Senra: Ten-year time horizons eliminate competition for entrepreneurs
David Senra · Anti-Business Billionaires: Lessons from Steve Jobs, James Dyson, and Yvon Chouinard · Apr 17, 2025 · at 28:42
Founders podcast host David Senra and Sam Parr discuss the competitive advantages of long-term orientation in business.
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“His point was that, like, if you're planning on a year, if you're investing in a product that may not, you know, reap any benefits over a year, You have a lot of competition, five years, less competition, 10 years, no competition.”
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