Cameron
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We are not a great marketing company. So what do you do? His actions express priority. So he said, every Wednesday, we are going to have a three-hour meeting. I will be there every Wednesday. I will be involved. All the people involved in the marketing and advertising for Apple are going to be present. And we're going to review our work every Wednesday.
And he got to the point where like, you know, some people call them micromanagers. I just say they're into the details. You know, James J. Hill, all the great entrepreneurs are into the details. When you came in here and started, I saw you directing. I was like, oh, this guy, this is another Steve Jobs guy. Yeah.
And he got to the point where like, you know, some people call them micromanagers. I just say they're into the details. You know, James J. Hill, all the great entrepreneurs are into the details. When you came in here and started, I saw you directing. I was like, oh, this guy, this is another Steve Jobs guy. Yeah.
And he got to the point where like, you know, some people call them micromanagers. I just say they're into the details. You know, James J. Hill, all the great entrepreneurs are into the details. When you came in here and started, I saw you directing. I was like, oh, this guy, this is another Steve Jobs guy. Yeah.
It didn't matter if it was an ad that was going to run as a full page in the Wall Street Journal or a billboard in Nowhere, Missouri. It did not go out without his approval. His actions were expressing his priority. And what you do is like, that's not just in business, it's in everything.
It didn't matter if it was an ad that was going to run as a full page in the Wall Street Journal or a billboard in Nowhere, Missouri. It did not go out without his approval. His actions were expressing his priority. And what you do is like, that's not just in business, it's in everything.
It didn't matter if it was an ad that was going to run as a full page in the Wall Street Journal or a billboard in Nowhere, Missouri. It did not go out without his approval. His actions were expressing his priority. And what you do is like, that's not just in business, it's in everything.
If you want to be a good dad and you don't spend any time with your kid, your actions are expressing what you actually want to do.
If you want to be a good dad and you don't spend any time with your kid, your actions are expressing what you actually want to do.
If you want to be a good dad and you don't spend any time with your kid, your actions are expressing what you actually want to do.
No, I definitely agree. So you mentioned Tim Kirk earlier. Steve, I think was the best, like he was ruthless. He had the ability to like ruthlessly prioritize things. And so he picked like product, right? And he would, again, just like every ad, every pixel on your screen, every button on that device, he would have to approve before it goes out. But could he do that for everything?
No, I definitely agree. So you mentioned Tim Kirk earlier. Steve, I think was the best, like he was ruthless. He had the ability to like ruthlessly prioritize things. And so he picked like product, right? And he would, again, just like every ad, every pixel on your screen, every button on that device, he would have to approve before it goes out. But could he do that for everything?
No, I definitely agree. So you mentioned Tim Kirk earlier. Steve, I think was the best, like he was ruthless. He had the ability to like ruthlessly prioritize things. And so he picked like product, right? And he would, again, just like every ad, every pixel on your screen, every button on that device, he would have to approve before it goes out. But could he do that for everything?
No, he sucked his supply chain. So that's why he actually hired and had Tim Cook. That was what Tim Cook's job was primarily before, you know, Steve died of cancer. Um, so yeah, I completely agree. I, the way I put it is, um, something that also reappears in the books is they limit the great entrepreneurs limit the amount of details to perfect, and then they make every detail perfect. Yeah.
No, he sucked his supply chain. So that's why he actually hired and had Tim Cook. That was what Tim Cook's job was primarily before, you know, Steve died of cancer. Um, so yeah, I completely agree. I, the way I put it is, um, something that also reappears in the books is they limit the great entrepreneurs limit the amount of details to perfect, and then they make every detail perfect. Yeah.
No, he sucked his supply chain. So that's why he actually hired and had Tim Cook. That was what Tim Cook's job was primarily before, you know, Steve died of cancer. Um, so yeah, I completely agree. I, the way I put it is, um, something that also reappears in the books is they limit the great entrepreneurs limit the amount of details to perfect, and then they make every detail perfect. Yeah.
Where a lot of entrepreneurs' mistake is like they are optimizing something that should never exist. This is something Elon talks about over and over again. He's like, before you optimize something, make sure it's actually essential to like what you're actually trying to bring into the world. And so for like me and you, or I guess for me, it's really simple.
Where a lot of entrepreneurs' mistake is like they are optimizing something that should never exist. This is something Elon talks about over and over again. He's like, before you optimize something, make sure it's actually essential to like what you're actually trying to bring into the world. And so for like me and you, or I guess for me, it's really simple.
Where a lot of entrepreneurs' mistake is like they are optimizing something that should never exist. This is something Elon talks about over and over again. He's like, before you optimize something, make sure it's actually essential to like what you're actually trying to bring into the world. And so for like me and you, or I guess for me, it's really simple.
It's like, how should I be spending my time? I should either be reading or I should be making podcasts in my work. That's all I have to do. And the one reason, like, I don't have an assistant or I don't have anything else. So they're like, well, you need an assistant. You're hard to get in touch with. I was like, well, then I'm managing a calendar.