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#393 The Marketing Genius of the Michelin Brothers

Thu, 03 Jul 2025

Your family asks you to take over a failing factory in a remote part of France. This “family busin...

#392 Michele Ferrero and His $40 Billion Privately Owned Chocolate Empire

Mon, 23 Jun 2025

You take over the family pastry shop and transform it into one of the most valuable privately held b...

#391 Jimmy Iovine

Fri, 13 Jun 2025

You grow up in a rough neighborhood in Brooklyn. You drop out of college. Your dad is your best frie...

#390 Rare Steve Jobs Interview

Wed, 04 Jun 2025

I've read this interview probably 10 times. It's that good. Steve Jobs was 29 when this interview wa...

#389 The Founder of Jimmy Choo: Tamara Mellon

Mon, 26 May 2025

When Tamara Mellon’s father lent her the seed money to start a high-end shoe company, he cautione...

#388 Jeff Bezos's Shareholder Letters: All of Them!

Thu, 15 May 2025

(I fixed the audio and uploaded a new episode!)  "To read Jeff Bezos’s shareholder letters is to ...

A conversation on focus and finding your life's work

Fri, 09 May 2025

My friend Patrick O’Shaughnessy asked me to come to New York and record a conversation. Patrick ha...

#387 Jim Simons Built The World’s Greatest Money-Making Machine

Thu, 01 May 2025

Jim Simons never took a single class on finance, wasn’t interested in business, and didn’t start...

#386 Akio Morita: Founder of Sony

Tue, 22 Apr 2025

Akio Morita was a visionary entrepreneur and co-founder of Sony. Born as the first son and fifteenth...

#385 Michael Dell

Mon, 14 Apr 2025

This is one of the most extraordinary founder stories you will ever hear. Michael Dell started his c...

#384 Ken Griffin: Founder of Citadel and Citadel Securities

Tue, 01 Apr 2025

Because of the podcast I get to meet a lot of super successful people. I'm always asking them "Who i...

The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig

Sun, 23 Mar 2025

Daniel Ludwig was the richest man in the world and no one knew his name. I've read almost 400 biogra...

#383 Todd Graves and his $10 Billion Chicken Finger Dream

Mon, 17 Mar 2025

Todd Graves is one of my favorite living entrepreneurs. He's a great example of Charlie Munger's max...

#382 Who Is Michael Ovitz?: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Most Powerful Man in Hollywood

Fri, 07 Mar 2025

At the core of Michael Ovitz's success is his relentless work ethic and commitment to mastering his ...

#381 I Had Dinner With Michael Ovitz

Fri, 07 Mar 2025

What I learned from having an intense and fun 3 hour dinner with Michael Ovitz.  1: Mediocrity is a...

#380 Four Hundred Pages of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger In Their Own Words

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

For over 30 years the Berkshire Hathaway Annual meetings were recorded. Munger and Buffett answered ...

#379 Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys)

Tue, 18 Feb 2025

Jerry Jones rolled the dice until his knuckles bled. He started working at 7 years old. Jerry could ...

#378 The Last Oil Baron: Leon Hess

Mon, 10 Feb 2025

Your father goes bankrupt. You work for 50 cents a day to try to help your family survive the Great ...

#377 Expanding A Family Dynasty: Marcus Wallenberg Jr.

Mon, 27 Jan 2025

Marcus Wallenberg Jr's impact on Swedish industry was so substantial that during the 1970s, Wallenbe...

#376 Jensen Huang: Founder of Nvidia

Mon, 13 Jan 2025

What I learned from reading The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant by Tae Kim. ...

#375 The Single Biggest Individual Financier In The World. The Richest Woman In America: Hetty Green

Mon, 06 Jan 2025

Hetty Green bailed out New York City. Her decisions on what interest rates to charge moved markets a...

The Most Inspiring Autobiography I've Read: Chung Ju-yung Founder of Hyundai

Fri, 27 Dec 2024

Chung Ju-yung grew up so poor he had to eat tree bark to survive. He founded Hyundai and became the ...

#374 Rare Jeff Bezos Interview

Sun, 15 Dec 2024

Jeff Bezos on retirement being lame, AI, the electricity metaphor for AI, the good fortune of being ...

#373 Breakfast with Brad Jacobs + How To Make A Few Billion Dollars

Fri, 06 Dec 2024

Brad Jacobs is one of the most talented living entrepreneurs. Brad has started 8 different billion d...

