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#118 Forty Years With Henry Ford

#118 Forty Years With Henry Ford

FromFounders


#118 Forty Years With Henry Ford

FromFounders

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Length:
80 minutes
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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What I learned by reading My Forty Years With Ford by Charles Sorensen.Henry Ford’s greatest achievement and his greatest failure [0:01]Henry Ford had one, single idea [4:15]Henry Ford’s management style [5:46]The paradox of Henry Ford [8:27]Henry Ford’s greatest advisor [11:30]A great story about The Dodge Brothers [16:20]Why and how Henry Ford bought out all of the shareholders of Ford [19:15]Henry Ford would tell you to not divert your attention [27:15]Henry Ford would tell you to not be afraid [28:20]Henry Ford would tell you to be firm in what you want to accomplish but flexible in how you do it [31:45]Why Henry Ford and The Ford Motor Company are worthy of study [36:20]The difference between a pioneer and an expert [39:45]Henry Ford would tell you not to worry about titles [47:40]Henry Ford would tell you to focus on individual contact over collective speeches [49:52]Henry Ford would tell you don't let your team grow stale [50:10]Henry Ford would tell you that you can’t foresee everything. Even things that should be obvious. [50:50]Henry Ford would tell you to never stop learning [51:32]A description of Detroit and the early days of one of the most important industries ever created [55:14]The story of the Model T: Henry ford was groping and fumbling toward a low-cost car. [59:14]---“I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested, so my poor wallet suffers.”— GarethBe like Gareth. Buy a book. It's good for you. It's good for Founders. A list of all the books featured on Founders Podcast.
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
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Learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs. Every week I read a biography of an entrepreneur and find ideas you can use in your work. This quote explains why: "There are thousands of years of history in which lots and lots of very smart people worked very hard and ran all types of experiments on how to create new businesses, invent new technology, new ways to manage etc. They ran these experiments throughout their entire lives. At some point, somebody put these lessons down in a book. For very little money and a few hours of time, you can learn from someone’s accumulated experience. There is so much more to learn from the past than we often realize. You could productively spend your time reading experiences of great people who have come before and you learn every time." —Marc Andreessen