I've been wondering lately about the similarities between startups and the movie industry. Most movies don't make a profit. But everyone involved makes money. One wonders what's in it for the investors using their own money. Along with the suspicion that making a profit isn't 1st on the list.
>>Most movies don't make a profit. But everyone involved makes money.
They do this to screw the small fish that might have a % agreement and/or for tax purposes. So ABC Movie makes no money for Disney but (say) Disney Productions made $XX million to produce it, Disney Promotions $XX to promote it and so on. In the end it all went to Disney' pockets, but the movie lost money.
