138 Alexander Graham Bell — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2020-08-02
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“"I have told myself when people tried to make me modify," going back to Dyson, "I have told myself when people tried…”
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
“The, the, most of the highlights I'm gonna focus on today we're gonna see, it's just struggle after struggle.”
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
“And so in the early days, uh, of Alexander Graham Bell's life, or the early career rather, he followed in his footsteps…”
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 it says, "It's hardly surprising that the electrical telegraph caught Alex's imagination, given his long, his lifelong interest in communications.”
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
“Many men do this or that because someone else thought it right." So essentially, Alex is telling us, "I'm gonna think through…”
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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Source and attribution
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