David Senra
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
He invented the instant photography, the entire industry, then monopolized the industry.
It's like one of the last great American technology companies that were never like, his patents were never.
What did he die?
I've never heard of him.
In the 90s, he met, when he was in his 70s, Steve Jobs met Edwin Land when Steve was like 25.
Edwin Land was like 72, I think.
And he said, Steve Jobs said that spending time with him was like visiting a shrine.
This is how a lot,
I get to meet like crazy people in the world, right?
I actually had lunch with a friend yesterday and she told me something fascinating.
She's just like, you need to like take a minute to think about what's going on in your life and the fact that you have this ridiculously sick life because of the people you have like access to.
You ever write this stuff down, like a journal?
No.
This is like, I think one of the reasons I wanted to do the Bruce Springsteen episode is because I think I'm also, I like run from my past.
I don't like thinking about it.
Like there's just all kinds of other stuff going on.
And so I spent time yesterday with a 71-year-old guy
It looks like he's going to do his first ever podcast interview with me.
He just sold his company for $60 billion.
And in an hour, he transferred more knowledge to me than I would weeks speaking to a young startup founder.