97 Enzo Ferrari (Ferrari vs Ford) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2019-11-10
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“He wound up building a, building like a little banking empire.”
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
“It's like, "No, we can't make a decision.”
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
“He, [chuckles] he believed that competition was, got the, brought the best out in people, and so what he would do is…”
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
“He was relatively uneducated, having sat through four years of elementary school and three years of trade school, which he fail- failed…”
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 spent all of his pros- profits on racing, and he was badly in need of money.”
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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