| What I Did Learn at Business School | January 20, 2010 |
David Heinemeier Hansson
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Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture Series |
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| Video 12 of 12 from this talk |
- 58:49Unlearn Your MBA (Entire Talk)
- 02:30Veer Away from Heavy Management Theory
- 02:52Planning Is Guessing
- 02:56Venture Capital Is a Time Bomb
- 01:53Don't Play with Other People's Money
- 03:09Playing It Small Doesn't Mean Not Making Money
- 02:56Great Ideas Derive from Well-Rested Minds
- 01:57Constraints Are Your Friends
- 01:08Overnight Success Does Not Exist
- 01:56A Small Business Can Be a Highly Profitable Company
- 02:24Out-Teach Your Competition
- 01:19What I Did Learn at Business School
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What was one of the main things David Heinemeier Hansson took away from business school? Buy for $1, sell for $2. While it may seem like a simple idea, some of the most basic lessons are the most difficult to understand. For him, these lessons have helped him better understand capitalism. Through this clarification, he has realized that you have to both appeal to people's own self-interest and assign some value to a job or product.
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