John Caldwell:There's one business like show business

2025-05-05 07:06:03source:AQCANcategory:Invest

There's no business like show business. Or is John Caldwellthere? It turns out the business of producing a Broadway hit shares a few things in common with the business of investing in tech start-ups. Today on the show, the producer of hits like Dear Evan Hansen and Leopoldstadt explains how he applies lessons learned from venture capital tech funding to investing in multi-million dollar Broadway productions.

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