Re: Abbot Management
I think we should think of managers as professional sports teams. Pick The Cubs as they could use some help (sorry Chicago).
So they see you can play (the script you sent them) so they call you up to the majors... but few players start off great right away... most have 2 or 3 years were they aren't very good at all. Takes time to learn the game. But the team works with the ones that respond, learn from feedback on how to get better and eventually that's how you get the next great writers...
Same reason high school athletes that went right to the NBA at 19 are good enough to get in, but need to develop to be great. Kobe wasn't Kobe for the first 3 years... but then it all came together in his 4th year. Lebron was the exception...
Joe is right. Good managers find talent and make them professionals because no matter how good you are, you need the guidance of the industry insider to get you to the right level. Maybe 1 out of a million has a script ready to go now...
And I would be nervous of the manager that got my script and said "great" let me go sell it without 1 note.
I think we should think of managers as professional sports teams. Pick The Cubs as they could use some help (sorry Chicago).
So they see you can play (the script you sent them) so they call you up to the majors... but few players start off great right away... most have 2 or 3 years were they aren't very good at all. Takes time to learn the game. But the team works with the ones that respond, learn from feedback on how to get better and eventually that's how you get the next great writers...
Same reason high school athletes that went right to the NBA at 19 are good enough to get in, but need to develop to be great. Kobe wasn't Kobe for the first 3 years... but then it all came together in his 4th year. Lebron was the exception...
Joe is right. Good managers find talent and make them professionals because no matter how good you are, you need the guidance of the industry insider to get you to the right level. Maybe 1 out of a million has a script ready to go now...
And I would be nervous of the manager that got my script and said "great" let me go sell it without 1 note.
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