283: Brian Koppelman | How to Make Billions

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Jordan Harbinger

Education, Science, Business

4.8 • 12.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Brian Koppelman (@BrianKoppelman) is a writer, filmmaker, producer, and director. He's currently the showrunner, co-creator, and executive producer of Billions on Showtime and the host of The Moment podcast.

What We Discuss with Brian Koppelman:

Law school is an expensive (but not completely useless) place to learn life lessons.
How do you know when you've done work of "undeniable" quality -- in the absolute sense?
The line between being an artist and being delusional is very thin.
If you want to be a screenwriter, read a thousand screenplays.
We focus so much on the hustle that sometimes we forget to focus on the work.
And so much more…

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0:00.0	Welcome to the show, I'm Jordan Harbinger.
0:05.8	As always, I'm here with producer Jason DeFilippo.
0:08.3	On the Jordan Harbinger show, we decode the stories, secrets and skills of the world's
0:11.7	most brilliant and interesting people and turn their wisdom into practical advice that
0:15.9	you can use to impact your own life and those around you.
0:18.9	I want to help you see the matrix when it comes to how these amazing people think and
0:22.4	behave.
0:23.4	I want you to become a better thinker.
0:24.4	And if you're new to the show, we've got episodes with spies and CEOs, athletes and
0:28.3	authors, thinkers and performers, as well as toolboxes for skillsets like negotiation,
0:33.3	public speaking and body language persuasion, etc.
0:36.2	So if you're smart and you'd like to learn and improve, then you'll be right at home
0:39.4	here with us.
0:40.4	We have an incredible guest today.
0:41.8	He's the co-creator of Rounders and Oceans 13, most recently Billions.
0:46.4	He's also the host of a podcast called The Moment.
0:49.2	Brian Coppelman here with us today.
0:51.3	This one is from the vault, which means we recorded it a few years back.
0:54.0	It's still valuable.
0:55.0	It's now re-edited, remastered.
0:56.8	I typically don't ever re-air shows, but I figured with a fan favorite from several years
1:00.5	ago, we can't really go wrong.
	...

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