A conversation with David and Ben from the Acquired podcast — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2023-03-29
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“[laughs] He's like, "I don't even make any of the products." Yeah.”
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
“And what I loved about is how they focused on the business model innovations and how one decision by some- Yeah ...”
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
“You're gonna be the first non-David Senra voices that ever heard on Founders, and it only would agree to do it, and…”
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
“Then I have this huge advantage that you couldn't even do 10 years ago c- or 15 years ago 'cause there was…”
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
“And he's just like, " 'Cause that b- money is the lifeblood of all b-" I think the quote in the book…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
A BIPU connection
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Source and attribution
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