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The Biography of Thomas Edison

What I learned from reading "Edison: A Biography" (https://a.co/d/emDTcVv) by Matthew Josephson. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/77898720/senra-thomas-edison-a-biography David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

David Senrahost
Oct 10, 20231h 10mWatch on YouTube ↗

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EPISODE INFO

Released
October 10, 2023
Duration
1h 10m
Channel
Founders Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What I learned from reading "Edison: A Biography" (https://a.co/d/emDTcVv) by Matthew Josephson. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/77898720/senra-thomas-edison-a-biography David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

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  • David Senra

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    Host of the Founders Podcast, known for narrating and summarizing biographies of famous entrepreneurs and inventors.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, featuring David Senra, The Biography of Thomas Edison explores edison's Relentless Curiosity, Hustle, and Costly Lack of Focus Senra frames Edison as the fifth episode in a connected series with Land, Jobs, and Ford, but says he would choose their focused approach over Edison's scattered curiosity.

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