#61 Malcom McLean: The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
Founders25 Feb 2019

#61 Malcom McLean: The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger

What I learned from reading The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger. ---- Such was the beginning of a revolution [0:01] The economic benefits arise not from innovation itself, but from the entrepreneurs who eventually discover ways to put innovations to practical use. [15:30] the basic idea was around for decades [17:30] Malcom's early life and first business [23:00] McLean had an obsessive focus on cutting costs [33:00] the beginning of Malcom McLean's idea [37:00] McLean's definition of total commitment [41:00] McLean's fundamental insight [48:00] fixing the business by focusing on the customer's real problem [53:40] the surprising reason containers are standardized [1:00:00] Daniel K. Ludwig and Malcom McLean [1:07:00] Malcom McLean sells his business [1:13:00] Starting another business [1:21:00] ---- 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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#392 Michele Ferrero and His $40 Billion Privately Owned Chocolate Empire

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#391 Jimmy Iovine

#391 Jimmy Iovine

You grow up in a rough neighborhood in Brooklyn. You drop out of college. Your dad is your best friend but you don’t want to work the docks like him. You’re determined to “do something special.” You g...

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#390 Rare Steve Jobs Interview

I've read this interview probably 10 times. It's that good. Steve Jobs was 29 when this interview was published, and with remarkable clarity of thought Steve explains the upcoming technological revolu...

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#389 The Founder of Jimmy Choo: Tamara Mellon

#389 The Founder of Jimmy Choo: Tamara Mellon

When Tamara Mellon’s father lent her the seed money to start a high-end shoe company, he cautioned her: “Don’t let the accountants run your business.” Little did he know that over the next fifteen yea...

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#388 Jeff Bezos's Shareholder Letters: All of Them!

#388 Jeff Bezos's Shareholder Letters: All of Them!

(I fixed the audio and uploaded a new episode!)  "To read Jeff Bezos’s shareholder letters is to get a crash course in running a high-growth internet business from someone who mastered it before any o...

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A conversation on focus and finding your life's work

My friend Patrick O’Shaughnessy asked me to come to New York and record a conversation. Patrick had just finished listening to episode #383 "Todd Graves and his $10 Billion Chicken Finger Dream" and h...

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#387 Jim Simons Built The World’s Greatest Money-Making Machine

#387 Jim Simons Built The World’s Greatest Money-Making Machine

Jim Simons never took a single class on finance, wasn’t interested in business, and didn’t start trading full time until he was 40. The company he founded —  Renaissance Technologies — has made over $...

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#386 Akio Morita: Founder of Sony

#386 Akio Morita: Founder of Sony

Akio Morita was a visionary entrepreneur and co-founder of Sony. Born as the first son and fifteenth-generation heir to a 300-year-old sake-brewing family in Japan, Akio eschewed the traditional path ...

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