Host of Founders
64 books recommended · 1 critiqued · 42 episodes
Books they recommend that someone else wrote.
“Candice Millard is one of my favorite authors. Uh she wrote this book called A River of Doubt, which I covered all the way back on episode 175.”
Why: Written by one of his favorite authors.
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
Host on FoundersJames Garfield's Extraordinary Rise
“And then she also wrote a biography of the first, I think, 25 or 26 years of Winston Churchill's life. It's called Hero of the Empire,…”
Why: Written by one of his favorite authors.
Hero of the Empire by Candice Millard
Host on FoundersJames Garfield's Extraordinary Rise
“So, that is an excerpt from the book that I want to talk to you about today, which is Destiny of the Republic,…”
Why: It is an incredible, remarkable story about a remarkable man written by one of his favorite authors.
The Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
Host on FoundersJames Garfield's Extraordinary Rise
“That was an excerpt from the preface of the book that I'm going to talk to you about today, which is The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J.P. Morgan Invented the…”
Why: Highly recommended reading to understand the growth and expansion of the American economy post-Civil War.
The Tycoons by Charles R. Morris
Host on FoundersThe Tycoons: Carnegie, Rockefeller, Gould & Morgan
“That is an excerpt from the book I'm going to talk to about today and one of the most entertaining autobiographies and just frankly craziest books…”
Why: It is described as one of the most entertaining autobiographies and craziest books ever read, featuring unbelievable honesty and personal insights.
Roll the Calls by Ari Emanuel
Host on FoundersAri Emanuel's Autobiography
“It's one of my favorite paragraphs in the book I'm going to talk to you about today, which is Sam Walton, the inside story of America's richest man, and it was written by Vance Trimble.”
Why: The host loves the book, has read it three or four times, and wants to run through ideas on how Walton worked and built his business.
Sam Walton by Vance H. Trimble
Host on FoundersHow Sam Walton Worked
“So that is from the beginning of the book that I'm going to talk to you about today, which is the autobiography of Michael Bloomberg. It is called Bloomberg by Bloomberg.”
Why: Highly recommended as part of dissecting Michael Bloomberg's life, business, and mindset.
Bloomberg by Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg
Host on FoundersHow Michael Bloomberg Works
“That book is The Outsiders, written by William Thurndyke. And then the other book is called Distant Force, a memoir of the Telldown Corporation and the man who created it, and that was written by George Roberts.”
Why: Provides a great overview of the remarkable similarities between Warren Buffett and Henry Singleton.
The Outsiders by William Thorndike
Host on FoundersHow Henry Singleton Worked
“That book is The Outsiders, written by William Thurndyke. And then the other book is called Distant Force, a memoir of the Telldown Corporation and the man who created it, and that was written by George Roberts.”
Why: To understand how Henry Singleton worked and built Teledyne.
Distant Force by George A. Roberts
Host on FoundersHow Henry Singleton Worked
“So that is Claude Hopkins writing the preface of his autobiography, which is called My Life in Advertising.”
Why: Highly recommended along with his other classic book for valuable lessons on selling, marketing, and advertising.
My Life in Advertising by Claude C. Hopkins
Host on FoundersHow to Make Ads That Sell: Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins
“When you buy this book, it actually comes with a second book that he wrote, a book that he wrote maybe four decades before he wrote his autobiography, which is called Scientific Advertising.”
Why: Recommends reading both books to learn timeless principles of advertising and business success.
Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins
Host on FoundersHow to Make Ads That Sell: Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins
“That was an excerpt from the book that I'm going to talk to you about today, which is Chronicles Volume 1 and is written by Bob Dylan. In fact, he wrote it with no help at all. He wrote every single word himself.”
Why: He considers it probably the best-written autobiography he has ever read, praising its mastery of language and insights into creating oneself.
Chronicles by Bob Dylan
Host on Founders#429 Bob Dylan's Autobiography
“Sometimes I'd open up a book and see a handwritten note scribbled in the front. Like in Machiavelli's The Prince, there was written The Spirit of the Hustler.”
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Host on Founders#429 Bob Dylan's Autobiography
“It's almost like a Christopher Nolan movie now I'm thinking of that. And his life changes when he hears the music of Woody Guthrie and then reads Woody Guthrie's autobiography, Bound for Glory, which will happen at the very end of the book.”
