104 Ingvar Kamprad (IKEA) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2019-12-30
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“So would it be over-improving on quality at the expense of the customer's needs to make the, the bookcase from the same…”
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
“A fact one simple example can illustrate." So this is a simple example he's gonna use is he's trying to resell, um…”
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
“Not two types of people in the world, but there's people that like...”
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
“So, um, again, I bring that up just 'cause there's no perfect person, and they're all gonna make terrible mistakes, and this…”
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
“Public companies like to distribute one-third of their annual profit to the shareholders, money that disappears out of the companies and works…”
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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