David Senra · Business

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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. This quote explains why: "There are thousands of years of history in which lots and lots of very smart people worked very hard and ran all types of experiments on how to create new businesses, invent new technology, new ways to manage etc. They ran these experiments throughout their entire lives. At some point, somebody put these lessons down in a book. For very little money and a few hours of time, you can learn from someone’s accumulated experience. There is so much more to learn from the past than we often realize. You could productively spend your time reading experiences of great people who have come before and you learn every time." —Marc Andreessen

Episodes

#117 : Chung Ju-yung founder of Hyundai (the most inspiring autobiography I've read)

26 Mar 2020

1h 20m

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In this podcast episode, we delve into the extraordinary life and legacy of Chung Ju-yung, the founder of the Hyundai Group, as told in his autobiography, "Born of This Land, My Life Story." The speaker vividly highlights how Chung, known for his unyielding determination and self-taught knowledge, rose from poverty to ...

#116 Sam Bronfman (Seagram's and the Bronfman family dynasty)

21 Mar 2020

1h 7m

#115 Ben Franklin: An American Life

16 Mar 2020

45m

#114 The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time

09 Mar 2020

1h 20m

#113 A.G. Gaston (Black Titan and the Making of a Black American Millionaire)

05 Mar 2020

1h 8m

#112 Frank Lloyd Wright

24 Feb 2020

1h 20m

#111 David Geffen

16 Feb 2020

1h 22m

#110 Henry Singleton (Teledyne)

10 Feb 2020

1h 25m

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In this podcast episode, the host delves into George Roberts' biography of Henry Singleton, the visionary founder of Teledyne. The conversation showcases Singleton's remarkable business skills, illustrated by his impressive growth from $10 million in sales to $3.5 billion in just 22 years. It also explores his strategi...