235 Steve Jobs (The Pixar Story) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2022-03-07
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This page is a bounded reading of the 235 Steve Jobs (The Pixar Story) transcript. It preserves short excerpts so the reader can inspect the source; it is not a replacement for the episode or a reproduced transcript.
What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“This sounds a lot like building a product, right?”
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
“Why don't we cut it and then t- uh, take the talent and the expertise and the people that we have doing…”
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
“'He knows, uh, you know, he would wait people out.”
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
“And so th- that book is important to read because you have this gifted s- s- really intelligent entrepreneur making mistake after…”
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, the, Pixar walks away a few times, but this is, uh, another time.”
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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