Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with 900M+ users https://linkedin.com/tim, LMNT electrolyte supplement https://drinklmnt.com/tim, and Vuori comfortable and durable performance apparel https://vuoriclothing.com/tim Resources from the episode: https://tim.blog/2023/06/07/david-maisel-marvel/ David Maisel (@maiseldavid) is the Founder of Mythos Studios and the former Founding Chairman of Marvel Studios. In 2003, David pitched Marvel on his idea of Marvel financing and producing its own movies in a connected cinematic universe. He went on to executive produce Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Angry Birds Movie. In 2009, David arranged the sale of Marvel to Disney for $4 billion. David is currently the Founder of Mythos Studios, an IP entertainment studio. The Ekos Genesis Art Collection, all 1/1 original hand-crafted digital art, is the first offering in the forthcoming Ekos Universe. Please enjoy! [00:00] Intro [00:32] Michael Ovitz. [08:44] How David became Michael’s right-hand man. [17:27] Creative interests. [18:41] When David fell in love with comic books. [21:19] Early Hollywood lessons — learned and taught. [29:13] Resources for people aspiring to work in the entertainment industry. [32:00] How Marvel enters the picture. [41:29] A detour to Broadway theater. [48:37] Making the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). [1:25:00] Why start the MCU with Iron Man? [1:28:35] Decisions between development and deployment. [1:33:15] Biggest challenges. [1:37:04] Animated feature films. [1:38:29] Not just another pretty suit. [1:45:07] Five stars for Favreau. [1:46:38] Why hasn’t David done more PR until recently? [1:51:55] The surprise success of Iron Man. [1:58:45] Bob Iger. [2:08:22] Ron Burkle. [2:10:15] Finalizing the big sale to Disney. [2:14:43] Recommended reading. [2:15:26] Building new mythologies and legacies in a post-MCU landscape. [2:21:43] Parting thoughts. Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Follow the Tim Ferriss Podcast: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss Blog: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/