David Senra

December 9, 2024

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars

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My top 10 highlights from the book:

1.  Narrow your focus to your most important dreams and tune out everything else.

2.  The most important thing a CEO does is recruit superlative people.

3.  An empty seat is less damaging than a poor fit.

4.  Resist the urge to flood communications with nonessential information.

5.   If you want to make money in the business world, you need to get used to problems, because that's what business is.

6.  So much of success in business comes from keeping your head in a good place.

7.  Slightly understaffed teams are more focused and spend less time doing redundant busywork.

8.  An organization is like a party. You only want to invite people who bring the vibe up.

9.  Money animates people everywhere. That’s why I’ve “overpaid” almost every direct report I’ve ever had to ensure I had top-tier people in place.

10.  Expect positive outcomes.

I recently spent 2 hours speaking to Brad. I recap what I learned from having Breakfast with Brad Jacobs on the new episode of Founders. Listen to #373 Breakfast with Brad Jacobs + How To Make A Few Billion Dollars on Apple, Spotify, or the web

About David Senra

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