Quiet thoughts

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Debt, economic decline, immigration; hippies, anti-government, freedom.
At the end of the 1980s, a wave of change encompassed a country boy from the Rust Belt.
As the gate for upward mobility was on the verge of closing, he struggled to move forward.
College, Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship; HP, Apple, Microsoft.
To become part of the 1%, or even 0.1%, he sacrificed a lot, but also gained a lot.
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American History 1988

We have the resources, connections, and industry influence, making a film is a piece of cake for us.


But what we're missing now is a hefty investment, you know, Dean, animation is costly."


Glancing around at the three of them, a name suddenly popped into Dean's head, DreamWorks?


"So, roughly how much funding do you need?" Dean asked, his expression unreadable.


"For starters, at least five hundred million US Dollars!" Katzenberg threw out a ballpark number.


"That much?!" Even with Dean's considerable net worth, he was shocked by the figure.


"Dean, our target is to become a top animation studio in Hollywood.


Its competitor is Disney, and this might just be the first round of funding."


Having been in charge of Disney's animation division, Katzenberg knew all too well that building a studio to compete with Disney animation would be a cash-burner.


It would be a long-term process, as the production cycle for an animated film starts at a minimum of two years.


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