Why: It sings out like the radio and hits the ground running; Dylan calls it a hell of a book.
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie
Host on Founders#429 Bob Dylan's Autobiography
“The book that I'm gonna talk to you about today is a mind at play, how Claude Shannon invented the information age and it was written by Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman.”
Why: It offers deep insights into Shannon's unusual personality, creative strategies, and foundational work on information theory.
A Mind at Play by Jimmy Soni
Host on FoundersHow Claude Shannon Invented The Future
“So that was from the introduction from the book I want to talk about today, which is A Small Difference, and it was written by Raymond Plank.”
Why: The speaker praises it as a fascinating diary-like book full of ideas, maxims, and entrepreneurial philosophy accumulated over seven decades.
A Small Difference by Raymond Plank
Host on FoundersHow Raymond Plank Made a Fortune in Big Oil's Scraps
“That is an excerpt from the book that I'm gonna talk to you about today, which is the Nolan Variations, the movies, mysteries, and marvels of Christopher Nolan.”
Why: It is one of the host's favorite books he has ever read and provides deep insight into Christopher Nolan's unique mindset and work ethic.
Nolan Variations by Tom Shone
Host on FoundersHow Obsession Built Christopher Nolan
“That is an excerpt from the book that I'm going to talk to you about today, which is The Merchant Bankers.”
Why: He has read it multiple times, given away copies as gifts, and admires the old-school, gentlemanly way of conducting business.
The Merchant Bankers by Joseph Wechsberg
Host on FoundersThe Merchant Bankers
“It's called The Mind of Napoleon. It's published in like 1957. The book is very hard to find but it's like 300 pages of just Napoleon in his own words…”
Why: It contains Napoleon's own words and great insights on planning and luck.
The Mind of Napoleon by Napoléon Bonaparte
Host on FoundersPeter Thiel on How to Build a Creative Monopoly
“there's this great book that I've told you about multiple times called The Return to the Little Kingdom. And the updated version is written by Michael Moritz.”
Why: It provides a phenomenal history of the first several years of Apple written by Michael Moritz.
Return to the Little Kingdom by Michael Moritz
Host on FoundersPeter Thiel on How to Build a Creative Monopoly
“There's this great book called In the Company of Giants. I think it's episode like 208 or something like that. I really recommend buying it and reading it.”
Why: It is infinitely readable and full of great advice from technology company founders.
In the Company of Giants by Rama Dev Jager
Host on FoundersPeter Thiel on How to Build a Creative Monopoly
“to One, Notes on Startups or How to Build the Future, and is written by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters. So I was actually shocked. I think this is probably the only business book, maybe the only business book worth reading.”
Why: He considers it the only business book worth reading and a great prompt for thinking.
Zero to One by Peter A. Thiel
Host on FoundersPeter Thiel on How to Build a Creative Monopoly
“So I found James J. Hill because Charlie Munger listed him in the book Poor Charlie's Almanac as one of his – what he thought was one of the best business operators of all time.”
Why: It features valuable business wisdom and insights on top business operators.
Poor Charlies Almanach by Charles Thomas Munger
Host on Founders#422 Joseph Pulitzer
“Johnny Ive, The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products, and it's written by Leander Caney.”
Why: It perfectly follows last week's discussion on Steve Jobs and explains how Jony Ive became the world's leading technology designer.
“For a long time, people have been asking me, can you make a podcast on failure? There's a brand new book called Steve Jobs in Exile, The Untold Story of Next and the Remaking of an American Visionary. And it was written by Jeffrey Cain.”
Why: It is an inspiring story of Steve's refusal to quit and his personal transformation.
Steve Jobs in Exile by Geoffrey Cain
Host on Founders#420 Steve Jobs In Exile
“Daniel Lewin pointed to a passage in Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Sun Also Rises, that captured what everyone was witnessing. How did you go bankrupt? One character asked another. Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.”
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Host on Founders#420 Steve Jobs In Exile
“And before I jump into this book, I want to read you a paragraph from another book because I want you to keep in mind these few sentences from this other book. This book is called The Return to the Little Kingdom.”
