226 Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2022-01-12
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“Products are a solution to the customer's problem.”
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
“Whatever you choose, I deeply, deeply appreciate it.”
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
“So they have people like Stalin, Hitler, uh, the, the, the people, the Kims, the people in North Korea, Gaddafi, all these…”
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
“He could not have pursued this long-term strategy through many wearisome years without a hard inner core of self-confidence that in turn…”
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
“He had time for thought, and no one thought harder than he did, but no time for brooding.”
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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