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Founders: #396 The Obsession of Enzo Ferrari

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I've read hundreds of thousands of words about Enzo Ferrari. For this episode I distilled down his most important ideas into 1 hour. Ferrari was truly one of history's greatest obsessives. Episode sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠Ramp⁠⁠⁠ gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud ⁠⁠⁠by going to Ramp and learning how they can help your business control your costs and save time and money.⁠⁠⁠ https://ramp.com ----- Automate compliance, security, and trust with Vanta. Vanta helps you win trust, close deals, and stay secure—faster and with less effort. ⁠⁠⁠Find out how increased security leads to more customers by going to Vanta⁠⁠⁠. Tell them David from Founders sent you and you'll get $1000 off. https://www.vanta.com ----- Join my free email newsletter to⁠⁠⁠ get my top 10 highlights from every book⁠⁠⁠ https://davidsenra.com Sources: The Terrible Joys of Enzo Ferrari by Winthrop Sargeant. Published in The New Yorker January 7th 1966. The Story of Ferrari by Stuart Codling Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics and the Making of an Automobile Empire by Luca Dal Monte Enzo Ferrari

[00:00] A: It was often said that the greatest skill that Enzo Ferrari had was his ability to recognize talent. He spent his entire career working with the very best people he could. Enzo Ferrari knew, just like Steve Jobs knew, just like Jeff Bezos knew that you always bet on talent. In fact, Steve Jobs had this great quote where he says, a small team of A plus players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players. Enzo Ferrari built the best cars in the world in a small workshop with a small team of A players. Jeff Bezos believed in working with the most talented people. In fact,…

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