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Sorensen gained Henry Ford’s respect by translating Ford’s design concepts into wooden parts that could be seen and studied. Advancing rapidly, he was second in command of Piquette production by 1907.
Charles E. Sorensen • My Forty Years With Ford (Great Lakes Books Series)
Another catalyst for Jay’s decision to have a revolution was when Copart disbanded its fleet of tow trucks and began to contract with drivers instead. This improved efficiency and cut transportation and insurance costs. But the decision—which meant laying off hundreds of drivers—also hurt morale.
Willis Johnson • Junk to Gold: From Salvage to the World’S Largest Online Auto Auction
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Show Notes:
( 00:00 ) - Intro
( 00:40 ) - Anand's Background
( 04:01 ) - "Sawdust Data" businesses
( 08:17 ) - Tiny but growing niches
( 12:38 ) - Daily executive briefing email
( 17:32 ) - Pricing data business
( 24:06 ) - Broke & Busted College Rankings
( 30:33 ) - McCormick Spice Competitor
( 41:59 ) - How To Manage And Sel
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Jerry Michalski
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The most important decision you will make when you launch a company is picking the first ten people. Each of them represents 10 per cent of your company culture, your values and your philosophy, so getting those ten people right and binding them together with the right culture, will irreversibly define your company. When a culture is strong, new pe
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