In this installment of Fast Company’s Creation Stories, David Alpert teaches us the importance of holding onto a project’s vision. When you need investors to fund your film, David urges you to be sure the money lender holds the same values as you do. Speaking from experience, the president of Skybound Entertainment recalls a particular experience that taught him to be picky with his investors, and it involves both the God of Thunder and Japanese weaponry.
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