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How Roger Federer Works. Feb 19, 2026 · 6 mentions

  • ▶ 13:06 David Senra It's in Ed Catmull's autobiography called Creativity Inc. 6 times in the scene

Excellent Advice For Living: 79 Maxims from a Wise Old Man Jan 25, 2026 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 14:24 David Senra Ed Catmull, I already referenced him, founder of Pixar, he says, originality is fragile, and in its first moments, it's often far from pretty. 2 times in the scene

The Robber Baron's Art Dealer: Joseph Duveen Apr 26, 2024 · 1 mention

Ed Catmull (Founder of Pixar) Apr 4, 2024 · 58 mentions

  • ▶ 5:47 David Senra I'll get there in 1:02, but his first piece of advice 10 times in the scene
  • ▶ 11:38 David Senra And it is through George Lucas that Ed Catmull is eventually going to partner with Steve Jobs and create the Pixar that we know today. 6 times in the scene
  • ▶ 14:18 David Senra And so there's a series of people that Ed Catmull throughout his life will work closely with. 7 times in the scene
  • ▶ 23:06 David Senra I met with Steve and gently asked him how things got resolved when people disagree with him. 10 times in the scene
  • ▶ 26:19 David Senra And so this entire time, Ed is telling the story of, like, just having to learn on the fly, and he's observing how all these other leaders, leaders, bosses he's had in the past, from, like, George Lucas, realizing, hey, I can't really… 3 times in the scene
  • ▶ 28:35 David Senra There's a bunch of different times where Ed is like, 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 32:12 David Senra And, uh, John Lasseter and Ed Catmull is like, okay, Toy Story is almost ready.
  • ▶ 34:56 David Senra So Ed's goal after Toy Story, after feeling, you know, down and depressed. 7 times in the scene
  • ▶ 46:11 David Senra What's fascinating is we see Ed Catmull, uh, noticing that as they, like, continue to grow and make more movies in Pixar. 4 times in the scene
  • ▶ 47:35 David Senra Let's go back to this idea that the unfair advantage, one of the unfair advantages that Ed Kamel had is that he's working with all these gifted filmmakers. 6 times in the scene
  • ▶ 56:13 David Senra He knew Ed Catmull. 2 times in the scene

Paul Graham's Essays Nov 30, 2023 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:21:22 David Senra The next highlight is a quote from Ed Catmull, the founder of Pixar talking about, he didn't even realize at the beginning of his company, how poor the communication was and that there was things going on in his company that his, the…

The Biography of Jim Clark (Founder of Silicon Graphics, Netscape) Nov 17, 2023 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 54:41 David Senra The next highlight is a quote from Ed Catmull, the founder of Pixar talking about, he didn't even realize at the beginning of his company, how poor the communication was and that there was things going on in his company that his, the…

Kobe Bryant (Mamba Mentality) Nov 10, 2023 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 32:37 David Senra The next highlight is a quote from Ed Catmull, the founder of Pixar talking about, he didn't even realize at the beginning of his company, how poor the communication was and that there was things going on in his company that his, the…

The Biography of Kobe Bryant Nov 8, 2023 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 57:24 David Senra The next highlight is a quote from Ed Catmull, the founder of Pixar talking about, he didn't even realize at the beginning of his company, how poor the communication was and that there was things going on in his company that his, the…

The Biography of Steve Jobs (The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader) Oct 3, 2023 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:03:46 David Senra They're not going to go out of business, like, when they were almost, you know, maybe on the precipice of bankruptcy, uh, he's putting a lot more time and effort, but now he's, again, he's not, he's building out talent, just like Ed built…
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