170 Claude Hopkins (A Life in Advertising) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2021-03-08
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“So he goes and takes a tour of the brewery, and he just cannot believe the process they go through to make…”
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
“maybe a decision you have to make to, to further your ambition is not the best decision for your life.”
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
“People like people, and you're attracted to people that talk like 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
“Many hard years went by before I saw this boyhood home again.”
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
“And then she realized, she goes, "Hey," um, she, she realized it was so effective that she stopped spending money on, uh…”
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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