204 Steve Jobs (Inside Steve's Brain) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2021-09-14
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“one thing he, he'll tell you over and over again, he's like, "Listen, if you're starting a company just to make money…”
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
“Uh, demos, multiple variations, extreme attention to detail, despotism, [chuckles] a one-man focus gru-group, and embrace the grind.”
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
“In everything I've done, it really pays to go after the best people in the world." And then once you hire the…”
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
“You sh- you see one of the greatest entrepreneurs in, in history just make mistake after mistake after mistake, and that's another…”
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 the Times reporter, I think it was a Times reporter, was just like, "What does it matter?”
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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