23 The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2018-04-07
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“Even creating a low, lower-cost product runs acro- against the grain because the low-cost products undercut the high-cost, more profitable products.”
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
“When he didn't want to seem too interested, he pretended he wasn't paying attention.”
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
“At that moment, it was important not merely to hire the, the people bent on changing the world, but to avoid hiring…”
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
“Um, and then so I'm gonna be reading some sections that are that long, uh, some a little longer, but there's a…”
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
“Previous investors that have already invested in the company are trying to get new outside investors to, to bring in more 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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