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Verbatim, from the transcripts: the passages where Henry Ford comes up
Harvey Firestone: Men and Rubber [Outliers]
- ▶ 20:29 Shane Parrish He later admitted, I do not recall ever seeing Henry Ford's car about the streets of Detroit, and I have no recollection of having seen Mr. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 33:30 Shane Parrish In 19 oh five, Harvey learned that Henry Ford planned to build 2000 cars priced at 500 dollars each. 8 times in the scene
- ▶ 38:24 Shane Parrish He took inspiration from Ford's ongoing battle against the Selden patent, a sweeping claim that essentially demanded royalties on all gasoline-powered automobiles. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 50:25 Shane Parrish As the company expanded nationally, Harvey initially appointed independent distributors with exclusive territories, but by 1913, he realized many distributors lacked his and Ford's vision for the automotive future.
- ▶ 53:26 Shane Parrish Their factories nearly tripled in size within five years, including a facility dedicated exclusively to producing a single tire size, an early application of Harvey's simplification philosophy that mirrored Ford's own manufacturing focus. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:10:25 Shane Parrish Beyond business success, Harvey became legendary for his friendships with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison.
- ▶ 1:12:58 Shane Parrish So there's an interesting anecdote in the book about Henry Ford that I think is worth highlighting, and I'm going to read you a direct excerpt here. 4 times in the scene
Henry Singleton: The Greatest Capital Allocator in History [Outliers]
- ▶ 10:03 Shane Parrish He was also a student of business history and capital markets, studying outliers like Henry Ford and companies like General Motors.
Estée Lauder: A Success Story
- ▶ 39:27 Shane Parrish Just as Henry Ford didn't just build a better horse carriage, but gave people a new way to think about distance itself.
Andrew Mellon: America’s Secret Banker [Outliers]
- ▶ 54:41 Shane Parrish Henry Ford's assembly line completely transformed manufacturing, dramatically increasing productivity.