#372: Amancio Ortega: The Genius Behind the Inditex Group

Fri, 29 Nov 2024

Amancio Ortega is one of the wealthiest people in the world. Ortega is the founder of Inditex, a pio...

#371 James J. Hill: The Empire Builder

Mon, 18 Nov 2024

What I learned from rereading James J. Hill: Empire Builder by Michael P. Malone.  ---- Ramp gives ...

#370 The Founder of IKEA: Ingvar Kamprad

Tue, 12 Nov 2024

What I learned from reading Leading By Design: The Ikea Story by Ingvar Kamprad and Bertil Torekull ...

#369 Elon Musk and The Early Days of SpaceX

Fri, 01 Nov 2024

What I learned from rereading Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX b...

Steve Jobs and Edwin Land

Sun, 20 Oct 2024

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

#368 Rockefeller's Autobiography

Tue, 15 Oct 2024

What I learned from rereading Random Reminiscences of Men and Events by John D. Rockefeller.  ---- ...

#367 Inside the Contrarian Mind of Sam Zell

Tue, 08 Oct 2024

What I learned from reading Money Talks, Bullsh*t Walks: Inside the Contrarian Mind of Billionaire M...

#366 Mr. Beast Leaked Memo

Fri, 27 Sep 2024

What I learned from reading How To Succeed in Mr. Beast Production and how ideas from Sam Zell, Char...

#365 Nick Sleep's Letters: The Full Collection of the Nomad Investment Partnership Letters to Partners

Mon, 16 Sep 2024

The best investors are not investors at all. They're entrepreneurs who have never sold. — Nick Sle...

#364 Nick & Zak's Excellent Adventure: How Nick Sleep and Qais Zaharia Built Their Investment Partnership

Tue, 10 Sep 2024

How Nick Sleep and Qais Zakaria built their radically unconventional investment partnership. From th...

#363 Li Lu and Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett

Fri, 06 Sep 2024

I sent a friend this text: I'm working on another Li Lu episode but this one is about his remarkable...

#362 Li Lu

Mon, 26 Aug 2024

Charlie Munger said that Li Lu was the only outsider he ever trusted with his money.  Decades befor...

#361 Estée Lauder

Sun, 18 Aug 2024

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger said it was a crime that more business schools didn't study Henry ...

#360 Robert Kierlin: Founder of Fastenal

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

Since its founding in 1967 Fastenal has grown from a small fastener store in Winona, Minnesota, into...

#359 The Russian Rockefellers: The Nobel Family Dynasty

Wed, 07 Aug 2024

The name of Nobel usually calls to mind Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, and the internationally ...

#358 I had dinner with John Mackey, Founder of Whole Foods

Sun, 28 Jul 2024

What I learned from having dinner with John Mackey and reading his autobiography The Whole Story: Ad...

#357 Haruki Murakami

Sun, 21 Jul 2024

What I learned from reading What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir by Haruki Murakami...

#356 How The Sun Rose On Silicon Valley: Bob Noyce (Founder of Intel)

Fri, 12 Jul 2024

What I learned from reading The Tinkerings of Robert Noyce: How the Sun Rose on Silicon Valley by To...

#355 Rare Bernard Arnault Interview

Thu, 04 Jul 2024

What I learned from reading The House of Arnault by Brad Stone and Angelina Rascouet.  ---- Founder...

#354 Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America's Richest Man

Sat, 29 Jun 2024

What I learned from reading Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America's Richest Man by Vance Trimble. ...

#353 How To Be Rich by J. Paul Getty

Sun, 23 Jun 2024

What I learned from reading How To Be Rich by J. Paul Getty.  ---- Build relationships with other f...

#352 J. Paul Getty: The Richest Private Citizen in America

Sat, 15 Jun 2024

What I learned from reading As I See it: The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty by J. Paul Getty.  ----...

#351 The Founder of Rolex: Hans Wilsdorf

Tue, 04 Jun 2024

What I learned from reading about Hans Wilsdorf and the founding of Rolex. ---- Build relationships ...

#350 How To Sell Like Steve Jobs

Mon, 27 May 2024

What I learned from reading The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Fron...

#349 How Steve Jobs Kept Things Simple

Mon, 20 May 2024

What I learned from reading Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success by Ken Segall...

