@FoundersPodcast: Jeff Bezos: “When it comes to competition, being one of the best is not good enough. Do you really want to plan for a f…
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A podcast episode discusses competition and selling strategies through quotes from Jeff Bezos and Michael Bloomberg, emphasizing the need to avoid fair fights in business.
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Jeff Bezos: “When it comes to competition, being one of the best is not good enough. Do you really want to plan for a future in which you might have to fight with somebody who is just as good as you are? I wouldn’t.”
Bloomberg: “I don’t want a fair fight” https://t.co/qNFP0viLcU
David Senra (@FoundersPodcast): Episode #433 How Michael Bloomberg Works
0:00 — “I was fired from the only full-time job I’d ever known and from the high-pressure life I loved.”
3:43 — “If we’re going to eat, someone’s gotta sell.”
4:21 — “You’re always selling. And if you don’t like to sell, here’s my
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