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  1. Oct 24, 2023 · If some of the claims these products make seem dubious, well, that’s by design says Seed Health co-founder (and co-CEO) Ara Katz. Her company aims to disrupt the $50 billion global probiotics ...

  2. (0:00) The besties welcome Michael Ovitz!(2:22) How Ovitz got started in Hollywood(10:06) Closing Palantir's first enterprise deal(15:56) AI's impact on film...

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  3. Michael Steven Ovitz (born December 14, 1946) is an American businessman. He was a talent agent who co-founded Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 1975 and served as its chairman until 1995. Ovitz later served as president of The Walt Disney Company for only 16 months, from October 1995 to January 1997.

  4. Oct 3, 2018 · Michael Ovitz and Robert De Niro in 1992. It feels vaguely irrelevant now who wielded the dagger more adeptly or took a bigger cut of the gross in those days. Today’s battles are less between ...

  5. Sep 28, 2018 · Ovitz is a keen martial arts practitioner — his Gordon Gekko-style morning routine involved waking at the crack of dawn for a head-clearing training session before tackling calls with his ...

  6. Sep 25, 2018 · When Michael Ovitz co-founded the Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), he turned a number of the entertainment industry’s well-entrenched traditions on their head. The origin story of a16z (not coincidentally!) is not that dissimilar. So in this episode of the a16z Podcast, Ovitz and a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz talk with Hanne Tidnam about Ovitz’...

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  8. Synopsis. As co-founder of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Michael Ovitz earned a reputation for ruthless negotiation, brilliant strategy and fierce loyalty to his clients. He reinvented the role of the agent and helped shape the careers of hundreds of A-list stars and directors, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Sean Connery, Steven Seagal, Bill Murray, Robin Williams ...