203 Georges Doriot (Birth of Venture Capital) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2021-09-08
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“He can make a fat man look thinner or taller or younger." "You will get nowhere if you do not inspire people."…”
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Focus
“If is Evan Spiegel's decision not to sell to Facebook, is it not one of the greatest investment decisions of all time?”
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
“Uh, leader- people with leadership skills and brains.”
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
“I wanna tell you about the influence of his father, um, 'cause George is definitely a little bit of a hardass or…”
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
“Entrepreneurs at the time had a difficult, if not impossible, time raising capital.”
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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