The Five Principles Every Deal Maker Needs ​

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Sovereign Wealth & Content Challenges: Content ownership creates tricky scenarios—some potential bidders haven't bought US assets in 15 years, and antitrust challenges loom for legacy media companies seeking deals 📰 

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Tech Giants vs Media Value Destruction: Without government intervention, it's hard to see how trillion-dollar players like Amazon and Apple won't ultimately own the bulk of IP as equity disparity between tech and media widens 💰 

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The Real Competition: Microsoft's Nadella says Xbox's real competition isn't gaming platforms—it's TikTok, revealing how attention economy reshapes deal activity in private markets 🎮 

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Influencer Economy Shifts Everything: 18-30 year olds in the US want to be influencers (China: astronauts), signaling media creation as a growing GDP percentage alongside AI's impact 📱 

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Five Deal Principles: When selling, is the industry growing? Is your business growing? What's your moat? What value can buyers add? What's the exit? But it all comes down to people executing 🎯