Summary, Analysis & Review of Lawrence Levy's To Pixar and Beyond by Instaread

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Author: Instaread Summaries ISBN: 9781683786085
Publisher: Instaread, Inc Publication: February 19, 2019
Imprint: Instaread, Inc Language: English
Author: Instaread Summaries
ISBN: 9781683786085
Publisher: Instaread, Inc
Publication: February 19, 2019
Imprint: Instaread, Inc
Language: English

Summary, Analysis & Review of Lawrence Levy’s To Pixar and Beyond by Instaread

 

Preview:

To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History is Lawrence Levy’s personal account of how he and Steve Jobs turned a struggling animation company into a filmmaking powerhouse. Levyis the former Pixar chief financial officer.

When Levy arrived at Pixar in 1995 at the behest of CEO Steve Jobs, the animation company was struggling. Jobs purchased the company in 1986 to be a graphics hardware business, but it had not succeeded in this area. In 1991, he had to sell off Pixar’s hardware company. What was left was a computer animation business without a strategic vision. It was locked into a restrictive three-picture deal with Disney that threatened to crush any of Pixar’s ambitions to be a successful company in its own right. The deal effectively gave Disney full ownership of Pixar without having to buy the computer animation company. Under the terms…

 

PLEASE NOTE: This is a Summary, Analysis & Review of the book and NOT the original book.

 

Inside this Summary, Analysis & Review of Lawrence Levy’s To Pixar and Beyond by Instaread

 

  • Overview of the Book
  • Important People
  • Key Takeaways
  • Analysis of Key Takeaways

 

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With Instaread, you can get the key takeaways and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience. 

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Summary, Analysis & Review of Lawrence Levy’s To Pixar and Beyond by Instaread

 

Preview:

To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History is Lawrence Levy’s personal account of how he and Steve Jobs turned a struggling animation company into a filmmaking powerhouse. Levyis the former Pixar chief financial officer.

When Levy arrived at Pixar in 1995 at the behest of CEO Steve Jobs, the animation company was struggling. Jobs purchased the company in 1986 to be a graphics hardware business, but it had not succeeded in this area. In 1991, he had to sell off Pixar’s hardware company. What was left was a computer animation business without a strategic vision. It was locked into a restrictive three-picture deal with Disney that threatened to crush any of Pixar’s ambitions to be a successful company in its own right. The deal effectively gave Disney full ownership of Pixar without having to buy the computer animation company. Under the terms…

 

PLEASE NOTE: This is a Summary, Analysis & Review of the book and NOT the original book.

 

Inside this Summary, Analysis & Review of Lawrence Levy’s To Pixar and Beyond by Instaread

 

 

About the Author

With Instaread, you can get the key takeaways and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience. 

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