Founders

What I learned from reading Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel by Sam Zell.----Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders at Founders Notes.com----[6:37] I have an embedded sense of urgency. What I can’t figure out is why so many other people don’t have it.[6:50] I was willing to trade conformity for authenticity.[8:26] Problems are just opportunities in work clothes.  —Henry J. Kaiser: Builder in the Modern American West by Mark Foster. (Founders #66)[9:36] Once I have formed my opinion, I have to trust my perspective enough to act on it. That means putting my own money behind it. My level of commitment is usually high. And I stay with my decision even when everyone is telling me I’m wrong, which happens a lot.[10:37] Long term relationships reflect the most important lesson imparted to me by my father. He taught me simply how to be. He often told me that nothing was more important than a man’s honor. A good name. Reputation is your most important asset.[11:10] Whe