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#26 My Life and Work: The Autobiography of Henry Ford

May 2, 2018

52:42

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Start Small, Grow Steadily

02:59

Why Men Are Not Equal

01:20

The Importance of Discipline

01:12

How to be a successful contrarian

01:24

Introduction

2min

Henry Ford's Autobiography - A Review

4min

All Men Are Not Created Equal

3min

Is There Any Evidence That Men Are Equal?

1min

Never-Employee and Expert

2min

The Internal Combustion Engine Is All the Rage

3min

No One Thought That the Automobile Would Be Very Valuable

2min

Why You Need to Reason From First Principles

2min

Start Small Build-Through Earnings

2min

10.

Three Conclusions From Henry Ford's First Year in Business

3min

11.

How to Live Within Your Resources, Never Strain Yourself

2min

12.

The Human Score in the Abstract

5min

13.

When We Are at Work, We Shouldn't Be at Play

2min

14.

Do You Think Borrowing More Money Will Fix Your Business?

2min

15.

Money Is Not a Tool in Business

3min

16.

Is Owning Your Own Business an Absolute Must?

2min

17.

Would You Still Need to Find a Company?

2min

18.

There's No Sustaining Security, Only Opportunity

3min

19.

The Elimination of Fear and You Become Free

2min

20.

Discipline Equals Freedom

2min

21.

Henry Ford's Four Principles of Business

2min

What I learned from My Life and Work: The Autobiography of Henry Ford.

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A theory of business (0:01)

If an old idea works then the weight of the evidence is all in its favor. The Lindy Effect. (7:30)

All people are not equal (11:00)

"That is why I never employ an expert in full bloom" (15:00), "I quit my job on August 15th, 1899 and went into the automobile business" (19:30)

Henry Ford's philosophy on constant change (25:00)

Henry Ford's 3 conclusions about business (26:00)

Traits of a prosperous business (29:45)

I cannot discover that anyone knows enough about anything on this earth definitely to say what is and what is not possible. .We get some of our best results from letting fools rush in where angels fear to tread. (34:00)

Fix the problem. Do not think money will be the solution. (40:00)

Overcome fear. Be free. (44:00)

Fuck your feelings (52:30)

Henry Ford's 4 principles of business (56:00)

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