39 Walt Disney: An American Original — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2018-09-24
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This page is a bounded reading of the 39 Walt Disney: An American Original transcript. It preserves short excerpts so the reader can inspect the source; it is not a replacement for the episode or a reproduced transcript.
What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“"'As a founder, you get paid to make a small number of high-quality decisions,' he said.”
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
“You should be focused on the very few decisions you actually make that, that set the trajectory for your company.”
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 want you out in the park, watching what people are doing and finding out how you can make the place more…”
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
“Not yet 30, he had been in the animation business a dozen years, and his maturity was beyond his years.”
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
“Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, they were money losers for a long time.”
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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