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Founders: #289 Brunello Cucinelli

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What I learned from reading The Dream of Solomeo: My Life and the Idea of Humanistic Capitalism by Brunello Cucinelli. ---- This episode is brought to you by: Tiny: Tiny is the easiest way to sell your business. Quick and straightforward exits for Founders. ---- Follow one of my favorite podcasts Invest Like The Best and listen to episode 293 David Senra Passion and Pain ! [4:00] I am reminded of Machiavelli: during his exile, he too spent his afternoons playing board games and drinking wine, while at night, in the austere silence of his studio, he engaged in solitary, literary conversations with the ancient scholars. [6:00] The true meaning of my life seems to be a spontaneous drive and energy. [7:00] I am driven by an immense desire: that my life, when it reaches its end, will not have been useless. [7:00] Brunello Cucinelli by Om Malik [8:00] God assigns to all of us a mission to fulfill. Our task is first to discover the nature of our summons, then to follow it. [11:00] We schedule time to think. Most people schedule themselves like a dentist. It's so easy to get so busy that you no longer have time to think- and you pay a huge price for that. —— All I Want To Know Is Where I'm

[00:00:00] Last week, you and I talked about the fact that Ralph Lauren is not normal. Well, Brunello Cuccinelli isn't either. And what they both have in common is the first business they start is the business that they work on for their entire lives. Ralph founded his business like 55 years ago. Brunello Cuccinelli founded his business 45 years ago. They're both still working on it. A big part of being a founder, a big part of being an entrepreneur [00:00:19] is searching for your life's work. And that usually means starting more than one business. This is so common that the presenting…

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