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The Secrets Behind Barry Diller’s Business Success

2025/5/20
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Barry Diller
媒体巨头，IAC和Expedia Group董事长和高级执行官，曾任福克斯公司董事长和首席执行官。
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Barry Diller: 我不认为自己能预见未来趋势，但我重视直觉，并努力保持直觉的纯粹，避免愤世嫉俗。保持直觉纯粹的关键是避免愤世嫉俗，保持天真。我认为保持直觉纯粹不是学习得来的，而是要忘掉过往经历，保持纯真。随着时间推移，直觉会受到腐蚀，要不断清除，重视天真，警惕世故和愤世嫉俗，这样直觉才能发挥作用。数据在预测未来方面作用有限，询问人们对新事物的看法并不能得到有意义的反馈。在做未来决策时，大部分研究都是浪费。实时的事实数据，如市场规模和竞争对手信息，是有用的。预测性的数据大多无用。

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Barry Diller, a highly successful media executive, shares his belief in prioritizing instinct over data-driven approaches in decision-making. He emphasizes the limitations of predictive data in the ever-evolving media landscape and highlights the importance of maintaining clear instincts by guarding against cynicism.
  • Prioritizes intuition over data in business decisions
  • Believes predictive data for future trends is mostly useless
  • Emphasizes the importance of guarding against cynicism to maintain clear instincts

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To achieve long-term success in tumultuous businesses like media and entertainment, following formulas and data won't get you there. Barry Diller, the current Chairman and Senior Executive of both IAC and Expedia Group, has built a decades-long career in TV, film, and digital media by going with his instincts and betting on what he views as good ideas with limitless potential. He shares what he's learned about navigating the larger-than-life personalities in Hollywood, developing talent over time, and taking advantage of luck when it comes your way. Diller is the author of the new memoir, Who Knew.