336 How To Lose A Few Billion Dollars: Samuel Insull — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2024-02-01
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“People would bring him in from other companies, and just like he could come into your company and just build systems to…”
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Focus
“He hits on that idea that you need to pay attention to public opinion.”
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, "Well, how many people live in Chicago?" And they're like, "A million people." He's like, "Okay, so I'm gonna get…”
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 made mistakes, but they were honest mistakes.”
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 spent almost half his time going from bank to bank to borrow and to beg money on short-term notes, and juggling…”
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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