10 years ago, Netflix spent $0 on original content.
This year:
Netflix: $11B
Apple: $6B
Disney: $1B
+ amazon, hulu HBO etc.
=
$20B+
Here's a crazy startup idea to take a swing at this $20B+ content piñata. 👇 Here's a quick business plan 🤔
The idea ---> @ycombinator for Content
Let's give it a made up name : Zeta Studios
It is a new accelerator model for getting shows & movies made.
= give engineer duos money ($120k), coaching, & give them 3 months to get ready for a Demo Day in front of a room of investors.
Zeta = give storytelling duos money ($120k), coaching, & 3 mo to get a sizzle reel ready for Demo Day w/ buyers from netflix, amazon etc.
Why now? ---> This wouldn't work 10 years ago.
Demand for content has skyrocketed, but supply has not kept up.
You have infinite niches (action, comedy, reality, etc)
I mean there's a f*cking hit show about cleaning your house!
People are CHUGGING content of every flavor.
Plus areas like india, indonesia, africa etc. now have 2B+ new internet users streaming video
There's no such thing as "too much content"
The same way YC is replacing university for the most ambitious engineers. Let's replace film school for the best creatives.
