Invest Like The Best
Episode 343 In Service of Founders
Invest Like The Best

Episode 343: In Service of Founders

Invest Like The Best

Episode 343

In Service of Founders

David Senra is the creator and host of Founders Podcast. We cover his passion for podcasting, why the best entrepreneurs are also great storytellers, and the insights gained by studying diverse historical figures like athletes and generals.

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(00:02:00) (First question) - His journey so far

(00:04:30) - Why there are no negative surprises linked to his work

(00:06:30) - Being so bullish on podcasts

(00:12:45) - The importance of storytelling to the entrepreneurial journey 

(00:17:00) - The impulse of entrepreneurs who are world-builders 

(00:22:20) - The universal trait of successful entrepreneurs 

(00:27:00) - What he has learned from filmmakers 

(00:30:40) - The dark side of the Type-A personality

(00:34:30) - What he has learned from athletes

(00:41:45) - The effects of early childhood on success

(00:43:05) - Insights gained from conquerors 

(00:48:50) - Ranking the importance he places on power, wealth, and fame

(00:55:30) - The possibility of episodes on spiritual figures

(01:01:35) - How Henry Ford created something bigger than himself

(01:05:00) - His thoughts on ‘high agency’ people

(01:11:15) - Why he is not afraid to talk about anything publicly

(01:15:45) - His favorite line from Game of Thrones

 

 

In Service of Founders

Introduction

Patrick
My guest today is David Senra. I hope David is familiar to many of you by now. His life's work is in service of founders. Every week, for the past 7 years, he has shared the lessons of history's greatest entrepreneurs on his podcast called, Founders. This time last year, David joined Colossus, and we recorded an episode called Passion & Pain, which has become one of our most popular episodes ever.

Today, we look back at what he's learned from the past 50 or so founders he studied over the last 12 months, from Christopher Nolan to Enzo Ferrari to Napoleon. As ever, I hope David inspires you to pursue your life's work with as much energy as he has. Please enjoy this great conversation with David Senra.

A Look Back At The Last 12 Months

Patrick
All right, David, we're exactly 1 year to the day, just realized this now, from the first time we released an episode together, which we called Passion & Pain, was one of the biggest, most popular episodes we ever did. In the 1 year, a lot's happened. I can't believe it's only been 1 year.

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