Ed Catmull · 2001
A business memoir about managing creative corporate culture and leadership at Pixar Animation Studios.
David Senra values its explanation of why deadlines are necessary to prevent people from justifying endless time and money.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“There is like a 20 page afterward that I highly recommend you read. It's in Ed Catmull's autobiography called Creativity, Inc. It's called The Steve Jobs We Knew.”
Why: Highly recommended for the afterward about Steve Jobs.
David Senra, Host on Founders#412 How Roger Federer Works
“He wrote this great autobiography called Creativity, Inc. And what he knows is he says, without a deadline, people can always justify more time and more money in the name of making it better.”
Why: It highlights why a deadline is necessary to prevent endless spending and justification of time.
David Senra, Host on Founders#410 Excellent Advice for Living
“I'm going to reread creativity inc because i haven't read i read it like 270 books ago or something like that and just this idea it's like okay he bought it from George Lucas for $5 million…”
David Senra, Host on Founders#398 Steve Jobs In His Own Words (Make Something Wonderful)
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