Creating Rotten Tomatoes with Patrick Lee, Founding CEO

The Mechanics of Storytelling by Ezra Justin Lee

Oct 19, 202000:35:09TV & Film

ORIGIN STORY: How Patrick and his college friends started Rotten Tomatoes (0:30) When creating a start-up company, how do you deal with discouragement at the onset--or even before you get started? (5:19) Patrick’s experi...

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