Michael Jordan In His Own Words

Sun, 12 May 2024

What I learned from reading Driven From Within by Michael Jordan and Mark Vancil.  ---- Relationshi...

#348 The Financial Genius Behind A Century of Wall Street Scandals: Ivar Kreuger

Tue, 07 May 2024

What I learned from reading The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of W...

#347 How Walt Disney Built His Greatest Creation: Disneyland

Mon, 29 Apr 2024

What I learned from reading Disney's Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That ...

#346 How Walt Disney Built Himself

Mon, 22 Apr 2024

What I learned from rereading Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler. ...

#345 George Lucas

Fri, 12 Apr 2024

What I learned from rereading George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones. ---- Get access to the World’...

Steven Spielberg

Thu, 04 Apr 2024

What I learned from reading Steven Spielberg: A Biography by Joseph McBride.  ---- Get access to th...

#344 Quentin Tarantino

Sat, 30 Mar 2024

What I learned from reading Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino.  ---- Get access to the World’...

#343 The Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness: David Ogilvy

Sun, 24 Mar 2024

What I learned from reading Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness: Being Very Good Is No Good,You Have to B...

#342 The Lessons of History (Will & Ariel Durant)

Mon, 18 Mar 2024

What I learned from reading The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant.  ---- Get access to th...

#341 Cornelius Vanderbilt (Tycoon's War)

Mon, 11 Mar 2024

What I learned from rereading Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow ...

#340 Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant

Fri, 01 Mar 2024

What I learned from reading Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable by Tim Grover and Winning:...

Jay Z's Autobiography

Sun, 25 Feb 2024

What I learned from reading Decoded by Jay Z.  ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Noteb...

#339 Joseph Duveen: Robber Baron Art Dealer

Tue, 20 Feb 2024

What I learned from reading The Days of Duveen by S.N. Behrman.  ---- Get access to the World’s M...

#338 Monty Moncrief Texas Oil Billionaire

Tue, 13 Feb 2024

What I learned from reading Wildcatters: A Story of Texans, Oil, and Money by Sally Helgesen. ---- G...

#337 Napoleon's Maxims and Strategy

Mon, 05 Feb 2024

What I learned from reading Roots of Strategy by Thomas R. Phillips and Napoleon and Modern War by N...

#336 How To Lose A Few Billion Dollars: Samuel Insull

Thu, 01 Feb 2024

What I learned from reading Insull: The Rise and Fall of A Billionaire Utility Tycoon by Forrest McD...

#335 How To Make A Few Billion Dollars: Brad Jacobs

Tue, 23 Jan 2024

What I learned from reading How To Make A Few Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs.  ---- Get access to t...

#334 Oprah

Tue, 16 Jan 2024

What I learned from reading the transcripts of Young Oprah on Her Life and Career and Oprah on Caree...

#333 Red Bull's Billionaire Maniac Founder: Dietrich Mateschitz

Mon, 08 Jan 2024

What I learned from reading The Red Bull Story by Wolfgang Fürweger and Red Bull's Billionaire Mani...

#332 Jesus

Sun, 24 Dec 2023

What I learned from reading Jesus: A Biography from a Believer by Paul Johnson.  ---- Get access to...

#331 Christian Dior

Mon, 18 Dec 2023

What I learned from reading Dior by Dior: The Autobiography of Christian Dior and Creators by Paul J...

#330 Les Schwab (Charlie Munger recommended this book)

Mon, 11 Dec 2023

What I learned from rereading Les Schwab Pride In Performance: Keep It Going! by Les Schwab.  ---- ...

#329 Charlie Munger (the NEW Poor Charlie's Almanack)

Tue, 05 Dec 2023

What I learned from reading the NEW Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charlie Munger. ...

Reflections from my dinner with Charlie Munger

Wed, 29 Nov 2023

Reflections from my dinner with Charlie Munger. Order the new updated version of Poor Charlie’s Al...

#328 Tom Murphy (Buffett's favorite manager)

Wed, 22 Nov 2023

What I learned from reading The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Bl...

#327 Ted Turner

Tue, 14 Nov 2023

What I learned from reading Ted Turner's Autobiography. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuab...

#326 Anna Wintour

Mon, 06 Nov 2023

What I learned from reading Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell.  ---- 1. If you need tax prep and boo...

#325 Larry Gagosian (Billionaire Art Dealer)

Sun, 29 Oct 2023

What I learned from reading How Larry Gagosian Reshaped The Art World by Patrick Radden Keefe.  ---...

