Keep pulling the thread on Steve Jobs.
Wolfgang is building a new film studio from scratch, with Mitch Lasky serving as chairman and Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z) as a primary investor.
Steve Jobs's success during Apple's turnaround was driven by his clear personal philosophy and a precise understanding of the worldview he was fighting against.
Designer Raymond Loewy proposed an '80/20' principle, suggesting that products should be 80% familiar and only 20% new to avoid being rejected by consumers as incomprehensible.
Elon Musk's public narrative is analyzed as being unconcerned with the traditional hero's journey, instead resembling a Greek hero archetype who breaks societal rules to pursue a platonic ideal.
Mitch Lasky, the chairman of Wolfgang's new film studio, is a former partner at venture capital firm Benchmark and has a background in the video game industry.
The new film studio backed by Mitch Lasky and Andreessen Horowitz will operate on an '80-20' philosophy, being mostly a traditional movie company but challenging a few key aspects of the dominant industry worldview.
American business culture has a significant advantage over European culture due to its greater tolerance and forgiveness of failure, which is considered shameful in Europe.