How Bill Walsh built the West Coast Offense

<p>Iteration beats deliberation, constraints beat infinite options. Part 2 of the Bring Your Own Pencil mini-series.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bring Your Own Pencil: Bill Walsh&#39;s Playbook for Winning at Anything</strong> — Dan Casey &amp; Griffin Brand</p><ul><li>Paperback: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bring-Your-Own-Pencil-Playbook/dp/B0GGC8JTL4">https://www.amazon.com/Bring-Your-Own-Pencil-Playbook/dp/B0GGC8JTL4</a></li><li>Kindle: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK4JHX5D">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK4JHX5D</a></li><li>Audiobook (3h 38m, narrated by the authors): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDTYFLXK">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDTYFLXK</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>CHAPTERS</strong></p><p>00:00 — Welcome back: from the Path to the Process00:38 — The pottery class: why the quantity group made the best pots02:09 — Deliberate practice and the truth about 10,000 hours04:06 — You cross the river by stepping on the stones05:05 — Chapter 5: Netflix, a late fee, and questioning the assumption07:02 — Hold strong opinions loosely: the environment Bill Walsh built08:59 — Walsh&#39;s first draft: Steve Fuller, Dwight Clark, and Joe Montana12:04 — Idea meritocracy and the believability index14:46 — Shanahan&#39;s staff: competing to get your idea in front of the boss15:40 — The tightrope between conviction and humility17:11 — Negotiables, non-negotiables, and mastering the basics18:29 — The 80% rule: why letting go beats holding on21:01 — &quot;That&#39;s how we&#39;ve always done it&quot; is a golden opportunity22:46 — SpaceX parks a 68-foot fake rocket in Washington, D.C.24:07 — Build it yourself: how small wins compound26:08 — Ask the people at the edge (and the man who made one bolt)27:35 — Chapter 6: Todd Graves, four menu items, and the power of constraints29:53 — The essence of art is limitation: bootstrapping and Hurricane Katrina32:44 — Greg Cook&#39;s injury and the accidental birth of the West Coast offense35:52 — Boilermaker to Alaskan fisherman: how Raising Cane&#39;s got funded36:48 — Bootstrapped vs. venture-backed, and why the NFL salary cap matters39:27 — Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham, and 50 unique words41:22 — Manufacturing constraints: bloated staffs and invented problems43:47 — Zero-based budgeting for your organization45:36 — Dan&#39;s mistake: the year he called offense AND defense46:51 — Always be recruiting: Steve Jobs, and Elon&#39;s first 3,000 hires49:52 — Chapter 7: Be the expert — or keep becoming one51:31 — Wardak Province, 2019: the Ranger medics under fire53:41 — A blood bank on the battlefield: more Ranger blood than his own57:00 — Rehearsal under pressure and Walsh&#39;s 30 offensive line techniques59:37 — Sweating the right small things01:00:33 — Warren Buffett, the salad oil scandal, and margin of safety01:04:44 — Focus on what leads to winning, not what looks good01:06:58 — Optics vs. effectiveness: lessons from two kinds of First Sergeant01:09:19 — Deck chairs on the Titanic and the 80/20 playbook01:10:48 — British Cycling, humility, and moving on from a mistake fast01:13:49 — If you&#39;re always learning, there are no wasted attempts01:14:41 — Coming up in Part 3: The People</p>