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Dec 2024
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#878 - David Senra - 15 Harsh Truths Fro...

Chris Williamson
About this episode

David Senra is the host of Founders podcast and an investor.

Every success story is like a unique song, composed with different instruments. Yet, when you listen closely, many of them share the same underlying rhythms. So, what are the core principles that play a key role in the lessons of the most successful individuals from history?

Expect to learn why excellence is defined by the capacity to take & manage pain, why having high powered relationships is the secret to running the world, if self-pity has any utility, the reason that bad boys move in silence, why the story of the father is embedded in the story of the son and much more…

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