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Barry Diller’s business career has ranged from the end of the golden age of Hollywood to the frontiers of media and technology. He began his career at ABC in the 1960s, where he invented the Movie of the Week format, revolutionizing television programming. Diller later became the CEO of Paramount Pictures from 1974 to 1984, where he oversaw the production of classic films such as Saturday Night Fever, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Grease. In 1984, Diller joined 20th Century Fox, where he launched the Fox Broadcasting Company, introducing hit shows such as The Simpsons, Married…with Children, and Cops. In 1995, Diller founded IAC, a conglomerate focused on e-commerce, media, and internet companies. Under Diller’s leadership, IAC has grown into a digital powerhouse, owning brands such as Vimeo, Angi, and the Match Group (Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid). Diller also chairs Expedia Group, one of the world’s largest travel companies. He is married to fashion designer and businesswoman Diane von Furstenberg and lives in New York City.
“Well-crafted memoir by the noted media mogul… one of the better show-biz memoirs to appear in recent years. Highly instructive for would-be tycoons, with plenty of entertaining interludes.” * Kirkus Reviews * “One of the defining figures of the ongoing media revolution.” -- Jeff Goodell * Rolling Stone * “Because he is a taskmaster and a visionary and a billionaire, people in Hollywood and Silicon Valley pay close attention when he speaks.” -- Maureen Dowd * The New York Times * “Over the past 55 years, as Diller’s magnificent, swashbuckling career has taken him from deckhand to mutineer to admiral, he’s navigated upheavals in media and technology while at the same time making big bets ahead of (and sometimes counter to) almost every major trend.” -- Antoine Gara * Forbes * “In today’s era of data-driven talent management, Diller’s ongoing success offers a reminder of the power of intuition.” -- Stephanie Mehta * Fast Company * “Forget F. Scott Fitzgerald’s line about there being no second acts in American lives: Diller is on his fourth or fifth.” -- Matthew Garrahan * Financial Times *
