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They Stole His Ideas and Got Rich | Xeroxing Mona Lisa

Name: They Stole His Ideas and Got Rich | Xeroxing Mona Lisa
Uploaded: 2026-05-23T15:30:58+00:00
Duration: 33 s
Channel: Dylan Vanas
Description: A speaker contrasts copying art with sculpting it: xeroxing the Mona Lisa gives you a worthless replica, but chiseling away marble like Michelangelo…

23 May 2026 · 1 min

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A speaker contrasts copying art with sculpting it: xeroxing the Mona Lisa gives you a worthless replica, but chiseling away marble like Michelangelo reveals a masterpiece. His business lesson: strip away inefficient practices instead of adding features, and wealth follows.

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You can Xerox the Mona Lisa, but it ain't the Mona Lisa. And so these guys are out here Xeroxing the Mona Lisa. I was kind of joking about it, but kind of serious. And that's where that came from. But, you know, strategically, I'm more of a Statue of David guy because I love this theory that success is more about removing the things that get in the way to adding things to make you successful. Start with a marble slab and you don't add anything to it. You remove from it and then you get one of the most beautiful pieces of art to ever exist. And that's how I look at business. Let's just remove the really stupid ways we can screw up And then it's inevitable we become millionaires.