21 Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2018-03-01
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“Not, like, one of the best products, but literally the best product, and that if they make the best product, everything will…”
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
“As in Dungeons and Dragons, players choose to be wizards or elves fighting dragons and building characters.”
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
“It should've just been me and Tom and a small team of people with a common goal.”
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
“"Romero savored the long back, the long drive back to Dallas in his Ferrari.”
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
“Again, at this time their, their, all their games are making tons of money, and, uh, Carmack, though, is not, he, again…”
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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