"The internet gives people the opportunity to build global audiences earlier than before. It doesn't really matter where you are if you have the internet. Singaporeans do speak English, which is a global language, so they could access a bigger market. What you say though, about talent density is a real thing, which is like, let's say you're very promising, but you're not really surrounded by other promising people. It's hard to hone your craft. And that might require you to move elsewhere." - Shiyan Koh
"In Singapore, I think we can foster early talent, but they tend to go to other cities that have the hubs. Robin Williams was a talented guy and comedian and everyone in SF knew that he was really good, but his career only took off in Los Angeles because Los Angeles had the talent scouts and the people who were willing to give him those contracts very quickly. So I just think it's hard to beat these centers of vortexes of talent gravity." - Jeremy Au
"The truth of the matter is that there’s a strong dynamic and we see that a lot in TikTok Shop and a lot of the Chinese live streaming, where all the models are being employed effectively by agencies because it's way easier to centralize production, lighting, editing, direction fulfillment. And then you just have people 20 or 30 talents on the cost. Taylor Swift is the opposite of that. She’s super social in the sense that if I saw it anywhere, I would know who she is, which is a bonkers thing to say because of the internet." - Jeremy Au
In this episode, Jeremy Au speaks on the Taylor Swift $500M Singapore economy boost, Barbell Entertainment blockbusters versus long tail, and city talent vortex and industry concentrations with Shiyan Koh.
Keywords: Taylor Swift $500M Singapore Economy Boost, Barbell Entertainment Blockbusters vs Long Tail, City Talent Vortex, Industry Concentrations, Shiyan Koh, Singapore, Thought Leadership