#324 John D. Rockefeller (38 Letters Rockefeller Wrote to His Son)

Sat, 21 Oct 2023

What I learned from reading The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son by John D. Rockefeller. ...

Mike Bloomberg

Tue, 10 Oct 2023

What I learned from reading Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg.  ---- Founders Notes gives you the supe...

#323 Jimmy Buffett

Tue, 03 Oct 2023

What I learned from reading Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way by Ryan White and A Pirate Looks ...

#322 Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines)

Tue, 26 Sep 2023

What I learned from reading Nuts!: Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Succes...

#321 Working with Jeff Bezos

Thu, 21 Sep 2023

What I learned from reading Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by ...

#320 The Making of Winston Churchill Part 2

Thu, 14 Sep 2023

What I learned from reading Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill by Michael Shelden.  ---- ...

Sam Zemurray (The Fish That Ate the Whale)

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

What I learned from rereading The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana Ki...

#319 The Making of Winston Churchill Part 1

Tue, 05 Sep 2023

What I learned from reading Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Win...

The best interview I've ever done about Founders

Sun, 03 Sep 2023

What I learned from the first 6 years of making Founders. I recorded a new episode with Patrick. It ...

#318 Alistair Urquhart (Listen to this when you’re stressed)

Sun, 27 Aug 2023

What I learned from reading The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pa...

#317 Ed Catmull (Founder of Pixar)

Mon, 21 Aug 2023

What I learned from rereading Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way o...

#316 Bugatti

Mon, 14 Aug 2023

What I learned from reading The Bugatti Story by L’Ebe Bugatti. --- Join my free email newsletter ...

#315 Balenciaga

Mon, 07 Aug 2023

What I learned from reading Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney by Paul Johnson. ...

#314 Paul Graham (How To Do Great Work)

Mon, 31 Jul 2023

What I learned from reading How To Do Great Work by Paul Graham. --- Join my free email newsletter t...

#313 Christopher Nolan

Tue, 25 Jul 2023

What I learned from reading The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher ...

#312 Mark Twain

Wed, 19 Jul 2023

What I learned from reading Lighting Out for the Territory: How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Becam...

#311 James Cameron

Wed, 12 Jul 2023

What I learned from reading The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron by Rebecca Keegan and ...

#310 Walt Disney and Picasso

Tue, 04 Jul 2023

What I learned from reading Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney by Paul Johnson. ...

Michael Jordan (The Life)

Fri, 30 Jun 2023

What I learned from reading Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby. --- (5:07) His competence wa...

#309 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Before He Was Successful)

Mon, 26 Jun 2023

What I learned from reading Arnold and Me: In the Shadow of the Austrian Oak by Barbara Outland Bake...

#308 The Founder of Glock

Mon, 19 Jun 2023

What I learned from reading Glock: The Rise of America's Gun by Paul Barrett.    Listen to Invest ...

#307: The World's Great Family Dynasties: Rockefeller, Rothschild, Morgan, & Toyada

Mon, 12 Jun 2023

What I learned from reading Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Business...

#306 David Ogilvy (Confessions of an Advertising Man)

Mon, 05 Jun 2023

What I learned from reading Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy.  ---- Listen to one ...

#305 Robert Caro on power, poverty, ruthlessness, & obsession

Mon, 29 May 2023

What I learned from reading Working by Robert Caro.  ---- Listen to one of my favorite podcasts: In...

#304: Sol Price (The Founder Who Taught Jim Sinegal, Sam Walton, Jeff Bezos, Bernie Marcus)

Mon, 22 May 2023

What I learned from reading Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary by Robert Price.  ---- [6:50] He believ...

#303 Rose Blumkin (Warren Buffett's Favorite Founder)

Sun, 14 May 2023

What I learned from reading The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Female CE...

#302 Napoleon (The Mind of Napoleon)

Mon, 08 May 2023

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

#301 Tiger Woods

Mon, 01 May 2023

What I learned from reading Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian. ---- Follow one of my f...

#300 James Dyson (Against the Odds)

Mon, 24 Apr 2023

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

#299 Steve Jobs (Make Something Wonderful)

Mon, 17 Apr 2023

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

#298 I had lunch with Sam Zell

Mon, 10 Apr 2023

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

#297 Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia)

Mon, 03 Apr 2023

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

A conversation with David and Ben from the Acquired podcast

Wed, 29 Mar 2023

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

#296 Bernard Arnault (The Richest Man in the World)

Mon, 27 Mar 2023

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

#295 I had dinner with Charlie Munger

Tue, 21 Mar 2023

What I learned from having dinner with Charlie Munger and rereading The Tao of Charlie Munger. ---- ...

