The Best of David Senra.

David Senra highlights how historical founders like Steve Jobs spent substantial time learning from previous great company builders, using their insights to shape their ventures. He emphasizes the value of downloading the best ideas and avoiding the worst mistakes from history's greatest entrepreneurs by listening to the podcast

"He was obsessed with quality. Everybody else is saying, 'hey, I'm going to use frozen beef.' He's like, 'I'm going to buy my own cows.'"

"The value of a mission statement can sort of be measured in the quality of decisions it helps you make."

"Try to be a big fish in the biggest pond possible... and that should definitely be kind of the goal."

"Edwin Land started working on become Polaroid when he's 19 and worked on it till he's 70. Who the hell works on something from 19 to 70? That's incredible."

"It's really about the people... we were in the right place at the right time, as the rest of the world was beginning to understand that alternative assets needed to play a bigger role."

"Is it idea or execution? You need both... I can't think of anybody that didn't have to execute relentlessly... for a long period of time."

"Jordan and Kobe would talk about over and over again that they sought advice from the great players that came before them. I really do believe that reading founders' notes gives you the ability to do that exact same thing for history's greatest founders."

"A large part of your life is actually searching for your life's work. A lot of them [founders] are looking for something that is uniquely them that they can do forever."

"Repetition is persuasive... nearly all the founders have a handful of ideas and principles and repeat them forever."