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Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: belief
10 Aug 2026 Acquired Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire
“One of his first calls after he gets the news on, I think, a Sunday afternoon is to Steve Jobs, the then CEO of Pixar, in addition to being the CEO of Apple.”
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- David Rosenthal
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- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 10 Aug 2026
- Publisher
- Acquired
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…That's true. That's very true. Ah, so Bob Iger is named CEO. One of his first calls after he gets the news on, I think, a Sunday afternoon is to Steve Jobs, the then CEO of Pixar, in addition to being the CEO of Apple. And he writes in Ride of a Lifetime, I barely knew Steve at that point. He was typical Steve. How long have you worked for Michael? He asked. 10 years. Huh, he said. Well, I don't see how things will be any different, but sure, when the dust settles, be in touch. And it turned out that that phone call was probably the most important phone call in the history of the Walt Disney Company. But before we tell the story of Pixar, now is a great time to thank one of our favorite companies, WorkOS. Yes. So I wanna start with a line that we quote on this show all the time. Focus on what makes your beer taste better.…
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