#294 Napoleon

Mon, 13 Mar 2023

What I learned from reading Napoleon: A Concise Biography by David Bell. ---- Get access to the Worl...

#293: Ray Kroc (The Making of McDonald's)

Mon, 06 Mar 2023

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

#292 Daniel Ludwig (The Invisible Billionaire)

Mon, 27 Feb 2023

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

#291 David Packard (Founder of HP)

Mon, 20 Feb 2023

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

#290 Bill Gates

Mon, 13 Feb 2023

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

#289 Brunello Cucinelli

Tue, 07 Feb 2023

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

#288 Ralph Lauren

Tue, 31 Jan 2023

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

#287 The Founder of Rolls-Royce

Mon, 23 Jan 2023

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

#286 Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger

Mon, 16 Jan 2023

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

#285 Jay Gould (How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune)

Tue, 10 Jan 2023

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

#284 Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick

Mon, 02 Jan 2023

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

#283 Andrew Carnegie

Mon, 26 Dec 2022

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

#282 Jeff Bezos Shareholder Letters

Mon, 19 Dec 2022

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

#281 Working with Steve Jobs

Mon, 12 Dec 2022

What I learned from rereading Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Ag...

The Founder of Kinkos — Paul Orfalea

Fri, 09 Dec 2022

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

#280 Jimi Hendrix

Tue, 06 Dec 2022

What I learned from reading Starting At Zero: His Own Story by Jimi Hendrix.  ---- Get access to th...

#279 What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett

Tue, 29 Nov 2022

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

#278 Peter Thiel

Tue, 22 Nov 2022

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

#277 Paul Graham's Essays Part 3

Thu, 17 Nov 2022

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

#276 Paul Graham’s Essays Part 2

Wed, 09 Nov 2022

What I learned from reading Paul Graham’s essays. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable N...

#275 Paul Graham

Thu, 03 Nov 2022

What I learned from reading Paul Graham’s essays. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable N...

#274 Jim Clark (Silicon Graphics, Netscape)

Thu, 27 Oct 2022

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

#273 Kobe Bryant (Mamba Mentality)

Wed, 26 Oct 2022

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

#272 Kobe Bryant (The Life)

Wed, 19 Oct 2022

What I learned from reading Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant by Roland Lazenby.   ---- Founders No...

#271 Vannevar Bush (Engineer of the American Century)

Wed, 12 Oct 2022

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

#270: Vannevar Bush (Pieces of the Action)

Thu, 06 Oct 2022

What I learned from reading Pieces of the Action by Vannevar Bush. ---- Founders Notes gives you the...

#269 Sam Zell

Thu, 29 Sep 2022

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

#268 John Malone (Cable Cowboy)

Wed, 21 Sep 2022

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

#267 Thomas Edison

Wed, 14 Sep 2022

What I learned from reading Edison: A Biography by Matthew Josephson. ---- Get access to the World’...

#266 Henry Ford's Autobiography

Thu, 08 Sep 2022

What I learned from rereading My Life and Work by Henry Ford. ---- Get access to the World’s Most ...

#265 Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

Tue, 30 Aug 2022

What I learned from rereading Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Vision...

#264 The Story of Edwin Land and Polaroid

Wed, 24 Aug 2022

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

#263 Land's Polaroid: A Company and the Man Who Invented It

Thu, 18 Aug 2022

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

#262 Herbie Cohen (World's Greatest Negotiator)

Thu, 11 Aug 2022

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

#261 Dee Hock's Autobiography of a Restless Mind Volume One and Two

Thu, 04 Aug 2022

What I learned from rereading Autobiography of a Restless Mind: Reflections on the Human Condition V...

#260 One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization

Wed, 03 Aug 2022

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

#259 Bob Dylan

Wed, 27 Jul 2022

What I learned from reading Chronicles: Volume One by Bob Dylan. ---- Get access to the World’s Mo...

#258: Jay Gould (Dark Genius of Wall Street)

Fri, 22 Jul 2022

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

#257 Richard Garriott (Video Games and Space Exploration)

Fri, 15 Jul 2022

What I learned from reading Explore/Create My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and t...

