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Founders
David Senra

Learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs. Every week I read a biography of an entrepreneur and find ideas you can use in your... more

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#305 Robert Caro on the relationship with your father, power, poverty, ruthlessness, obsession and running.

What I learned from reading Working by Robert Caro.

29 May 2023 · 57 minutes
#304: Sol Price: The Founder Who Taught Jim Sinegal, Sam Walton, Jeff Bezos, Bernie Marcus, and more

What I learned from reading Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary by Robert Price.

22 May 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
#303 Warren Buffett's Favorite Founder: Rose Blumkin

What I learned from reading The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Female CEOs and Directors by Karen... more

14 May 2023 · 35 minutes
#302 Napoleon speaking directly to you

What I learned from reading The Mind of Napoleon: A Selection of His Written and Spoken Words edited by J.... more

08 May 2023 · 53 minutes
#301 Tiger Woods

What I learned from reading Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian.

01 May 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
#300 James Dyson: Against the Odds!

What I learned from reading Against the Odd: An Autobiography by James Dyson for the 4th time.

24 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
#299 A new book on Steve Jobs! Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words

What I learned from reading Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words.

17 Apr 2023 · 2 hours, 3 minutes
#298 I had lunch with Sam Zell

What I learned from having lunch with Sam Zell and reading Zeckendorf: The Autobiography of The man Who Played a... more

10 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 32 minutes
#297 Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman: Yvon Chouinard

What I learned from rereading Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard.

03 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
A conversation about being OBSESSED with studying the history of entrepreneurship: Acquired x Founders crossover!

David Rosenthal and Ben Gilbert — of the Acquired podcast — invited me to San Francisco for a discussion on... more

29 Mar 2023 · 3 hours, 9 minutes
#296 The Richest Man In The World: Bernard Arnault

What I learned from reading The Taste of Luxury: Bernard Arnault and the Moet-Hennessy Louis Vuitton Story by Nadege Forestier... more

27 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
#295 The Tao of Charlie Munger

What I learned from rereading The Tao of Charlie Munger.

21 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
#294 Napoleon: A Concise Biography

What I learned from reading Napoleon: A Concise Biography by David Bell.

13 Mar 2023 · 50 minutes
#293 The Making of McDonald's: The Autobiography of Ray Kroc

What I learned from rereading Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's by Ray Kroc.

06 Mar 2023 · 59 minutes
#292 The Invisible Billionaire

What I learned from rereading The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig by Jerry Shields.

27 Feb 2023 · 54 minutes
#291 The Autobiography of David Packard — Founder of HP

What I learned from reading The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company by David Packard.

20 Feb 2023 · 54 minutes
#290 Young Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

What I learned from rereading Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire by James Wallace and... more

13 Feb 2023 · 54 minutes
#289 Brunello Cucinelli

What I learned from reading The Dream of Solomeo: My Life and the Idea of Humanistic Capitalism by Brunello Cucinelli.

07 Feb 2023 · 53 minutes
#288 Ralph Lauren

What I learned from reading Ralph Lauren: The Man Behind the Mystique by Jeffrey Trachtenberg.

31 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
#287 The Founder of Rolls-Royce

What I learned from rereading Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name: The First Forty Years of Britain s Most Prestigious... more

23 Jan 2023 · 40 minutes
#286 Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger speaking directly to you

What I learned from reading All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go... more

16 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
#285 How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune

What I learned from reading American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune by Greg Steinmetz.

10 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
#284 Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed America

What I learned from rereading Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed... more

02 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
#283 Andrew Carnegie

What I learned from rereading The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie.

26 Dec 2022 · 59 minutes
#282 Jeff Bezos Shareholder Letters

What I learned from rereading Jeff Bezos' Shareholder Letters (for the 3rd time!)

19 Dec 2022 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
#281 Working with Steve Jobs

What I learned from rereading Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken... more

12 Dec 2022 · 43 minutes
The Founder of Kinkos — Paul Orfalea

What I learned from reading Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called... more

09 Dec 2022 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
#280 Jimi Hendrix: His Own Story

What I learned from reading Starting At Zero: His Own Story by Jimi Hendrix.

06 Dec 2022 · 57 minutes
#279 What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett

What I learned from reading What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Developing a... more

29 Nov 2022 · 1 hour,
#278 Peter Thiel: Zero To One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

What I learned from rereading Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel.

22 Nov 2022 · 1 hour,
#277 Paul Graham's Essays Part 3

What I learned from reading Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas From The Computer Age by Paul Graham

17 Nov 2022 · 51 minutes
#276 Paul Graham’s Essays part 2

What I learned from reading Paul Graham’s essays.

09 Nov 2022 · 42 minutes
#275 Paul Graham's Essays

What I learned from reading Paul Graham’s essays.

03 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
#274 A Silicon Valley Story

What I learned from rereading The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis.

27 Oct 2022 · 57 minutes
#273 Kobe Bryant: Mamba Mentality: How I Play

What I learned from rereading The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant.

26 Oct 2022 · 31 minutes
#272 The Life of Kobe Bryant

What I learned from reading Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant by Roland Lazenby.

19 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
#271 Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century

What I learned from reading Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century by G. Pascal Zachary.

12 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
#270 Pieces of the Action: The Autobiography of Vannevar Bush

What I learned from reading Pieces of the Action by Vannevar Bush.

06 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
#269 Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel The Autobiography of Sam Zell

What I learned from reading Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel by Sam Zell.

29 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
#268 Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business

What I learned from reading Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business by Mark Robichaux.

21 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
#267 Edison: A Biography

What I learned from reading Edison: A Biography by Matthew Josephson.

14 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
#266 Henry Ford's Autobiography

What I learned from rereading My Life and Work by Henry Ford.

08 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
#265 Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

What I learned from rereading Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader by Brent... more

30 Aug 2022 · 1 hour, 38 minutes
#264 The Story of Edwin Land and Polaroid

What I learned from rereading Instant: The Story of Polaroid by Christopher Bonanos.

24 Aug 2022 · 54 minutes
#263 Land's Polaroid: A Company and the Man Who Invented It

What I learned from rereading Land's Polaroid: A Company and the Man Who Invented It by Peter C. Wensberg.

18 Aug 2022 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
#262 The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's Greatest Negotiator

What I learned from reading The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's Greatest Negotiator by Rich Cohen.

11 Aug 2022 · 59 minutes
#261 Dee Hock's Autobiography of a Restless Mind Volume One and Two

What I learned from rereading Autobiography of a Restless Mind: Reflections on the Human Condition Volume 1 and Autobiography of... more

04 Aug 2022 · 39 minutes
#260 One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization

What I learned from rereading One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization by Dee Hock.

03 Aug 2022 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
#259 The Autobiography of Bob Dylan

What I learned from reading Chronicles: Volume One by Bob Dylan.

27 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
#258 Dark Genius of Wall Street: The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber Barons

What I learned from reading Dark Genius of Wall Street: The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber... more

22 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 39 minutes
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#265 Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
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What I learned from rereading Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader by Brent Schlender and... more