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David Senra: belief

29 Mar 2023 Acquired Sessions: David Senra (Founders Podcast)

“I think part of the fact that I have now over 20,000 highlights from hundreds of books, and I still have 50, 60, or maybe 80 books I haven't put in there yet that are in my library—my Readwise account is an unfair advantage because anytime somebody is talking, it's like, oh, you said something, I search for that term, and it pulls up.”

— David Senra

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Speaker
David Senra
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Verified speaker
Claim type
belief
Recorded
29 Mar 2023
Publisher
Acquired

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…Walter Isaacson did that, right? Yup. All of his transcripts of the speeches and he goes, do you really want to compete against somebody that's as good as you? I certainly wouldn't. That's what he states. He's like, if you read the shareholder letters, and listen to him talk, he's constantly looking for unfair advantages. I think part of the fact that I have now over 20,000 highlights from hundreds of books, and I still have 50, 60, or maybe 80 books I haven't put in there yet that are in my library—my Readwise account is an unfair advantage because anytime somebody is talking, it's like, oh, you said something, I search for that term, and it pulls up. Then I see my highlight and I see my note. It takes so long to do that, but it's worth the extra 5 or 10 works I make. That's integrated into your process of making copies.…

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