58 John Bogle: Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2019-02-04
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Product
“And I think it's valuable to not only for people, entrepreneurs building products, but even, uh, individuals, uh, product managers.”
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
“They're actually not giving us the right information, and then using that as just an end-all be-all and not analyzing, uh, like…”
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
“So you're saying instead of working in the finance industry, where there's not much you can do that actually adds value to…”
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 worked very hard and the hours were long, but I loved hard work then and I still do.”
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
“Happiness is the key to success." So then he's like, "Okay, well, what makes happiness?" And he talks about money, like having…”
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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