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One drop of solder came off each kerosene can and kept paying Rockefeller for as long as the plant ran. Rockefeller, Amazon, Voyager 1, a 272-year-old shark and the co-founder of HubSpot all run the same rule: lower what a thing costs to run and the advantage keeps paying.

Featuring: Dharmesh Shah, David Senra, Vicki Robin

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Chapters:

(00:00) Vicki Robin on frugality
(00:07) Rockefeller's 39th drop of solder
(00:47) Amazon's frugality and door desks
(01:14) Marketing capped at 55 minutes a day
(01:25) Voyager 1's shrinking power budget
(01:54) The Greenland shark's 272 year lifespan
(02:13) Dharmesh Shah keeps his costs flat

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