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#131: Conversation with David Senra: Lessons Learned from Reading 200+ Biographies on Founders

Jan 26, 2022

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Entrepreneurship

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Chung Joo-Yeong - The Single Most Inspiring Autobiography

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I Like That Hemingway Quote

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Introduction

3min

How to Write a Biography and Autobiography Podcast

2min

How Did You Learn How to Build Companies?

2min

Elon and the Jocko Podcast

3min

What's the Single Most Influential American Entrepreneur?

4min

Chung Joo-Yeong - The Single Most Inspiring Autobiography

2min

Entrepreneurship

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Do You Have a Top Three License From the Past Founders?

2min

What's the Secret of the Greatest Founders?

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You Don't Compete, You Avoid Them

4min

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The Drive, the Best Description, the Easiest Description

4min

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Entrepreneurship - You Do Need a Root

5min

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Founders I Do - Is There a Book?

2min

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Is There a Connection Between Churchill and Coco Chanel?

4min

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Meet in Real Life

2min

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I Lost It Now, Unfortunately, and Then Tell Me

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I'm Not Going To, There's No TV, No Phone. Is That the Think-Weeks?

2min

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I Like That Hemingway Quote

2min

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Churchill's 5,000 Words

2min

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Are You Like, You're Not Like Where Changji Young Was?

2min

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Do You Have a Role Model for Girls Growing Up?

3min

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The Internet Gives Entrepreneurs Infinite Leverage

4min

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The Power of a Brand

5min

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You Just Always Got to Be Humble

2min

25.

How Did You End Up in Portugal?

4min

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Is There a Clear Answer?

2min

27.

The Keyo Marita

2min

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I Don't Have Any Money, I'm Not Building Your Brand, Right?

5min

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Bruce Lee Quote - There's No Limits

4min

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Grand Theft Auto

3min

31.

What Is the Purpose of Life?

4min

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Why I'm Not Idolizing Them

3min

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Is There a Way to Follow a Founder's Podcast?

4min

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How to Reach Our Fundraiser

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My guest today is David Senra. David is the host of podcast shows Founders. Every week, he reads a biography of an entrepreneur so listeners can learn the lessons from those greatest history and modern figures.

In this episode, we discussed:

What motivated David to start this niche show to share his learnings of biography and autobiography?
How many founders were influenced by those who came before (e.g. Jobs influenced by Edwin Land, Bezos influenced by Sam Walton etc.)? And what’s so special about Benjamin Franklin?
What’s the most inspiring story among 200+ founders stories David read? And what’s one unbelievable story from listeners that drove David jumped out of bed every morning?
What are the top THREE lessons previous founders can teach and impact current founders?
Where do founders like Micheal Jordan and Larry Ellison’s drive come from?
What are some intriguing individual connections among founders that surprised us?
What creators can learn from Ernest Hemingway, George Lucas and Stephen King?
What essential mindset should founders have to turn problems into opportunities?
Why shouldn’t current founders follow the formula but focus on the lessons provided by the previous founders?
What’s the ONE thing that founders regret on their deathbed?
What would David’s biography be? What legacy does he want to leave to his children based on his learnings?

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