157 The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2020-12-07
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“Make a product simple and launch it with free samples.”
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
“He focused on numbers," meaning str- straight up calculations, just math, right?”
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
“Like, ideas come from people, so people are more important." And the, and the best illustration of that was this quote where…”
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
“Six years later, Shockley gave up and joined the faculty at Stanford.”
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
“Whitney & Company, and listen, this was very interesting, "Which specialized in what they originally called adventure capital, [chuckles] and their purpose…”
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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