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Back to Search#398 Steve Jobs In His Own Words (Make Something Wonderful)
A curated collection of Steve’s speeches, interviews, and correspondence, Make Something Wonderful offers a window into how one of the world’s most c…
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#397 Jiro Ono: Simplicity Is The Ultimate Advantage
Jiro Ono is the greatest living sushi chef. He was kicked out his house when he was 9. He started working in a restaurant so he wouldn't have to sle…
1 year ago
#396 The Obsession of Enzo Ferrari
I've read hundreds of thousands of words about Enzo Ferrari. For this episode I distilled down his most important ideas into 1 hour. Ferrari was trul…
1 year, 1 month ago
#395 How Geniuses and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport
Those on the margins often come to control the center. That maxim ties together the three remarkable people profiled in this episode:
Colin Chapman, …
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#394 An Orphan Who Built An Empire: Leonardo Del Vecchio and The Founding of Luxottica
Your dad dies before you’re born. Your mom can’t afford to take care of you. You grow up without a family and in an institution. You learn a trade an…
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#393 The Marketing Genius of the Michelin Brothers
Your family asks you to take over a failing factory in a remote part of France. This “family business” comes with a stack of unpaid bills, a small te…
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#392 Michele Ferrero and His $40 Billion Privately Owned Chocolate Empire
You take over the family pastry shop and transform it into one of the most valuable privately held businesses in the world. Your father dies young. Y…
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#391 Jimmy Iovine
You grow up in a rough neighborhood in Brooklyn. You drop out of college. Your dad is your best friend but you don’t want to work the docks like him.…
1 year, 2 months ago
#390 Rare Steve Jobs Interview
I've read this interview probably 10 times. It's that good. Steve Jobs was 29 when this interview was published, and with remarkable clarity of thoug…
1 year, 2 months ago
#389 The Founder of Jimmy Choo: Tamara Mellon
When Tamara Mellon’s father lent her the seed money to start a high-end shoe company, he cautioned her: “Don’t let the accountants run your business.…
1 year, 3 months ago