93 Ed Thorp (A Man for All Markets) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2019-10-13
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“A business or a product is just something that somebody m- that makes somebody's life better.”
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, so one of the things that he, he, he's gonna, uh, stumble upon now in college is he starts to develop…”
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
“[laughs] Um, and while he's doing this, he's reading all these, these papers on blackjack, and other people are c- computing, uh…”
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 if something's happening today and happened 300 years ago, good chance that that's just gonna be around for a long time."…”
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
“Have more money than you can ever spend and it later led me to make a very profitable investment in Berkshire Hathaway.”
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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