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Learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs. Every week I read a biography of an entrepreneur and find ideas you can use in your work. This quote explains why: "There are thousands of years of history in which lots and lots of very smart people worked very hard and ran all types of experiments on how to create new businesses, invent new technology, new ways to manage etc. They ran these experiments throughout their entire lives. At some point, somebody put these lessons down in a book. For very little money and a few hours of time, you can learn from someone’s accumulated experience. There is so much more to learn from the past than we often realize. You could productively spend your time reading experiences of great people who have come before and you learn every time." —Marc Andreessen
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What I learned from rereading George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones.
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What I learned from reading Steven Spielberg: A Biography by Joseph McBride.
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What I learned from reading Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino.
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What are some strategies that Cornelius Vanderbilt used against his competitors?
How did Edwin Land find new employees to hire? Any unusual sources to fi...
What I learned from reading Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness: Being Very Good Is No Good,You Have to Be Very, Very, Very, Very, Very Good by David Ogilvy and Ogivly & Mather.
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What I learned from reading The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant.
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(1:00) This is a 100 page biography of the human species
(1:00) The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant (Full Set)
(2:30) Generations of men establish a growing mastery over the earth, but they are destined to become fossi...
What I learned from rereading Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer by Stephen Dando-Collins.
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(0:01) Vanderbilt was only interested in two things: making money and winning
(3:00) Cornelius Vanderbilt, the descendant of poor Dutch immigr...
What I learned from reading Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable by Tim Grover and Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness by Tim Grover.
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(3:00) What I am giving you is insight into the mentality of those who have found unparalleled success by trusting their own instincts.
(3:00) Mozart: A Life by...
What I learned from reading Decoded by Jay Z.
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(1:39) I would practice from the time I woke in the morning until I went to sleep
(2:10) Even back then I though I was the best.
(2:57) Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography (Founders #219)
(4:32) Belief becomes before ability.
(5:06) Michael Jordan: The Life (Founders #212)
(5:46) The public praises pe...
What I learned from reading The Days of Duveen by S.N. Behrman.
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Patrick and I are looking for partners. If you are building B2B products get in touch here.
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(0:01) Duveen noticed that Europe had plenty of art and America had plenty of money, and his entire astonish...
What I learned from reading Wildcatters: A Story of Texans, Oil, and Money by Sally Helgesen.
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Vesto shows you all of your company's finances in one view. Schedule a demo with Vesto's founder Ben and tell him David from Founders sent you.
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(0:01) Family and business ...
What I learned from reading Roots of Strategy by Thomas R. Phillips and Napoleon and Modern War by Napoleon and Col. Lanza.
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(0:01) Napoleon fought more battles than Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar combined.
(5:00) The Mind of Napoleon: A Select...
What I learned from reading Insull: The Rise and Fall of A Billionaire Utility Tycoon by Forrest McDonald.
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(0:01) Insull had been in the electric business as long as there had been an electric business.
(4:00) He awoke early, abruptly, complete...
What I learned from reading How To Make A Few Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs.
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(0:01) I'm what's called a moneymaker. I've started five companies from scratch—seven if you include two spin-offs and turned them all into billion dollar or multibi...
What I learned from reading the transcripts of Young Oprah on Her Life and Career and Oprah on Career, Life and Leadership.
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(1:00) Oprah fired her agent and replaced him with a Chicago lawyer named Jeffrey Jacobs. "I heard Jeff is a piranha. I...
What I learned from reading The Red Bull Story by Wolfgang Fürweger and Red Bull's Billionaire Maniac by Duff McDonald.
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(1:30) "In literal financial terms, our sports teams are not yet profitable, but in value terms, they are," he says. "The t...
What I learned from reading Jesus: A Biography from a Believer by Paul Johnson.
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Churchill by Paul Johnson. (Founders #225)
Socrates: A Man for Our Times by Paul Johnson. (Founders #252)
Mozart: A Life by Paul Johnson. (Founders #240)
Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle ...
What I learned from reading Dior by Dior: The Autobiography of Christian Dior and Creators by Paul Johnson.
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(4:00) The Taste of Luxury: Bernard Arnault and the Moet-Hennessy Louis Vuitton Story by Nadege Forestier and Nazanine Ravai. (Founders #296)
(5:00) Opportunity is a strange beast. It frequently appears after a...
What I learned from rereading Les Schwab Pride In Performance: Keep It Going! by Les Schwab.
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(8:00) I didn't know how to ride a bike. We never had one. All the other young kids delivered newspapers on a bike.
He's got no money. He doesn't have a bike. So he ran his routes for two months in order to get enough money ...
What I learned from reading the NEW Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charlie Munger.
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Listen to this incredible conversation between Charlie Munger and John Collison on Invest Like The Best.
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(2:00) The practical wisdom of Poor Charlie's Almanack, this ode to curiosity, generosity, and virtue will si...
Reflections from my dinner with Charlie Munger.
Charlie Munger episodes:
#295 I had dinner with Charlie Munger
#286 Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There: Buffett & Munger – A Study in Simplicity and Uncommon, Common Sense by Peter Bevelin.
#221 Charlie Munger Damn R...
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