Return to the Little Kingdom by Michael Moritz
Host on Founders#420 Steve Jobs In Exile
“That was an excerpt from the book I'm gonna talk to you about today and what I consider a nearly perfect entrepreneurial autobiography. It is Shoe Dog, written by the founder of Nike, Phil Knight.”
Why: It gives a ton of energy and teaches something new every time it is reread.
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Host on Founders#418 Phil Knight: Founder of Nike
“That was an excerpt from the book that I want to talk to you about today, which is Arnold, the Education of a Bodybuilder. And Arnold wrote this all the way back in 1977 when he was just 30 years old.”
Why: To see how Arnold was thinking before he achieved success and understand how the principles of bodybuilding can be applied to build a business empire.
Arnold by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Host on Founders#417 Arnold Schwarzenegger
“That excerpt is from the end of the book I'm going to talk about today, which is The Infinity Machine, Demis Asabas, Deep Mind, and the Quest for Super Intelligence.”
Why: It offers an incredible portrait of a remarkable human and provides a window on life's enigmas and a missionary entrepreneur.
The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby
Host on Founders#416 The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabis
“The book is called Goldil, Escher, and Bach. And then the way the book is described in this book, it says it was a fire hose of a book that inspired a remarkable number of future AI scientists.”
Why: It inspired a remarkable number of future AI scientists and attacked questions about thinking as a physicist.
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Host on Founders#416 The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabis
“in fact, he said you should read one of his favorite novels, which is Ender's Game, to understand him. And there's a great overview of Demis' accomplishments before he found this book.”
Why: To understand Demis' science fiction alter ego, his capacity for endurance, and his dedication to a mission.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Host on Founders#416 The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabis
“So he discovers this book that's called The Chess Computer Handbook. It's written by this guy named David Levy. And it says, Levy introduced Demis to the themes that would animate his lifelong quest to build artificial intelligence.”
Why: It introduced Demis to the themes that animated his lifelong quest to build artificial intelligence.
The Chess Computer Handbook (Batsford Chess Book) by D.N.L. Levy
Host on Founders#416 The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabis
“Danny Meyer from his book, Setting the Table, says the same thing. He's going to set up this restaurant in New York City.”
Why: Provides fantastic insights into professional research and dedication.
Setting the Table by Danny Meyer
Host on Founders#413 How To Run Down A Dream
“The name comes from a key moment in Robert Caro's Means of Ascent, which recounts Lyndon Johnson's 1948 Senate election victory,…”
Why: Highlights a deeply meaningful historical moment about a narrow victory.
Means of Ascent by Robert A. Caro
Host on Founders#413 How To Run Down A Dream
“That is an excerpt from the book and the talk I'm going to talk to you about today, which is Running Down a Dream, How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love. It is written by Bill Gurley.”
Why: The host considers it one of the best talks and books, using its ideas to build his podcast.
Runnin' Down a Dream by Bill Gurley
Host on Founders#413 How To Run Down A Dream
“As Sam was thinking about all of this, the author Michael Lewis published the book Moneyball, which is a look inside the innovative approach of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Bean to assemble a competitive baseball team on a small budget.”
Why: Sam read it in two days and loved everything about it, inspiring him to pursue his dream.
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
Host on Founders#413 How To Run Down A Dream
“I read this section. I think about one of my favorite quotes comes from Brad Jacobs. Brad Jacobs wrote in his book, How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. So much of success in business and life is keeping your head in a good place.”
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs
Host on Founders#412 How Roger Federer Works
“There is like a 20 page afterward that I highly recommend you read. It's in Ed Catmull's autobiography called Creativity, Inc. It's called The Steve Jobs We Knew.”
Why: Highly recommended for the afterward about Steve Jobs.
Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
Host on Founders#412 How Roger Federer Works
“And then this part reminds me of this idea that's in Rick Rubin's book. The book is called The Creative Act. I just did an episode on it a few weeks ago.”
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Host on Founders#412 How Roger Federer Works
“He's just written a book about tennis. It's called Winning Ugly.”
Why: It contains the practical wisdom and strategic mindset needed to overcome perfectionism.
Winning Ugly by Brad Gilbert
Host on Founders#411 Tortured Into Greatness: The Life of Andre Agassi
“That is an excerpt from the book that we talked about today, which is Open, the autobiography of Andre Agassi.”
