The Best of David Senra.
"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 culture of a company should be like 80 or 90% just the personality of the founder... otherwise, there's no progress; inertia dominates."
"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."
"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."
"Look at consumer products... you can arrive at very elegant and simple solutions... most people don't put in the time or energy."
"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."
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
"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."
"You have to listen very carefully... go hide away with people that really understand the technology but also really care about the customers."