders Notes gives you the ability to tap into the collective knowledge of history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. Use it to supplement the decisions you make in your work. Get access to Founders Notes here. https://www.foundersnotes.com/ ---- Join my free email newsletter to get my top 10 highlights from every book https://davidsenra.com ---- “I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — Gareth Be like Gareth. Buy a book: All the books featured on Founders Podcast https://amzn.to/4iev7mS

David Senrahost

Mar 14, 202527mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: March 14, 2025
Duration: 27m
Channel: Founders Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What I learned from having an intense and fun 3 hour dinner with Michael Ovitz. 1: Mediocrity is always invisible until passion shows up and exposes it. 2: There's no ceiling on where you can push your profession. 3: Don't be unequally yoked. Pick partners that have the same ambition as you. 4: Read biographies. Know everything about the history of your industry.
1. Have a profound sense of belief. The world is very malleable. 6: There’s opportunity hiding in plain sight. 7: By endurance we conquer. 8: Work 10% less. Optimize for the long term.
1. Surround yourself with people who will tell you the truth. 10: Retirement is lame. ---- Ramp gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud by going to Ramp https://ramp.com/ and learning how they can help your business control your costs and save more. https://ramp.com/ ---- Founders Notes gives you the ability to tap into the collective knowledge of history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. Use it to supplement the decisions you make in your work. Get access to Founders Notes here. https://www.foundersnotes.com/ ---- Join my free email newsletter to get my top 10 highlights from every book https://davidsenra.com ---- “I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — Gareth Be like Gareth. Buy a book: All the books featured on Founders Podcast https://amzn.to/4iev7mS

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David Senra
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Host of the Founders Podcast, known for solo episodes distilling lessons from biographies and autobiographies of famous founders.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, featuring David Senra, Dinner With Michael Ovitz explores ten Lessons David Senra Took From Dinner With Michael Ovitz Senra describes how a mutual friend connected him with Ovitz, who had already listened to four Founders episodes, leading to a three-hour dinner that Senra did not record and instead summarized from memory.

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