Why: He found it impossible to put down and as good as everyone said.
Open by Andre Agassi
Host on Founders#411 Tortured Into Greatness: The Life of Andre Agassi
“Brad Jacobs has this great line in the book that he wrote, which is called How to Make a Few Billion Dollars.”
Why: It offers valuable insights on business success and mental clarity.
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs
Host on Founders#411 Tortured Into Greatness: The Life of Andre Agassi
“I remember reading Rick Rubin's book like two weeks ago and he was talking about one of the most famous musicians that he was working with…”
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Host on Founders#411 Tortured Into Greatness: The Life of Andre Agassi
“He wrote this great autobiography called Creativity, Inc. And what he knows is he says, without a deadline, people can always justify more time and more money in the name of making it better.”
Why: It highlights why a deadline is necessary to prevent endless spending and justification of time.
Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
Host on Founders#410 Excellent Advice for Living
“That is an excerpt from the book I'm gonna talk to you about today, which is Excellent Advice for Living,…”
Why: He read the entire thing in one sitting after discovering it on Instagram and found it filled with great maxims.
Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly
Host on Founders#410 Excellent Advice for Living
“I'm rereading the 700-page biography of Warren Buffett right now called Snowball, and it is amazing, even from a very young age, how Buffett thought of himself as a teacher.”
Why: It is an amazing biography that shows how Buffett viewed himself as a teacher from a young age.
The Snowball by Alice Schroeder
Host on Founders#410 Excellent Advice for Living
“This is very similar to what when I covered Charlie Munger's fantastic biography. Damn Right is the name of the book. It's episode 221. He said something in that book that I thought was really fantastic.”
Why: It contains great insights about having colleagues and discussing complex work.
Damn Right by Janet Lowe
Host on FoundersThe Singular Life of Rick Rubin
“The very first time I heard about that, I read it in this book called A Man Who Solved the Market, which was a biography of Jim Simons.”
Why: It provides great insights into how top-tier minds create space to solve difficult problems.
The Man Who Solved the Market by Gregory Zuckerman
Host on Founders#409 The Creative Genius of Rick Rubin
“That is an excerpt from the book I'm going to talk to you about today, which is Jesus, a biography from a believer, and it was written by Paul Johnson.”
Why: The host loves Paul Johnson's writing and praises his ability to use contrast and drive home points.
“It is his third album. It's called Born to Run, which is also the name of his autobiography in the book I'm going to talk to you about today.”
Why: It offers deeply honest insights into his musical genius, work ethic, and the depression that accompanied his massive success.
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
Host on Founders#407 Bruce Springsteen Repairs the Hole in Himself
“There's a great line in his biography, Titan, that says he was not one to persist in a flawed situation.”
Titan by Ron Chernow
Host on Founders#405 How Rockefeller Worked
“So there's actually a book called Conspiracy. It's written by Ryan Holiday. And there's this he's got this great description in that book about this story in Rockefeller's career.”
Conspiracy by Ryan Holiday
Host on Founders#405 How Rockefeller Worked
“About a year ago, I read this book called The NVIDIA Way by Tay Kim. The book is a company history and a partial biography of Jensen.”
Why: It covers Jensen's life and how he built NVIDIA, providing ideas for how Jensen runs his company.
Nvidia Way by Tae Kim
Host on Founders#403 How Jensen Works
“The Innovators' Dilemma is one of Jensen's favorite books. One of the things that he learned from the book is that the threat often comes from the low end of the market.”
Why: It teaches that threats often come from the low end of the market.
The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
Host on Founders#403 How Jensen Works
“I remember there's this great line in this biography of Steve called Becoming Steve Jobs, which I actually think is the best biography written about him.”
Why: Considered the best biography written about Steve Jobs.
Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender
Host on FoundersMy Conversation with Michael Dell
“There's this hilarious story. It's in two different books. One's in this book called Creative Selection, which is excellent. It's read three times. from this guy named Ken Kosienda, who was a programmer.”
Why: which is excellent. It's read three times.
Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda
Host on FoundersMy conversation with Daniel Ek: Founder of Spotify
“One of my favorite books I've read is called Hard Drive, Bill Gates and the Making of a Microsoft Empire. I've read it twice. I've done two episodes on it.”
