By Daniel Scrivner | Outlier Academy
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My favorite lessons from "To Pixar and Beyond" by Lawrence Levy. Who joined Pixar in 1995, helped Steve Jobs take Pixar public, and built it into the $7.4 billion company Disney eventually acquired.
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Chapters
(00:00) Introduction and Background
(03:10) Anatomy of a Deal and Poker Time
(05:04) #1 Don't Engage in Positional Bargaining
(06:53) #2 Understand the Difference Between Strategy and Tactics
(10:05) #3 Analyze Your Points of Leverage
(14:47) #4 Get Clear on What You Want and Why
(20:32) #5 Wait to Negotiate Until You Have Maximum Leverage
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Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
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My favorite lessons from "To Pixar and Beyond" by Lawrence Levy. Who joined Pixar in 1995, helped Steve Jobs take Pixar public, and built it into the $7.4 billion company Disney eventually acquired.
Get Friday 5 delivered to your inbox every Friday at 8 AM Pacific
Explore the episode notes.
Search and down a transcript and find links to related books, interviews, lectures, and more: outlieracademy.com/184.
Chapters
(00:00) Introduction and Background
(03:10) Anatomy of a Deal and Poker Time
(05:04) #1 Don't Engage in Positional Bargaining
(06:53) #2 Understand the Difference Between Strategy and Tactics
(10:05) #3 Analyze Your Points of Leverage
(14:47) #4 Get Clear on What You Want and Why
(20:32) #5 Wait to Negotiate Until You Have Maximum Leverage
Watch and listen.
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Explore my full summary for the book featured this week.
Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
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In this episode of Friday Five, Daniel Scrivner shares his five favorite ideas from the book 'Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success' by Ken Segall. The book explores Apple's obsession with simplicity and how it has contributed to the company's success. The five ideas and stories discussed include starting with small groups of smart people, expressing a single idea clearly, the power of speaking human, being a ruthless enforcer of high standards, and the importance of marketing based on values.
Explore the episode notes.
Search and down a transcript and find links to related books, interviews, lectures, and more: outlieracademy.com/176.
Chapters
(00:00) Introduction
(01:55) #1 Start with small groups of smart people and keep them small
(04:21) #2 People will always respond better to a single idea expressed clearly
(06:38) #3 1,000 songs in your pocket and the power of speaking human
(07:59) #4 Good enough is not good enough. Be a ruthless enforcer of high standards
(08:52) #5 In a complicated world, marketing is about values
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Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
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In this episode of Friday Five, Daniel Scrivner shares his five favorite ideas from the book 'Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success' by Ken Segall. The book explores Apple's obsession with simplicity and how it has contributed to the company's success. The five ideas and stories discussed include starting with small groups of smart people, expressing a single idea clearly, the power of speaking human, being a ruthless enforcer of high standards, and the importance of marketing based on values.
Chapters
(00:00) Introduction
(01:55) #1 Start with small groups of smart people and keep them small
(04:21) #2 People will always respond better to a single idea expressed clearly
(06:38) #3 1,000 songs in your pocket and the power of speaking human
(07:59) #4 Good enough is not good enough. Be a ruthless enforcer of high standards
(08:52) #5 In a complicated world, marketing is about values
Explore the episode notes.
Search and down a transcript and find links to related books, interviews, lectures, and more: outlieracademy.com/176.
Watch and listen.
Watch this episode on YouTube
Find this episode in your favorite podcast app
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Explore my full summary for the book featured this week.
Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
Brought to you by HVMN. With Ketone-IQ, fuel your best anytime with a boost of awesome-feeling energy and clarity. Unlock the power of nature's superfuel—no fasting or keto diet required.
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Watch and listen.
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Explore my full summary for the book featured this week.
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Warren's Ideas from 50+ Years Grouped by Topic
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Watch and listen.
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Explore my full summary for the book featured this week.
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Warren's Ideas from 50+ Years Grouped by Topic
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My favorite lessons on investing from Berkshire Hathaway's shareholder letters. All taken from "The Essays of Warren Buffett" by Lawrence Cunninghuman.
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Chapters
(00:00) Introduction
(03:01) Lesson 1: Seek to invest in businesses with excellent economics, able and honest management, at sensible prices. That’s the magic formula.
(07:29) Lesson 2: Don’t be afraid to let a few investments grow to represent a large portion of your portfolio. That’s inevitable if you do well.
(10:44) Lesson 3: Invest in companies you expect to be as competitive 20 years from now. The best investments compound over decades.
(13:52) Lesson 4: Forgot the growth versus value debate—they’re two sides of one coin. Look for durable value and profitable growth in companies.
(18:44) Lesson 5: Make Mr. Market your ally. Take advantage of his perpetual swings from euphoria to panic.
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Explore my full summary for the book featured this week.
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Warren's Ideas from 50+ Years Grouped by Topic
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My favorite lessons on investing from Berkshire Hathaway's shareholder letters. All taken from "The Essays of Warren Buffett" by Lawrence Cunninghuman.
Get Friday 5 delivered to your inbox every Friday at 8 AM Pacific
Chapters
(00:00) Introduction
(03:01) Lesson 1: Seek to invest in businesses with excellent economics, able and honest management, at sensible prices. That’s the magic formula.
(07:29) Lesson 2: Don’t be afraid to let a few investments grow to represent a large portion of your portfolio. That’s inevitable if you do well.
(10:44) Lesson 3: Invest in companies you expect to be as competitive 20 years from now. The best investments compound over decades.
(13:52) Lesson 4: Forgot the growth versus value debate—they’re two sides of one coin. Look for durable value and profitable growth in companies.
(18:44) Lesson 5: Make Mr. Market your ally. Take advantage of his perpetual swings from euphoria to panic.
Watch and listen.
Watch this episode on YouTube
Find this episode in your favorite podcast app
Get new episodes delivered via email
Explore my full summary for the book featured this week.
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Warren's Ideas from 50+ Years Grouped by Topic
Brought to you by HVMN. With Ketone-IQ, fuel your best anytime with a boost of awesome-feeling energy and clarity. Unlock the power of nature's superfuel—no fasting or keto diet required.
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This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:
Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.
Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.
Insight: Why healthcare should be a product—not a service.
Read the newsletter companion to this episode:
https://www.cheatsheetnewsletter.com/p/problem-obsessions-and-predicting-the-future
Listen, watch, or explore more of this week’s episodes:
Forward’s Adrian Aoun | My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More
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Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO
Listen Now | Watch Now | Episode Guide | Transcript
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This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:
Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.
Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.
Insight: Why healthcare should be a product—not a service.
Get the Cheat Sheet newsletter in your inbox:
https://www.cheatsheetnewsletter.com
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The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.