Nearly 5 years ago, I left VC to build a holdco focused on acquiring and tech-enabling traditional businesses. Ultimately, I failed, but here's what I learned about the potential that exists -- and some hard truths I uncovered along the way...
I have a gut sense that a Paramount Global overseen by Sumner Redstone , instead of his daughter, Shari , would have reached a different conclusion. After all, what is now known as Paramount Global was built on Sumner’s litigation risk-reward calculus.