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Published · transcript-backedBen Gilbert: commitment
22 Jun 2026 Acquired The Walt Disney Company
“Essentially, it was Roy's way of saying, okay, the company doesn't want to be too tied up in this project if it fails, but we will provide you a way to get more cash flows from the company so you can figure out how to do more of the funding of this thing yourself.”
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- Speaker
- Ben Gilbert
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- commitment
- Recorded
- 22 Jun 2026
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- The Walt Disney Company
Transcript context
…Well, that was the right move after Walt's death, as we will see in a few minutes. Anyway, that's sort of how I would characterize Walt's relationship with wealth and sort of what his goal was in this personal services contract. This whole thing ultimately becomes so contentious that three board directors actually resign from the public company. There's also a shareholder lawsuit that gets brought, and for sort of strange reasons, it doesn't end up going through, but the remaining board members end up approving it. Essentially, it was Roy's way of saying, okay, the company doesn't want to be too tied up in this project if it fails, but we will provide you a way to get more cash flows from the company so you can figure out how to do more of the funding of this thing yourself. Wow. Fascinating.…
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