315 Balenciaga — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2023-08-07
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“There are no shortcuts around quality and quality starts with people.”
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
“Another way to say is Balenciaga focused on his own house, or Jimmy Iovine would've said Balenciaga had blinders on.”
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's like, "All right, go to where the rich people are because that's the people I want as customers." And this works…”
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
“I was like, "Wow, this stuff is really ugly and very trendy," and I just can't imagine somebody wearing this, you know…”
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
“She is the key to all of this, which I didn't understand the first time I read this, but as I-- Once…”
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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What this page does not prove
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Source and attribution
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