54 The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2019-01-08
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“So, like, I'd go, I'd rather go to a local restaurant or a local, uh, establishment than, like, a large company if…”
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
“Um, but at the time he's doing this, where everybody's focused on, like while you're focused on...”
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People
“Says, "Having established a line of steamboats on the North River for the conveyance of passengers between New York and Albany called…”
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
“No one else kept it on the, the lever for so long or pushed so hard.”
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
“And so that's kinda what I'm trying to say here is definitely spending time reading about this time, this time period is…”
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