102 Akio Morita (Sony) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2019-12-15
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“He really felt like not only do you want to build the best products at the time, Japanese product, he said products…”
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
“We liked the idea of, of a salesman being able to demonstrate how simple it would be to drop it into a…”
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
“He talks a lot about the difference between Japanese culture and American culture, and he's like J- He says American culture is…”
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
“In the Navy, I had hard training in boot camp, but every morning we had to run a long way before breakfast.”
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
“They're just making more profits, and then they can reinvest th-those profits to make more products, and you have this wonderful, uh…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
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