From Hollywood to High Tech: Barry Diller’s Remarkable Path
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Guy Kawasaki
4.5 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
What happens when one man reshapes movies, television, e-commerce, and tech—then tells you exactly how he did it, flaws and all? That’s Barry Diller. From running Paramount Pictures and Fox to steering IAC and Expedia, he’s been at the center of cultural and business revolutions for decades. In this candid conversation, Barry opens up about his unconventional path, his belief in bold ideas, and why “creative conflict” is essential. Along the way, we discuss his new memoir, Who Knew, and the life lessons hidden inside.
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Guy Kawasaki is on a mission to make you remarkable. His Remarkable People podcast features interviews with remarkable people such as Jane Goodall, Marc Benioff, Woz, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Bob Cialdini. Every episode will make you more remarkable.
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| 0:00.0 | From October 7th to 9th in San Francisco, the Masters of Scale Summit returns. |
| 0:05.6 | It's where the boldest minds in business, tech, and beyond gather to build the future. |
| 0:11.5 | And we want you to join us. |
| 0:13.7 | Here from the CEO of the New York Times, scientists using cutting-edge technology to find cures, |
| 0:18.9 | the leader of crypto powerhouse coinbase, |
| 0:21.5 | a retired four-star general, and many, many more. They're all on the same stage, and it's not just |
| 0:28.0 | another conference. It is the gathering for remarkable people. Apply to attend at |
| 0:33.8 | masters of scale.com slash remarkable. That's masters of scale.com slash remarkable. |
| 0:40.5 | It is best to hire people at an early stage of their career where they don't have experience |
| 0:47.2 | and put them into situations for which they don't qualify and the imagery of dropping them into |
| 0:54.1 | the deep end of the pool |
| 0:55.2 | and see who swims. |
| 0:57.2 | And I just think that's a much better process to determine who you want to keep and promote |
| 1:03.6 | than hiring people who have experience and resumes and think that you can in an interview process or any kind of interview process, |
| 1:14.2 | suss out how they're going to function in your organization. It's just an extraordinarily |
| 1:18.3 | difficult thing to do. |
| 1:22.5 | Hello, my name is Guy Kawasaki, as you all know, and I'm the host of the Remarkable People podcast. |
| 1:29.5 | We go all over the world looking for remarkable people to capture their wisdom and their innovation and inspiration. |
| 1:36.4 | And today we have someone, I think it's fair to say, of the legendary status. |
| 1:42.3 | His name is Barry Diller. |
| 1:43.9 | And he is legendary in the television and movie business. of the legendary status. His name is Barry Diller. |
| 1:48.4 | And he is legendary in the television and movie business. |
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