#256 Edward L. Bernays (Public Relations, Advertising, & Persuasion)

Sat, 09 Jul 2022

What I learned from reading The Father of Spin: Edward L. Bernays and the Birth of Public Relations ...

#255 Sam Zemurray (Banana King)

Sat, 02 Jul 2022

What I learned from rereading The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana Ki...

#254 John D. Rockefeller: The Founding Father of the Rockefellers

Mon, 27 Jun 2022

What I learned from reading John D: The Founding Father of the Rockefellers by David Freeman Hawke. ...

#253 Henry Goldman (Goldman Sachs)

Wed, 22 Jun 2022

What I learned from reading When Money Was In Fashion: Henry Goldman, Goldman Sachs, and the Foundin...

#252 Socrates

Fri, 17 Jun 2022

What I learned from reading Socrates: A Man for Our Times by Paul Johnson. ---- Get access to the Wo...

#251 Ben Franklin and George Washington: The Founding Partnership

Mon, 13 Jun 2022

What I learned from reading Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership by Edward Larson. ---- G...

#250 Jacob Fugger (The Richest Man Who Ever Lived)

Wed, 08 Jun 2022

What I learned from reading The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger by Gr...

Steve Jobs's Heroes

Thu, 02 Jun 2022

---- Come see a live show with me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy from Invest Like The Best on October 19t...

#249 Steve Jobs In His Own Words

Wed, 01 Jun 2022

What I learned from reading I, Steve: Steve Jobs In His Own Words by George Beahm. ---- Get access t...

#248 John D. Rockefeller (Titan)

Sat, 28 May 2022

What I learned from reading Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller by Ron Chernow.  ---- Get access...

#247 Henry Flagler (Rockefeller's partner)

Thu, 19 May 2022

What I learned from reading Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall ...

#246 Mark Leonard's Shareholder Letters

Fri, 13 May 2022

What I learned from reading Constellation Software Inc. President's Letters by Mark Leonard. ---- Ge...

#245 Rick Rubin (In the Studio)

Sun, 08 May 2022

What I learned from reading Rick Rubin: In the Studio by Jake Brown. ---- Get access to the World’...

#244 Harry Snyder (In-N-Out Burger)

Tue, 03 May 2022

What I learned from reading In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That B...

#243 Francis Greenburger (Real Estate Billionaire)

Mon, 25 Apr 2022

What I learned from reading Risk Game: Self Portrait of an Entrepreneur by Francis Greenburger. ----...

#242 Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life

Thu, 21 Apr 2022

What I learned from reading Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life by Michael Schumacher. ---- Get...

#241 The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies

Thu, 14 Apr 2022

What I learned from reading Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control t...

#240 Mozart: A Life

Thu, 07 Apr 2022

What I learned from reading Mozart: A Life by Paul Johnson. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Va...

Steve Jobs and His Heroes

Fri, 01 Apr 2022

---- Come see a live show with me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy from Invest Like The Best on October 19t...

#239 The Wright Brothers

Tue, 29 Mar 2022

What I learned from rereading The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. ---- Get access to the World’...

#238 Jay Z: Decoded

Wed, 23 Mar 2022

What I learned from reading Decoded by Jay Z.  ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Noteb...

#237 Julio Lobo (Cuba's Last Sugar Tycoon)

Wed, 16 Mar 2022

What I learned from reading The Sugar King of Havana: The Rise and Fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's Last T...

#236 Nims Purja (Mountain Climber)

Fri, 11 Mar 2022

What I learned from reading Beyond Possible: One Man, Fourteen Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achieve...

#235 Steve Jobs (The Pixar Story)

Mon, 07 Mar 2022

What I learned from reading To Pixar And Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Enterta...

#234 Sam Walton: Made In America

Mon, 28 Feb 2022

What I learned from rereading Sam Walton: Made In America by Sam Walton. ---- Get access to the Worl...

#233 Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin (PayPal)

Wed, 23 Feb 2022

What I learned from reading The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silic...

#232 Alexander the Great

Wed, 16 Feb 2022

What I learned from reading Alexander the Great: The Brief Life and Towering Exploits of History's G...

#231 William Rosenberg (Founder of Dunkin Donuts)

Sat, 12 Feb 2022

What I learned from reading Time to Make the Donuts: The Founder of Dunkin Donuts Shares an American...

