entrepreneurship

7 statements across 6 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 19, 2023 by David Senra · across every show →

Everything said about entrepreneurship, oldest first

Oct 19, 2023 positive
Opinion
Sam Zell Believes Entrepreneurship Is Innate and Cannot Be Taught
“I'm often asked, can entrepreneurship be taught or is it innate? My answer is that there is an inherent entrepreneurial gene, albeit it's stronger in some than others.”
David Senra Oct 19, 2023 ▶ 1:06:17 Sam Zell's Autobiography
Oct 19, 2023
Insight
Indifference to Rejection Is a Fundamental Part of Being an Entrepreneur
“As I would later realize indifference to rejection is a fundamental part Of being an entrepreneur.”
David Senra Oct 19, 2023 ▶ 22:21 Sam Zell's Autobiography
Mar 22, 2024
Insight
Senra: Top Entrepreneurs Keep Lucrative and Working Strategies Secret
“One of the main maxims of the history of entrepreneurship that you and I have gone over, over and over again, is that bad boys move in silence. When they find something that's working, when they find something that's lucrative, they shut up about it.”
David Senra Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 49:04 Sol Price: The Founder Who Taught Jim Sinegal, Sam Walton, Jeff Bezos, and Bernie Marcus
Apr 5, 2024
Insight
Founders are most prone to quitting during periods of severe stress
“It is the inevitable terror parts, the parts where you're feeling discontented, where you're feeling down, where you're under unbelievable amounts of stress, which are the most dangerous because that is when you are prone to give up and to quit.”
David Senra Apr 5, 2024 ▶ 3:07 Listen to this when you’re stressed: The Life of Alistair Urquhart
Apr 28, 2024 positive
Insight
Great entrepreneurs systematically supplement their limited personal experience with historical study
“Experience must be supplemented by study. No man's personal experience can be so inclusive as to warrant his disregarding the experience of others. You know, you say over and over again, you need to read over and over again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal…”
David Senra Apr 28, 2024 ▶ 57:57 How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer
Feb 26, 2025 positive
Insight
An entrepreneur's ambition and character reflect the struggles of their father
“I always think of this maxim that repeats throughout the history of entrepreneurship, that you can always understand the son by the story of his father, the story of the father is embedded in the son.”
David Senra Feb 26, 2025 ▶ 5:18 The Last Oil Baron: Leon Hess
Dec 14, 2025 negative
Insight
Senra: Misfit, addictive personalities cause rapid burnout in music and startups
“The failure of so many of Rock's artists to outlive their expiration date of a few years Make more than a few great albums, and avoid water treading, or worse, I felt was due to the misfit nature of those drawn to the profession. I think this is also true for …”
David Senra Dec 14, 2025 ▶ 38:34 Bruce Springsteen Repairs Himself
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