Why: It focuses on Bill Gates's ability to focus.
Hard Drive by James Wallace
Host on Founders#401 How Bill Gates Works
“One of the books that I have a bunch of highlights about Bill that I want to share with you is actually Paul Allen's autobiography, but it's really interesting.”
Idea Man by Paul Allen
Host on Founders#401 How Bill Gates Works
“So recently, Bill Gates just wrote an autobiography. It's called Source Code. It covers his early childhood and his life up until founding Microsoft and a few short years after that.”
Source Code by Bill Gates
Host on Founders#401 How Bill Gates Works
“To me, that is an echo of Peter Thiel's idea that he shares in the book Zero to One. If you want to create and capture lasting value, do not build an undifferentiated commodity business.”
Why: It teaches you how to create and capture lasting value by avoiding undifferentiated commodity businesses.
Zero to One by Peter A. Thiel
Host on Founders#400 The Stubborn Genius of James Dyson
“My number one recommendation has been for many years and still is to this day, James Dyson's first autobiography called Against the Odds. I covered James Dyson's…”
Why: It is his number one recommendation and helps explain a unique business-building philosophy.
Against the Odds by Dyson, James.
Host on Founders#400 The Stubborn Genius of James Dyson
“Dyson took it a step further. He wrote a book called A History of Great Inventions. It is literally an encyclopedia of great inventions. I have the book. I read it. I highlighted it.”
Why: It serves as an encyclopedia of great inventions and provides fuel and perspective.
A History of Great Inventions by Dyson, James.
Host on Founders#400 The Stubborn Genius of James Dyson
“There is a great book on this that I'll eventually do an episode on. It's called Idea Factory. But this book has a great overview of just how important it was that Shannon chose to go down this path…”
Why: It provides a great overview of the importance of Bell Labs and technological innovation.
The Ideas Factory by Martin Saunders
Host on FoundersHow Claude Shannon Invented The Future
“I want to go, there's another book I read a long time ago called Fortune's Formula that I think actually has a better description of just how remarkable Shannon was at investing and trying to solve the puzzle of the stock market.”
Why: It gives a remarkable description of how good Shannon was at investing.
Fortune's Formula by William Poundstone
Host on FoundersHow Claude Shannon Invented The Future
“I'm reading an early copy of this book called The Book of Elon. It's written by my friend Eric Jorgensen. It'll be out in a few weeks.”
Why: It provides firsthand insights into Elon's mindset on cost-efficient manufacturing and design.
The Book of Elon by Eric Jorgenson
Host on Founders#414 How SpaceX Works
“There's several books on him, but one of his main biographies is a book called The Everything Store. And they said that Jeff, you would tell him problems about his business and he would get excited.”
Why: It illustrates how successful founders embrace problems as opportunities to increase enterprise value.
The Everything Store by Brad Stone
Host on FoundersMy Conversation with Brad Jacobs
“I remember I just had dinner with Mike Ovitz and, you know, I think his autobiography is one of the best entrepreneur autobiographies ever written because he tells you about the bad shit.”
Why: one of the best entrepreneur autobiographies ever written because he tells you about the bad shit.
Who Is Michael Ovitz? by Michael Ovitz
Host on FoundersMy conversation with Daniel Ek: Founder of Spotify
“I read Bob Dylan's autobiography, which is excellent. I did an episode on it. It's episode 259, if you ever want to listen to it.”
Why: Described as excellent and detailing Dylan's admiration for Woody Guthrie.
Chronicles by Bob Dylan
Host on Founders#413 How To Run Down A Dream
“This is something I learned from Michael Dell's autobiography, which was excellent. I used to say it's like they build a company that's authentic to them. Yeah, 100%. The way he says it, they build a company that's natural to them.”
Why: which was excellent.
Play Nice but Win by Michael Dell
Host on FoundersMy conversation with Daniel Ek: Founder of Spotify
Books they argue against or name the limits of.
“what I love about one of the hidden things that people don't know is he wrote a book called The History of Great Inventions. Yeah. It's such a like, it's not, it's kind of a bland read.”
Why: it's kind of a bland read.
A History of Great Inventions by Dyson, James.
Host on FoundersMy conversation with Daniel Ek: Founder of Spotify
Their own books, or books they discussed with the author. Not counted as recommendations.
