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A grayscale portrait of David Senra is centered on a collage background featuring a marble statue, abstract black-and-white swirls, and purple book spines.
Business
The David Senra interview: “Use history as a form of leverage”
The host of the Founders podcast joins Big Think for a chat about success, obsession, business genius, human nature, and more.
Tim Brinkhof
A bald man in a black-and-white portrait is centered on a split blue and green background with flowcharts and graphs, embodying founder mode.
Business
The nuances of “founder mode”: Boundaries and empowerment
Semyon Dukach — founding partner of VC firm One Way Ventures — adds balance to the founder mode debate.
Mike Hodgkinson
A book cover titled "Billionaire Nerd Saviour King" by Anupreeta Das, featuring a black-and-white photo of Bill Gates with green text overlay about the nerd founder's influence on the world.
Business
How Bill Gates cemented the folkloric status of the “nerd founder”
He peppers his sentences with words like “neat” and “cool,” he’s not great at working the room after dinner — oh, and he's a peerless visionary.
Anupreeta Das
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Money isn’t everything: Why a meaningful mission is key for startup success
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