74 The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2019-06-02
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“And he says, "The lesson he learned from his bridge-building business, the surest foundation of a business is the quality of its…”
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
“So Jeff Bezos has this great quote, and he's like, "Listen, you don't choose your passions, they choose you." And he's talking…”
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 if I don't actually care about it, it's not going to stick." So if you're giving advice to people that, "Oh…”
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
“Other people were running businesses, manufacturing for hundred-plus years before this, maybe fifty-plus years before, uh, this time period.”
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 says, "This did not leave much time for self-improvement, nor did the wants of family leave any money to spend on…”
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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