10 Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2017-07-27
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“He always had some new design, some new scheme to make our shoes sleeker, softer, lighter, especially lighter.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: product.
Focus
“Bowerman's strategy for running the mile was simple.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: focus.
People
“You have all these factories, all these people.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“I would tell them to hit pause, think long and hard about how they want to spend their time and with whom…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“Where the point was he had to work full-time to support hi- him and his wife at the time.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
A BIPU connection
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What this page does not prove
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Source and attribution
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