Paris Hilton and Carter Reum on AI, Parenting and “Creating the Next Disney”

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🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Paris Hilton and her husband, VC investor Carter Reum, talk about "strict" parenting, the importance of A.I. and the huge economic value of her spoiled airhead persona. Ryan Knutson sat down with the couple at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival. To watch the video, check out the episode on Spotify. Further Reading: -Paris Hilton’s Business Empire Is Getting a Makeover Further Listening: -The Business of Dua Lipa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Ryan.
0:02.0	Earlier this week, I spoke live on stage with Paris Hilton and her husband, the VC investor, Carter Reim,
0:09.2	at the Wall Street Journal's Future of Everything conference.
0:12.2	It was a super interesting conversation which we're going to play for you on the show today.
0:16.0	And if you listen on Spotify, you'll be able to see a video of the event.
0:20.0	All right, here it is. Paris Hilton was a social media influencer before social media, an influencer were words that anyone said together.
0:36.3	She was a reality star before we knew that reality shows were even a thing.
0:40.9	And she's leveraged her brand into multiple businesses that have generated more
0:44.8	than four billion dollars in revenue over a decade. A significant part of her brand
0:50.1	today is her husband, the venture capitalist Carter Reem. His firm, M13, was an early
0:56.8	investor in companies like FanDool, Ring, and Lift. Their partnership is
1:02.0	obviously a personal one, but it's also in some ways a business
1:05.8	partnership. They don't own a company together, but they do have a reality show called
1:11.1	Paris in Love. I feel like I'm so grateful to have been patient
1:15.0	to find my one and only and you are my everything.
1:18.4	The first season, which came out in 2021,
1:21.2	chronicled their engagement in wedding.
1:22.8	So say I do.
1:25.0	I do.
1:26.0	Yes, I do.
1:28.0	Okay.
1:29.0	So how have the two of them influenced each other's businesses?
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