The Rolodex counts for more because it's almost always hard to determine from the early script stage what's viable and what isn't. Unlike Silicon Valley, there

The Rolodex counts for more because it's almost always hard to determine from the early script stage what's viable and what isn't. Unlike Silicon Valley, there is not Minimum Viable Product or prototyping in Hollywood - by the time you can see any sort of film, you've spent 80% of your total budget. There's also a lot more emphasis on individuals - if Charlie Sheen goes to Sing Sing, then "Two and a Half Men" is boned, but Facebook can still build products without Zuckerberg