245 Rick Rubin (In the Studio) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2022-05-08
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“'I'm just trying to make my favorite music.'" And so think about that line, "I'm just trying to make my favorite music."…”
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
“The panicked music industry may be focused on how to sell music, but Rick Rubin has always been focused on making great…”
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 wasn't until he learned how to be the best teammate, play as a team, not just an individual person, that they…”
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
“If it survived that long, that idea, that format survived that long, it is more likely to survive 50 years into the…”
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
“Sometimes it's a couple weeks, sometimes it's a few months, sometimes it's a year or two to get ready to go into…”
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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