#874: Guy Oseary — The Legendary Hollywood Power Broker on 5-Minute Decisions, 36 Years of Managing Madonna, 26 IPOs, and Spotting Magic First

Well hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show. My guest today is Guy O'Seary. And if you hear birds in the background, that's because I was visiting him for the interview at his home in Los Angeles. He has been spotting talent before anyone else could see it for nearly four decades. He has different batteries. I've seen it. very different batteries. Under his leadership at Maverick Records, Maverick sold more than one hundred million albums. Guy has managed some of the biggest names in music, including Madonna and Think that's thirty-six years in counting, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and U2, and was named Variety's Music Mogul of the Year in 2022. He's got lots of accolades like that. He also executive produced Twilight, you may have heard of, which became one of the most successful franchises in movie history, generating more than 3.5 billion dollars. Guy was also an early investor in Vita Coco and co-founded A Grade Investments and then Sound Ventures, now with nearly two billion under management. At A Grade, his hits included Airbnb, Uber, and Spotify. Sound Ventures launched even though it has more than two billion now with less than one hundred million and has since had eighty six exits and twenty six IPOs. He's got a lot of stories. I mean he and Ashton invested in Bitcoin when it was at twenty two dollars. There are a lot of stories. How does he do it? How does he make five minute decisions?

What does he see? What does he feel when he's spotting talent? When he's spotting opportunities. We get into all of it. You can find him online. He's easy enough to find. Guy, O Siri, O-S E A R Y. So without further ado, please enjoy this very wide ranging, very tactical, very colorful Conversation with The one and only guy. Oh Siri.

Optimal minimal. At this altitude, I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking. And then also you personal question. No, we're just seeing it. I'm a cybernetic organism, living tissue over metal endoskeleton.

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