“That was an excerpt from the book I'm going to talk to you about today, which is The Creative Act, A Way of Being, and it was written by Rick Rubin.”
Why: It is a stream of thoughts and ideas on creativity separated into brief, accessible chapters that help you learn how to be and create great work.
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Host on Founders#409 The Creative Genius of Rick Rubin
“Two years ago, Brad Jacobs wrote a book called How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. I covered it all the way back on episode 335. In the two years since the book has come out, Brad has made a few more billion dollars. So his new book has the appropriate title of How to Make a Few More Billion Dollars.”
Why: The host views Brad Jacobs's books as reference manuals that provide practical tools for mindset and business.
How to Make a Few More Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs
Host on Founders#408 How to Make a Few MORE Billion Dollars: Brad Jacobs
“Two years ago, Brad Jacobs wrote a book called How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. I covered it all the way back on episode 335. In the two years since the book has come out, Brad has made a few more billion dollars. So his new book has the appropriate title of How to Make a Few More Billion Dollars.”
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs
Host on Founders#408 How to Make a Few MORE Billion Dollars: Brad Jacobs
Named without an opinion attached.
“So this book is almost 40 years old. It was actually written before Sam's famous autobiography, Made in America.”
Made in America : Mi Historia / Made in America by Sam Walton
Host on FoundersHow Sam Walton Worked
“I went back and looked at these quotes from Poor Charlie's Almanac for Charlie Munger.”
Poor Charlie's Almanack by Peter D. Kaufman
Host on FoundersThe Mind of Napoleon
“In that book, Zero to One, that Peter Thiel wrote, he says the best sails are hidden.”
Zero to One by Peter A. Thiel
Host on FoundersThe Mind of Napoleon
“There's a great line about this in Ben Franklin's autobiography, actually. He says, I took care not only to be in reality industrious and frugal,…”
Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin
Host on FoundersThe Merchant Bankers
“Tolstoy opens Anna Karenina by observing all happy families are alike. Each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Business is the opposite.”
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Host on FoundersPeter Thiel on How to Build a Creative Monopoly
“When I was reading poor charlie's almanac uh they were talking to his kids for the book and it says that in their dad's eyes one of his sons says…”
Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles T. Munger
Host on FoundersPeter Thiel on How to Build a Creative Monopoly
“written by Walter Isaacson. It said one of Jobs' talents was spotting markets that were filled with second-rate products.”
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Host on Founders#421 Jony Ive
“In Sun Tzu's Art of War, there should have been a chapter saying, if you have a decisive technology advantage, you can win with minimal casualties to your side.”
The Art of War by 孙武 (Sun Tzu)
Host on Founders#415 How Elon Thinks
“There's this great uh biography of uh the partnership that he had with Henry Clay Frick that's called Meet Me in Hell. I've done an episode on that.”
Meet You in Hell by Les Standiford
Host on FoundersThe Tycoons: Carnegie, Rockefeller, Gould & Morgan
“Nearly a decade later, he still recalled the Latin verse for Jupiter's decree in the Ennead.”
The Aeneid by Virgil
Host on FoundersMark Zuckerberg's Empire
“There's a book review of where the mountains meet the moon.”
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Host on FoundersMark Zuckerberg's Empire
“If you listen to episode 329 on Port Charlie's Almanac, there's something fascinating that Charlie Munger would talk about that because several times in the book, he will analyze outside success.”
Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles T. Munger
Host on FoundersRed Bull's Billionaire Maniac Founder
“And so I just did this episode on Jiro, the best sushi chef in Japan, right? The documentary on hand is, Jero dreams of sushi. Why?”
Jiro Dreams of Sushi by Wholesome Hearth Haven
Host on FoundersMy conversation with Todd Graves
“Peterfi arrived at Jarecki's office armed with a book called Gold that he had been using to learn about commodities.”
Gold by Isaac Asimov
Host on Founders#402 Thomas Peterffy: The $80 Billion Founder Who Automates Everything
“So, on episode 348, actually, when I looked this up, the summary of the episode is actually pretty good. So, on episode 348, I covered the biography, which is called The Match King,…”
Match King by Frank Partnoy
Host on FoundersThe Merchant Bankers