62 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2019-03-04
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“Like, why, why would we be-- assume that if I make a better product, I can't also make a produ-- a profit?”
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
“To me, I wanna choose the path of people like Ben Franklin.”
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
“But what happened was the people were like, uh, it wasn't bland, so people were drawn to it.”
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
“Like I wanna know more five years from now than I know today, and 50 or 50 years from now than I…”
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
“He sold often without profit for ready money and often trusted without keeping accounts, that he must therefore fail, which would make…”
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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