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David Senra – Thomas Edison: A Biography
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history’s greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading Edison: A Biography by Matthew Josephson.
Edison’s natural drift was that he was curious about a lot of things. He wanted to work on a bunch of different things at once. Where if you go back and listen to the last few podcasts, once… Ford had one idea, right? He’s like, “I just want to make an affordable car for the every man.” And he dedicated his entire life for that. Once Steve Jobs starts making products, he did the same thing. He’s like, “I just want to make insanely great products, and then I want to build a world class organization that outlives me.” Edwin Land literally invented the industry that he worked in, in instant photography, and dominated that industry for four decades.
Buffet says, “Then at dinner, Bill Gates Sr. posed the question to the table. What factor did people feel was the most important in getting to where they’ve gotten in life? And I said,” Buffet saying. “Focus. And Bill said the same thing.”
Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, and Edwin Land all saying the exact same thing. Focus. A simple thing to say, and a nearly impossible thing to do over the long term.
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