Ricky Van Veen

When I was a kid, my earliest career assumption was that I would be a locksmith like my father, eventually taking over his lock shop. My dad, evidently a man of foresight, nudged me toward computers instead, a path that led me far from the clinking tools and familiar scent of WD-40 in his workshop (though the muscle memory for picking certain types of locks remains as a fun party trick).

1. Soon, TV networks will try to do 360 deals. TV networks are really bad at capturing all the value they create with talent-centered shows. Take Comedy Central, led by the great tastes of Kent Alterman. The stars they’ve launched in the past few years alone – Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele, Amy Schumer, Ilana Glazer & Abbi Jacobson – are tremendously popular.

1. Soon, TV networks will try to do 360 deals. TV networks are really bad at capturing all the value they create with talent-centered shows. Take Comedy Central, led by the great tastes of Kent Alterman. The stars they’ve launched in the past few years alone – Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele, Amy Schumer, Ilana Glazer & Abbi Jacobson – are tremendously popular.