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Dear Fran & Shari: Debt is a promise, equity is a hope. Shidduch warning ahead.

Dear Fran & Shari: Debt is a promise, equity is a hope. Shidduch warning ahead.

Demonstrations show commitment, show me the cash flow. Shidduch proposal.

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Aug 04, 2023
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Dear Fran and Shari:

I want to propose a shidduch. It will be a mitzvah.

It’s amazing how much self-inflicted pain the legacy studios are willing to tolerate in order to spite the talent that made them rich in the first place.

If the unions don’t add risk to the studios’ balance sheets, they will stay silent and wait you out, those legacy studios that can.

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