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#107 Sol Price (Costco)
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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Jan 20, 2020
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Description
What I learned from reading Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary & Social Innovator by Robert E. Price.What was it about this man that engendered so much admiration and respect? [0:01]Sol Price’s early life [4:39]Sol Price was a misfit / “If you want to understand the entrepreneur, study the juvenile delinquent. The delinquent is saying with his actions, "This sucks. I'm going to do my own thing.” [5:40] Learning to love being productive / Sol Price on the importance of time / DO IT NOW! [12:20]The beginning of FedMart [16:00] Sol Price learned from other founders [21:25] Sol Price’s business philosophy [28:50]What happened when Sol opens a pharmacy in FedMart / A creative solution to being cut off by gasoline suppliers [36:25] Sol Price’s idea on teaching and “alter egos” / “You train an animal. You teach a person.” —Sol Price [39:13] The intelligent loss of sales [42:00] The idea for Price Club [52:37] What Sol Price meant to his son [1:05:28]—“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: All the books featured on Founders Podcast
Released:
Jan 20, 2020
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