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The Making of McDonald's: The Biography of Ray Kroc

What I learned from rereading "Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's" (https://a.co/d/2yS4BCz) by Ray Kroc. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/3732763/senra-ray-kroc-making-mcdonalds David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

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Feb 25, 202458mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
February 25, 2024
Duration
58m
Channel
Founders Podcast
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What I learned from rereading "Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's" (https://a.co/d/2yS4BCz) by Ray Kroc. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/3732763/senra-ray-kroc-making-mcdonalds 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 solo narrated episodes summarizing biographies and business books.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, featuring David Senra, The Making of McDonald's: The Biography of Ray Kroc explores ray Kroc's Relentless Grind and Real Estate Model Built McDonald's Senra frames Kroc's story around the idea that it's not what you do but how you do it, linking it to Ralph Lauren, Bill Gates and Daniel Ludwig.

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