2 Walt Disney — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2016-10-10
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“And it becomes a business that actually makes more money than the actual productions.”
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
“One problem was that as surely as Walt was focused on the studio, Lillian was focused on her 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
“They go from having maybe three hundred, uh, people on staff to, like, sixteen hundred 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
“Before any rupture could be announced, though, and resorting to a bit of chicanery of his own to thwart Mintz, he asked…”
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
“Less time for polo meant more time for Lillian.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
A BIPU connection
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What this page does not prove
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Source and attribution
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