80 Henry Ford (Today and Tomorrow) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2019-07-14
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“And he says, "Industry exists to make things that people use." I just love that, that sentence and the, you know, the…”
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
“W-we're, I mean, we're making cars, but really what we're doing is we're, we're putting wheels on motors." [laughs] And I was…”
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
“Instead of men wai- or employees waiting in line to get their tools, they have a separate, uh, like a separate set…”
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
“And to be able to do so on such a long, like a long, um, like a long time period, um, is…”
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's like, "Listen, start with what you wanna do, then put the time and effort up front into designing it." It's n-…”
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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