business

4 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Sep 7, 2023 by Michael Girdley · across every show →

Everything said about business, oldest first

Sep 7, 2023 positive
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Girdley: Mature businesses must transition to serving the owner, not themselves
“It's easy to start as an entrepreneur. And your business, you serve the business, right? Cause that's what happens when you're trying to get off the ground. And it's easy to forget as the business grows that ultimately the business needs to switch to serving y…”
Michael Girdley Sep 7, 2023 ▶ 39:38 How Holdco Legend Michael Girdley is Playing Multi-Decade Games (and Winning)
Sep 7, 2023 positive
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Girdley: Market selection matters far more in business than execution quality
“The thing that matters most in business is not how well I run a business. It is what game am I playing? Like, I would much rather play a really good game and be in a super good business and do that not very good than to be the best at a really hard business be…”
Michael Girdley Sep 7, 2023 ▶ 40:36 How Holdco Legend Michael Girdley is Playing Multi-Decade Games (and Winning)
Feb 9, 2024 negative
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Greg Isenberg: Copycat Competitors Are Minor Nuisances, Not Existential Threats
“Copycats are a nuisance, not killers. They are usually mosquitoes Not sharks.”
Greg Isenberg Feb 9, 2024 ▶ 5:27 50 Realizations That Changed My Life
Dec 16, 2024 neutral
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Courtney: The hardest part of business is distinguishing high-leverage from menial tasks
“The hardest thing about running a business is trying to discern what's high leverage and what's just like menial tasks that feel good, but do nothing.”
Jonathan Courtney Dec 16, 2024 ▶ 48:26 How to get your first customers (even with ZERO audience)
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