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David Rosenthal and Ben Gilbert — of the Acquired podcast — invited me to San Francisco for a discussion on... more
What I learned from reading The Taste of Luxury: Bernard Arnault and the Moet-Hennessy Louis Vuitton Story by Nadege Forestier... more
What I learned from having dinner with Charlie Munger and rereading The Tao of Charlie Munger.
What I learned from reading Napoleon: A Concise Biography by David Bell.
What I learned from rereading Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's by Ray Kroc.
What I learned from rereading The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig by Jerry Shields.
What I learned from reading The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company by David Packard.
What I learned from rereading Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire by James Wallace and... more
What I learned from reading The Dream of Solomeo: My Life and the Idea of Humanistic Capitalism by Brunello Cucinelli.
What I learned from reading Ralph Lauren: The Man Behind the Mystique by Jeffrey Trachtenberg.
What I learned from rereading Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name: The First Forty Years of Britain s Most Prestigious... more
What I learned from reading All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go... more
What I learned from reading American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune by Greg Steinmetz.
What I learned from rereading Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed... more
What I learned from rereading The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie.
What I learned from rereading Jeff Bezos' Shareholder Letters (for the 3rd time!)
What I learned from rereading Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken... more
What I learned from reading Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called... more
What I learned from reading Starting At Zero: His Own Story by Jimi Hendrix.
What I learned from reading What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Developing a... more
What I learned from rereading Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel.
What I learned from reading Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas From The Computer Age by Paul Graham
What I learned from reading Paul Graham’s essays.
What I learned from reading Paul Graham’s essays.
What I learned from rereading The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis.
What I learned from rereading The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant.
What I learned from reading Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant by Roland Lazenby.
What I learned from reading Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century by G. Pascal Zachary.
What I learned from reading Pieces of the Action by Vannevar Bush.
What I learned from reading Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel by Sam Zell.
What I learned from reading Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business by Mark Robichaux.
What I learned from reading Edison: A Biography by Matthew Josephson.
What I learned from rereading My Life and Work by Henry Ford.
What I learned from rereading Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader by Brent... more
What I learned from rereading Instant: The Story of Polaroid by Christopher Bonanos.
What I learned from rereading Land's Polaroid: A Company and the Man Who Invented It by Peter C. Wensberg.
What I learned from reading The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's Greatest Negotiator by Rich Cohen.
What I learned from rereading Autobiography of a Restless Mind: Reflections on the Human Condition Volume 1 and Autobiography of... more
What I learned from rereading One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization by Dee Hock.
What I learned from reading Chronicles: Volume One by Bob Dylan.
What I learned from reading Dark Genius of Wall Street: The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber... more
What I learned from reading Explore/Create My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark by... more
What I learned from reading The Father of Spin: Edward L. Bernays and the Birth of Public Relations by Larry... more
What I learned from rereading The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by... more
What I learned from reading John D: The Founding Father of the Rockefellers by David Freeman Hawke.
What I learned from reading When Money Was In Fashion: Henry Goldman, Goldman Sachs, and the Founding of Wall Street... more
What I learned from reading Socrates: A Man for Our Times by Paul Johnson.
What I learned from reading Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership by Edward Larson.
What I learned from reading The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger by Greg... more
Steve Jobs and His Heroes.
What I learned from reading I, Steve: Steve Jobs In His Own Words by George Beahm.
What I learned from reading Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller by Ron Chernow.
What I learned from reading Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad... more
What I learned from reading Constellation Software Inc. President's Letters by Mark Leonard.
What I learned from reading Rick Rubin: In the Studio by Jake Brown.
What I learned from reading In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules by... more
What I learned from reading Risk Game: Self Portrait of an Entrepreneur by Francis Greenburger.
What I learned from reading Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life by Michael Schumacher.
What I learned from reading Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies by Lawrence... more
What I learned from reading Mozart: A Life by Paul Johnson.
Steve Jobs and His Heroes.
What I learned from rereading The Wright Brothers by David McCullough.
What I learned from reading Decoded by Jay Z.
What I learned from reading The Sugar King of Havana: The Rise and Fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's Last Tycoon... more
What I learned from reading Beyond Possible: One Man, Fourteen Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime by Nims... more
What I learned from reading To Pixar And Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History by... more
What I learned from rereading Sam Walton: Made In America by Sam Walton.
What I learned from reading The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley by Jimmy... more
What I learned from reading Alexander the Great: The Brief Life and Towering Exploits of History's Greatest Conqueror--As Told By... more
What I learned from reading Time to Make the Donuts: The Founder of Dunkin Donuts Shares an American Journey by... more
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What I learned from rereading Sam Walton: Made In America by Sam Walton.