316 Bugatti — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2023-08-14
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“Like, he'll make cars, he'll make boats, he'll make airplane engines, he'll make rail cars.”
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
“And Bugatti paid no more attention to the presumed tastes of the public.”
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
“There's like three people in the, the workshop putting together the car, three people in, like, the design shop putting it together.”
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
“As long as it works and it is exciting, people will follow you." And so those last few years at Molsheim were…”
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
“None of the people who were working on these road vehicles at the time was, in fact, motivated by thoughts of commercial…”
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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Source and attribution
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