131 Robert Friedland (Billionaire Miner) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2020-06-14
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“In any case, he makes, you know, Kivel's gonna make a couple hundred million dollars on this deal and not have to…”
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
“Just a few more, uh, things I wanna pull to your attention or, or bring to your attention.”
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
“These people that start these cults, they have this, this, like, aura, this c- this charisma about them that attracts 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
“The orchard, uh, orchard would later inspire the name of Apple Computers.”
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
“It says, "By the late, by the late 1970s, Robert Freeland was creating yet another role for himself, this time as a…”
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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