2:30
Starting with no roadmap—and no traditional connections
3:25
The "fake job listing" strategy that launched his career
4:20
Starting a special effects company at 21 with no experience
5:07
"You only need two things: insight and perseverance"
6:00
Discovering technology through one of the earliest internet systems
6:43
Winning a Clio by inventing "computer graphics" before they existed
7:18
"Be the best in the world—or be the only one doing it"
8:04
Walking away once industries became crowded
9:28
The billion-dollar mistake: choosing video editing over email
10:14
"Entrepreneurs don't sell things—they solve things"
11:03
Turning failed technology into new business models
13:16
Cold-writing Bill Gates—and getting him to help
14:11
Transitioning from startups to giant companies like Universal and EMI
15:19
Why big companies only call when they have problems
16:28
The moment Sony leadership told him to keep breaking rules
17:10
Reinventing music licensing during the rise of digital piracy
18:22
Convincing artists that digital music could save the industry
19:07
Why record labels originally refused to work with Amazon
20:12
Curiosity + risk tolerance = career opportunity
21:20
The hidden fear driving most corporate behavior
22:21
Competing with iTunes with zero marketing budget
23:14
Turning McDonald's into a digital music distribution channel
24:29
The "concert in the sky" marketing stunt with United Airlines
25:28
Why he started writing books later in life
26:39
Disrupt You unexpectedly becoming a global phenomenon
27:21
Mentoring a homeless immigrant from zero to millionaire
28:08
Why AI creates massive opportunity for second careers
29:46
Your second act may be longer than your first career
30:08
"The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose"
30:44
The 71-year-old woman who reinvented herself at 80
31:06
Using AI and technology to reconnect—not divide—people
32:12
Perseverance as a lifelong mindset, not just a business skill
33:16
Why modern retirement models no longer work
