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David Senra

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David Senra

@davidsenra

Conversations with the greatest living founders.

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Joined February 2011

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David Senra
@davidsenra
Jun 14
A conversation with Ed Catmull, founder of Pixar. I've been making podcasts about Ed for over 8 years. He invited me to his home and told incredible stories from his 60 year career. Ed worked with Steve Jobs longer than anyone else — for more than a quarter century. We talked
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Oct 26, 2025
Brad Jacobs on identifying A players: "I do a mental exercise where I picture the person coming into my office and saying, 'Brad, I quit.' And then I try to feel and visualize what would be my reaction if that person came in to me and quit. If my reaction to that is, 'Yes! I
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Sep 23, 2025
Nine years ago, I launched Founders (@FoundersPodcast). Today, I'm launching a new podcast called David Senra. The first episode goes live this Sunday. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen to podcasts. Founders will still come out every week. @scicomm // @hubermanlab
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Sep 28, 2025
Here's my conversation with Daniel Ek (@eldsjal), co-founder and CEO of Spotify (@Spotify). (0:00) Reflecting on a Life-Changing Conversation (1:17) Optimizing for Impact Over Happiness (4:08) The Journey of Self-Motivation (8:58) The Importance of Trust and Relationships
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Oct 9, 2025
"I'm not obsessed about time. I'm obsessed about energy management. If you have time, but you have no energy, you're not going to accomplish anything anyway." —Daniel Ek (@eldsjal)
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Sep 30, 2025
"The moment you even start doubting whether you can trust someone or not, you have no trust." —Daniel Ek (@eldsjal)
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Sep 26, 2025
Episode One: Daniel Ek (@eldsjal), co-founder and CEO of @Spotify Airing this Sunday, 9/28, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, X and everywhere else you get your podcasts.
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Oct 15, 2025
"If you don't have a crisis, make one. You get people excited, motivated, and to drive the necessary change." —@MichaelDell
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Oct 16, 2025
"You want to make mistakes. You just want to make them small, iterate and fix them quickly." —@MichaelDell
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Z Fellows
@zfellows
Oct 15, 2025
Fast iteration is the key to success. - Paul Graham
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Oct 26, 2025
Here's my conversation with Brad Jacobs, chairman and CEO of QXO, founder of eight separate billion-dollar companies including XPO Logistics, United Rentals and United Waste. (0:00) Introduction and Setting the Tone (0:31) Mentorship and Key Lessons from Ludwig Jesselson
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Oct 12, 2025
Here's my conversation with @MichaelDell, founder, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies (@DellTech). (0:00) The Early Obsession: Dell's Beginnings (0:18) Middle School Memories and Early Financial Fascinations (1:11) The Spark of Stock Market Interest (2:14) Unreleased
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Oct 18, 2025
Important reminder:
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Sep 29, 2025
“My co-founder Martin (@MartinLorentzon) keeps saying: ‘The value of a company is the sum of all problems solved.’” —Daniel Ek (@eldsjal)
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David Senra
@davidsenra
Oct 14, 2025
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