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#27 A Truck Full of Money: Coding, Mania, Love, Genius: The Life of an American Entrepreneur


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What I learned from reading A Truck Full of Money: Coding, Mania, Love, Genius: The Life of an American Entrepreneurby Tracy Kidder

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[7:00] Kayak sells for $1.8 billion

[12:00] "I'm paying attention. I want meetings of three people, not ten."

[15:00] "Someday this boy's going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I'm going to be standing beside him."

[22:30] A description of Paul's bipolar disorder

[31:00] The economics of games

[36:30] Learning how to negotiate from his Dad

[43:00] "The Internet has massively broadened the possible space of careers. Most people haven't figured this out yet."

[50:00] Leaving a $1,000,000 behind

[55:00] Applying the lessons he learned from watching his Dad negotiate

[58:30] The entrepreneur of ice

[1:01:00] "Consistency doesn't matter. Only invention matters."

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