10. Patrick Lee (Co-Founder @Rotten Tomatoes): The importance of founder focus

An entrepreneur, a startup advisor, a mentor, and a movie producer, Patrick is one of the most seasoned multiple-time founders, and he is best known for co-founding the leading entertainment website focused on movie reviews, Rotten Tomatoes. Dive in to learn about the founder journey of Patrick, from finishing college in 10 years, building the big collaboration with Disney, explaining the meaning of the name ‘Rotten Tomatoes’, and exploring his aspirations of creating a better future.

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>>TIME FRAME<<

0:13 - About Patrick

2:26 -  First company

3:48 - Juggling between school and company building

5:53 - The decision of going into the entertainment industry

9:54 - The origin of the name “Rotten Tomatoes”

10:54 - Relationship with flagship brands

17:23 - How to build a network

23:35 - Building Private Keep out

28:42 - What drives to keep building one company after the other

30:24 - Advice for 1st time founders

34:19 - A common mistake from founders

41:05 - One resource that keeps helping him

42:54 - About Gold House Collective

47:23 - Do the things from the heart

56:13 - Company culture

56:31 - Favorite book

57:06 - If he were not a founder, what would he be?

57:27 - One crazy thing he wants to do

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>> ABOUT PATRICK & MARIA <<

Connect with Patrick through https://www.linkedin.com/in/rottendoubt/ and get to know Gold House Collective.

Connect with Maria through https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasipka/

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>> MUSIC <<

Quietly Confident Outlook - Stevens Grenga

Efficiency - Manuel Ochoa

Enjoy the Ride - Simon Pettersson

Ambient Corporate Minimal - Wolf Samuels