168 Larry Miller (Driven: An Autobiography) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2021-02-21
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“In other words, the owner's conception of the building, the architect's design, the engineer's designs and calculations, and the construction of the…”
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
“If I had to choose between working long hours and being closer to family, I would choose family.”
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 Larry, like, uh, countless other people that we studied, they read biographies of people, of great people that came before them…”
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
“Remember, you go, go back to the river of failure, his i- his idea he had, the river of failure, right?”
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
“Um, so he says, "Time is a form of capital provided equally to everyone.”
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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