#41 The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Founders8 Okt 2018

#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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#385 Michael Dell

#385 Michael Dell

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#384 Ken Griffin: Founder of Citadel and Citadel Securities

#384 Ken Griffin: Founder of Citadel and Citadel Securities

Because of the podcast I get to meet a lot of super successful people. I'm always asking them "Who is the smartest person you know" and "Who do you think has the best business?". "Ken Griffin" is a ve...

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The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig

The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig

Daniel Ludwig was the richest man in the world and no one knew his name. I've read almost 400 biographies of history's greatest founders and this book is one of my all time favorites. Daniel Ludwig st...

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#383 Todd Graves and his $10 Billion Chicken Finger Dream

#383 Todd Graves and his $10 Billion Chicken Finger Dream

Todd Graves is one of my favorite living entrepreneurs. He's a great example of Charlie Munger's maxim: Find a simple idea and take it seriously. Todd wanted to create a quick service restaurant that ...

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#382 Who Is Michael Ovitz?: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Most Powerful Man in Hollywood

#382 Who Is Michael Ovitz?: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Most Powerful Man in Hollywood

At the core of Michael Ovitz's success is his relentless work ethic and commitment to mastering his craft. 50 years ago he founded Creative Artists Agency. CAA starts out as just five young guys in a ...

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#381 I Had Dinner With Michael Ovitz

#381 I Had Dinner With Michael Ovitz

What I learned from having an intense and fun 3 hour dinner with Michael Ovitz.  1: Mediocrity is always invisible until passion shows up and exposes it. 2: There's no ceiling on where you can push yo...

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#380 Four Hundred Pages of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger In Their Own Words

#380 Four Hundred Pages of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger In Their Own Words

For over 30 years the Berkshire Hathaway Annual meetings were recorded. Munger and Buffett answered over 1700 questions from shareholders during that period. Alex Morris watched hundreds of hours of t...

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#379 Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys)

#379 Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys)

Jerry Jones rolled the dice until his knuckles bled. He started working at 7 years old. Jerry could sell, sell, sell. He sold fruit at his father’s grocery store in grade school and sold shoes out of ...

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