36 Finding The Next Steve Jobs: How to Find, Keep, and Nurture Talent — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2018-09-03
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“One day, Froggy and Ilia told me that if we standardized certain components, we could build our product much faster.”
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
“Steve was always a fan of keeping life simple and, and meditative.”
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
“I don't know how many people would actually agree with this, and it's hire the obnoxious.”
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 he's self-select- selecting for people that are willing to push harder and longer.”
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
“Um, almost every single example, like, there, there's, like, doubt, and sometimes I'm like, "Man, am I, am I doing something that's…”
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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