#281 Working with Steve Jobs

**David Senra** (0:00)
I want to tell you about a one time only limited event that I don't think you're going to want to miss. I am doing a live show with Patrick O'Shaughnessy from the Invest Like the Best podcast in New York City on October 19th. Patrick has interviewed over 300 of the world's best investors and founders for his podcast. I've read over 300 biographies of history's greatest entrepreneurs for my podcast. We'll be talking about what we learned from seven years of podcasting, sharing our favorite ideas and stories, and doing a live Q&A. There will also be special event-only swag. If you live in New York City, I think it's a no-brainer. But if not, I think it's a great excuse to fly in. I've already heard from a bunch of people that bought tickets. They're flying in from other cities. Some people are flying in from other countries. That's setting the bar really high, so I will have at least four shots of espresso or four energy drinks before or during the show so we can make it a night that you'll never forget. If you're interested in attending this unique live event, I will leave a link down below. I highly recommend you get your tickets today, and I hope I get to see you in New York on October 19th. The presenting sponsor of this episode is Tiny. Tiny is the easiest way for you to sell your business. They provide straightforward cash exits for founders. And I've told you before that one of the best things about making this podcast is that I get to talk to a lot of other founders. A reoccurring theme on the conversations that I have with other founders is that a large part of our lives is actually searching for your life's work, right? Something that is unique to us that we can do forever. And in almost every single case, that means starting more than one company. And this is so common that Tiny's actually built an entire business around buying other businesses. And Tiny's doing something really smart. They know that there's a ton of entrepreneurs and founders that listen to this podcast that are building businesses, some of which have a business that they want to sell today, and some of which will have a business that they want to sell in the future. And what I like about Tiny is how they differentiate their offering compared to other people that buy businesses. You go to their website, you'll see this. I've also been dealing with them for a while now. They are super fast and super easy to deal with. It's remarkable. So when a founder goes to tiny.com and says, hey, I want to sell my business, you'll get a response within 48 hours. There's an offer made within seven days and they close within a month. And the founder gets a bag full of cash. If you're a founder that wants to sell their business now or in the future, go to tiny.com. And just one more thing before we jump into today's episode, please do me a favor, whatever podcast app that you're listening to this currently, search for invest like the best and follow that show. That is one of my all time favorite podcasts. I was listening to it for years before I actually met Patrick and became friends with them. If you want to hear the episode that I did with Patrick, it's episode 292 of invest like the best. It's called Passion and Pain. It is the greatest single conversation I've had on another podcast ever. I am shocked how many people reached out to me on social media and said it is the single best podcast episode that they've heard all year. Listen to it. Let me know what you think. Follow invest like the best in your podcast player. And that's episode 292, Passion and Pain.
When Vince Lombardi joined the Green Bay Packers in 1959, the team had gone 11 straight seasons without a winning record.
Upon arriving at training camp as their new head coach, Lombardi made an immediate and indelible first impression. After leading the players to a meeting room, Lombardi waited in front of a blackboard as the players sat down. He picked up a piece of chalk and began to speak.
Gentlemen, he said, we have a great deal of ground to cover. We're going to do things a lot differently than they've been done here before. We're going to relentlessly chase perfection. Knowing full well, we will not catch it, because perfection is not attainable.
But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process, we will catch excellence.
He paused and stared, his eyes moving from player to player. The room was silent. I'm not remotely interested in being just good, he said with an intensity that startled them all.