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How Pixar Saved Itself from Disney and Then Saved Disney
In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down the near-death story of Pixar in the early 1990s, when it was bleeding cash from its hardware division before Steve Jobs refocused the company on selling rendering software and eventually making 'Toy Story'. They explore how Pixar's unique creative culture—born from a $26 million investment that nearly failed—later became the blueprint for Disney's animation revival under Bob Iger. The hosts explain the specific deal structure of the 2006 acquisition and how Pixar's 'brain trust' process preserved its creative mojo…
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