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Keep Going Podcast: An animation expert talks about the moment when artists pushed against AI

Remington Scott knows how to build amazing digital worlds. He's the technologist who brought us Gollum in the Lord of the Rings movies, a motion-captured character that was one of the first and most compelling motion-captured characters in cinema history. But, for a few years, he was persona non grata in Hollywood. Why? Because the artists were afraid of his technology and felt that it reduced their work to something less than real. He talks about his fight in this podcast that reminds us that almost every new technology gets a bad rap on day one.Our theme music is by Policy AKA Mark Buchwald. (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/policy/) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupstrats.substack.com

Keep Going Podcast: What happens when you lose a client’s wife?

Alina Braverman has had a long and varied career. In this podcast she talks about living a life full of ups and downs, managing people who don't want to be managed, and finding a client's wife in Queens when she didn't want to be found.Want to be featured on Keep Going? Ping me at john@biggs.ccOur theme music is by Policy AKA Mark Buchwald. (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/policy/) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupstrats.substack.com

Keep Going Podcast: A writer goes deep into the roots of failure... and it isn’t pretty

Stephen Marche is the author of On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer, a clever little book on the horrors writers faced - and face - while creating their work. In this episode, we talked to Stephen about the sadness of Herman Melville and how none of us are ever really successful.Our theme music is by Policy AKA Mark Buchwald. (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/policy/) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupstrats.substack.com

Keep Going Podcast: A comedian loses his pants and all hope in Atlantic City

Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who has built a career working for some of the biggest names in media. But one gig in Atlantic City sent him packing. In this episode, he talks about the horrors of bombing and how he turned things around after some catastrophic gigs.Our theme music is by Policy AKA Mark Buchwald. (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/policy/)You can subscribe to Keep Going on Apple Podcasts below. Want to join me on the show? Ping me at john@biggs.cc. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupstrats.substack.com