#46 I Love Capitalism: An American Story
2018-11-13 · 71 min · 13 entities
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What I learned from reading I Love Capitalism: An American Story by Ken Langone.
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His early life: there was never much money (3:30)
Ken's first jobs (5:35)
[At school] I didn't apply myself at all . I did the absolute minimum . I was too busy having fun and working at all my various jobs (12:05)
further adventures in entrepreneurship (13:24)
Looking for work / finding excitement (17:00)
stepping out into the void / getting creative to get a job (23:50)
how he starts growing a business within the firm (26:33)
his first big break (28:50)
You treat a customer right and you never have to worry (32:00)
A lesson about human nature and developing trust (34:45)
Getting rich is one skill. Staying rich is a different skill altogether(43:10)
moral of the story: who wants it the most? (48:25)
Hubris and Redemption: Starting over (50:25)
how he started his own business (54:00)
learning about the opportunity for home depot from other founders and some early tactics to get traction for their stores (59:00)
leave more on the table for the other guy than he thinks he should get (1:03:32)
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