Venture Capitalists, Movie Producers, What's The Difference?
from the not-much... dept
Plenty of people in Silicon Valley (though, most often, VCs themselves) refer to venture capitalists as the "movie producers of startups." As in Hollywood, the VC supplies the money, gets lots of credit, and often provides connections and guidance (whether good or bad). So, it's really not a huge surprise that some would consider crossing the line from one to the other. Over in India, it appears that some Bollywood filmmakers are targeting Indian VCs to produce movies instead of funding startups. At least the "exit strategy" has a shorter horizon.
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What's the diff? A world.
Most notably, VC's are known for what they don't know: in other words, it's quite common (IMHO) for a VC firm to know little-to-nothing about the particulars of their investment. They're "business people", not wonks, so their detailed understanding of the physics of the business they're invested in is not typically that deep.
Film producers, on the other hand, tend to have a lot of actual production experience in one capacity or another. This highlights another difference where producers are often managers as well, whereas VC's tend to be distant from the day-to-day operations of a company. Producers are often involved directly in the day-to-day physics of filmmaking.
A good producer is also skilled at relationship management, as they are the buffer between the money (executive producers) and the talent.
Of course, i've witnessed exceptions to both of these scenarios; it's more of a broad generalization.
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Or perhaps this isn't so strange after all...
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Re: Or perhaps this isn't so strange after all...
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Can you point me in the right direction? Respected TV entertainment production company is seeking funds for Horror film
Thanks
Richard Lenetto
Taste This Production,Inc
2005 Merrick Road, Ste 225
Merrick , N.Y. 11566
www.tastethistv.com
www.tastethisproduction.com
tastethistv@optonline.net
516-616-3744
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