50 Marc Andreessen's Blog Archive — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2018-12-11
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“The customers are buying the product just as fast as you can make it.”
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
“On any given issue, a written list of the fifty or so executives from all over the company who would be affected…”
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
“Conversely," he continues, "I can name you a any number of weak teams whose startups were highly successful due to explosively large…”
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
“This sounds silly because you've been working hard your whole life, but working hard is not what I'm talking about.”
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
“People who manage money professionally don't think about individual investments in isolation.”
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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