Founders & Companies

Entrepreneurs, founder biographies and company histories.

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Return to the Little Kingdom
Michael Moritz
👍 3 Endorsements
Cited on Founders
Runnin' Down a Dream
Bill Gurley
👍 2 Endorsements🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on Bg2 Pod, Founders
Enzo Ferrari
Luca Dal Monte
👍 2 Endorsements
Cited on Acquired, Founders
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
Brad Jacobs
👍 2 Endorsements🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on Founders
Play Nice but Win
Michael Dell
👍 2 Endorsements🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on Bg2 Pod, Founders
Zero to One
Peter A. Thiel
👍 2 Endorsements
Cited on Founders
Against the Odds
Dyson, James.
👍 2 Endorsements
Cited on Founders
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
👍 2 Endorsements
Cited on Founders
In the Company of Giants
Rama Dev Jager
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Lights Out
Thomas Gryta
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Invest Like the Best, The Knowledge Project
The Bogle Effect
Eric Balchunas
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Acquired
A Small Difference
Raymond Plank
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Arnold
Arnold Schwarzenegger
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Becoming Steve Jobs
Brent Schlender
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Bloomberg by Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Damn Right
Janet Lowe
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Distant Force
George A. Roberts
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Hard Drive
James Wallace
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Idea Man
Paul Allen
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Jony Ive
Leander Kahney
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
My Life in Advertising
Claude C. Hopkins
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Nvidia Way
Nvidia Way
Tae Kim
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Roll the Calls
Ari Emanuel
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Sam Walton
Vance H. Trimble
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Setting the Table
Danny Meyer
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Source Code
Bill Gates
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Steve Jobs in Exile
Geoffrey Cain
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
The Book of Elon
Eric Jorgenson
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
The Everything Store
Brad Stone
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
⚡ 1 Critique
Cited on The Twenty Minute VC (20VC)
The Ride of a Lifetime
Robert Iger
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Acquired
The Snowball
Alice Schroeder
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
The Tycoons
Charles R. Morris
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Titan
Ron Chernow
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders
Top of the Rock
Warren Littlefield
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Acquired
Who Is Michael Ovitz?
Michael Ovitz
👍 1 Endorsement
Cited on Founders

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Ausländer
Ausländer
Michael Moritz
🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on Conversations with Tyler
Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader
Charles Koch
🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on Conversations with Tyler
Built from Scratch
Bernie Marcus
🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on Acquired
Bad Blood
John Carreyrou
Passing references only
Cited on All-In Podcast
How to Make a Few More Billion Dollars
How to Make a Few More Billion Dollars
Brad Jacobs
🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on Founders
I Love Capitalism!
I Love Capitalism!
Ken Langone
🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on Acquired
Inside Vanguard
Inside Vanguard
Charles D. Ellis
Passing references only
Cited on Acquired
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Wholesome Hearth Haven
Passing references only
Cited on Founders
Kick Up Some Dust
Bernie Marcus
🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on Acquired
Made in America : Mi Historia / Made in America
Made in America : Mi Historia / Made in America
Sam Walton
Passing references only
Cited on Founders
Meet You in Hell
Les Standiford
Passing references only
Cited on Founders
Muskism
Quinn Slobodian
🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on The Ezra Klein Show
No Experience Necessary
Ronnen Harary
🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on EconTalk
Second Act
Second Act
Henry Oliver
🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on Conversations with Tyler
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
Passing references only
Cited on Founders
The Power of Pull
Rob Snyder
🎙️ 1 Author Plug
Cited on Lenny's Podcast