E09: Understanding First Principles

E09: Understanding First Principles  Many of the most successful entrepreneurs and investors in often reference first principles thinking as having been critical to their success. A first principle is a foundational, basic assumption. One that cannot be deduced or broken down any further. In simple terms first principles are foundational truths don’t require any additional assumptions. Elon Musk Explaining First Principles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3sBlRgzTI James Clear on First Principles: https://jamesclear.com/first-principles Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, recommendations, questions or ideas for future topics of conversation.