#41 The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
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#41 The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

What I learned from reading The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz. --- There's no recipe for complicated, dynamic situations [0:01] Meeting Marc Andreessen [8:30] The co-founder relationship between Marc and Ben [11:00] How they came up with the idea for Loudcloud (Opsware) / A business is just an idea that will make someone's life better. —Richard Branson [13:45] Ben finds value by asking the question: What would I do if we went bankrupt? [21:05] Sell the wrong product to find the right one [22:30] Saving a $20 million a year customer by buying a $10 million company [23:16] Do not play the odds [27:27] Discount praise. Focus on what can be fixed [28:32] Why training is so important (compounding effect) [31:20] Difference between large company executives and founders [32:00] Why it is a good idea to collect good ideas [34:00] Determination is more important than intelligence [35:30] Your culture should be unique / Using shock to create behavioral change [38:24] There is no founder school [40:30] Perseverance is more important than intelligence [41:01] Copy from great founders [46:50] ---- Founders Notes gives you the ability to tap into the collective knowledge of history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. Use it to supplement the decisions you make in your work. Get access to Founders Notes here. ---- “I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — Gareth Be like Gareth. Buy a book: All the books featured on Founders Podcast

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#374 Rare Jeff Bezos Interview

#374 Rare Jeff Bezos Interview

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#373 Breakfast with Brad Jacobs + How To Make A Few Billion Dollars

#373 Breakfast with Brad Jacobs + How To Make A Few Billion Dollars

Brad Jacobs is one of the most talented living entrepreneurs. Brad has started 8 different billion dollar or multi-billion dollar businesses. He has done over 500 acquisitions and has raised over $30 ...

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#372: Amancio Ortega: The Genius Behind the Inditex Group

#372: Amancio Ortega: The Genius Behind the Inditex Group

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#371 James J. Hill: The Empire Builder

#371 James J. Hill: The Empire Builder

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#370 The Founder of IKEA: Ingvar Kamprad

#370 The Founder of IKEA: Ingvar Kamprad

What I learned from reading Leading By Design: The Ikea Story by Ingvar Kamprad and Bertil Torekull and The Testament of a Furniture Dealer by Ingvar Kamprad. ---- Ramp gives you everything you need t...

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#369 Elon Musk and The Early Days of SpaceX

#369 Elon Musk and The Early Days of SpaceX

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Steve Jobs  and Edwin Land

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#368 Rockefeller's Autobiography

#368 Rockefeller's Autobiography

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