David Senra
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Learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs. Every week I read a biography of an entrepreneur and find ideas you can use in your work.
Joined January 2016
New episode: "How Elon Works". This episode covers the insanely valuable company-building principles of Elon Musk. A few notes from the episode:. 1. The mission comes first. 2. Retreat is not an option. 3. A maniacal sense of urgency is our operating principle. 4. Product
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“You should go ultra-hardcore on deletion and simplification.”.
New episode: "How Elon Works". This episode covers the insanely valuable company-building principles of Elon Musk. A few notes from the episode:. 1. The mission comes first. 2. Retreat is not an option. 3. A maniacal sense of urgency is our operating principle. 4. Product
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Joe Liemandt is a mysterious multibillionaire who has lived a reclusive life for the last 25 years. Joe has never been on a podcast before now:.
This is the definitive conversation on Alpha School with @jliemandt, who is the school’s principal and backer. What if kids could learn in two hours a day, test in the top 1% nationally, spend their afternoons mastering other great skills, AND love school more than vacation?
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RT @patrick_oshag: This is the definitive conversation on Alpha School with @jliemandt, who is the school’s principal and backer. What if….
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New episode: "How Elon Works". This episode covers the insanely valuable company-building principles of Elon Musk. A few notes from the episode:. 1. The mission comes first. 2. Retreat is not an option. 3. A maniacal sense of urgency is our operating principle. 4. Product
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New episode: "How Elon Works". This episode covers the insanely valuable company-building principles of Elon Musk. A few notes from the episode:. 1. The mission comes first. 2. Retreat is not an option. 3. A maniacal sense of urgency is our operating principle. 4. Product
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This is from this interview where I try to distill lessons from the first 6 years of Founders: . Spotify: Apple:
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I love that people listen to Founders with their kids:.
14yr old son: You know the Napoleon quote “100 men are nothing, one man is everything”? . Me: Nope. Son: “They tell you the opposite in school. They really don’t like the great man theory of history, but they don’t have any to replace it with.”. He’s been listening to a lot of.
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One of the most important things Michael Jordan ever said: . “They’re deceiving themselves about what the game requires”
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RT @JauquetW: 14yr old son: You know the Napoleon quote “100 men are nothing, one man is everything”? . Me: Nope. Son: “They tell you the o….
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78 more ideas from Steve here:.
Make Something Wonderful is 250 pages of Steve Jobs in his own words, speaking directly to you. The book contains some of Steve's ideas that I've never found anywhere else. Notes from the book: . 1. He didn't care about being right. He cared about being excellent. 2. His mind
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You really should read this list of ideas:.
This little book is the company building philosophy of David Ogilvy broken down into bite-sized pieces. Buffett called Ogilvy a genius and this is a list of ideas Ogilvy wanted to pass on: . 1. Discovery consists of seeing what everyone has seen and thinking what nobody has
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“Only dead fish go with the flow.”.
This little book is the company building philosophy of David Ogilvy broken down into bite-sized pieces. Buffett called Ogilvy a genius and this is a list of ideas Ogilvy wanted to pass on: . 1. Discovery consists of seeing what everyone has seen and thinking what nobody has
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From this episode on the greatest living sushi chef Jiro Ono . Spotify: Apple:
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Nobody should be capable of holding you to a higher standard than you hold yourself:
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“Any idiot could see this was a talented fanatic who was very favorably located-and, therefore, the investment decision was easy.” — Charlie Munger.
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger said Les Schwab was one of the best founders they studied. "A true fanatic." . 16 ideas from his autobiography:. 1. Intensity is the price of excellence —Warren Buffett. "I am 68 years old now. And I've run it in overdrive my whole life.
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A novice is easily spotted because they do too much. Too many ingredients, too many movements, too much explanation. A master uses the fewest motions required to fulfill their intention
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This is the first clip we ever made and is still one of my favorites. I rewatch it all the time and I believe the message is important (and concise).
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RT @patrick_oshag: Our profile of @jliemandt — founder of Trilogy and ESW, and now principal (and backer) of the much discussed Alpha Schoo….
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