#230 Lucille Ball (TV's biggest star)

Mon, 07 Feb 2022

What I learned from reading Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball.  ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valu...

#229 Sidney Harman (Founder of Harman Kardon)

Sun, 30 Jan 2022

What I learned from reading Mind Your Own Business: A Maverick's Guide to Business, Leadership and L...

#228 Michael Bloomberg

Thu, 27 Jan 2022

What I learned from reading Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg.  ---- Get access to the World’s Most ...

I read 66 biographies last year— Here are my top 10!

Mon, 24 Jan 2022

Here are 10 episodes to start with:  #168 Driven: An Autobiography by Larry Miller #171 The Billion...

#227 The Essays of Warren Buffett

Thu, 20 Jan 2022

What I learned from reading The Essays of Warren Buffett by Warren Buffett and Lawrence Cunningham. ...

#226 Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle

Wed, 12 Jan 2022

What I learned from reading Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de G...

#225 Winston Churchill

Sun, 09 Jan 2022

What I learned from reading Churchill by Paul Johnson.  ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valua...

#224 Charles de Gaulle

Wed, 05 Jan 2022

What I learned from reading Charles de Gaulle by Julian Jackson.  ---- Get access to the World’s ...

#223 Unstoppable: Siggi Wilzig's Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend

Wed, 29 Dec 2021

What I learned from reading Unstoppable: Siggi Wilzig's Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor ...

#222 Ed Thorp (My personal blueprint)

Mon, 20 Dec 2021

What I learned from rereading A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the D...

#221 Charlie Munger

Mon, 13 Dec 2021

What I learned from reading Damn Right: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charli...

#220 Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine

Thu, 09 Dec 2021

What I learned from reading Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine by Brock Yates. ---- Get access to...

#219 Tony Bourdain: The Definitive Biography

Tue, 30 Nov 2021

What I learned from reading Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever. ---- Get acc...

#218 Johan Cruyff (A Life of Total Football)

Thu, 25 Nov 2021

What I learned from reading My Turn: A Life of Total Football by Johan Cruyff. ---- Founders Notes g...

#217 Estée Lauder

Thu, 18 Nov 2021

What I learned from rereading Estée Lauder: A Success Story by Estée Lauder.  Watch Runnin' Down ...

#216 Paul Van Doren (Founder of Vans)

Sun, 14 Nov 2021

What I learned from reading Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans by Paul Van Doren.  ---- Fou...

#215: J. Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves (The General and the Genius)

Tue, 09 Nov 2021

What I learned from reading The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—The Unlikely Partne...

#214 Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography

Wed, 03 Nov 2021

What I learned from rereading Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson.  ---- Founder...

#213 Michael Jordan: Driven From Within

Wed, 27 Oct 2021

What I learned from reading Driven From Within by Michael Jordan and Mark Vancil.  ---- Founders No...

#212 Michael Jordan: The Life

Sat, 23 Oct 2021

What I learned from reading Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby. ---- Founders Notes gives yo...

#211 Aristotle Onassis: An Extravagant Life

Sat, 16 Oct 2021

What I learned from reading Onassis: An Extravagant Life by Frank Brady.  ---- Founders Notes gives...

#210 Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Sun, 10 Oct 2021

What I learned from reading Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King.  ---- F...

#209 Steven Spielberg: A Biography

Wed, 06 Oct 2021

What I learned from reading Steven Spielberg: A Biography by Joseph McBride.  ---- Founders Notes g...

#208 Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Bill Gates, Andy Grove, Bill Hewlett

Wed, 29 Sep 2021

What I learned from reading In the Company of Giants: Candid Conversations With the Visionaries of t...

#207 Claude Hopkins (Scientific Advertising)

Sun, 26 Sep 2021

What I learned from reading Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins.  ---- Founders Notes gives yo...

#206 Albert D. Lasker (the creation of the advertising industry)

Thu, 23 Sep 2021

What I learned from reading The Man Who Sold America: The Amazing (but True!) Story of Albert D. Las...

#205 James Dyson (Invention: A Life)

Sat, 18 Sep 2021

What I learned from reading Invention: A Life by James Dyson.  ---- Founders Notes gives you the ab...

#204 Steve Jobs (Inside Steve's Brain)

Tue, 14 Sep 2021

What I learned from reading Inside Steve's Brian by Leander Kahney. ---- Founders Notes gives you th...

#203 Georges Doriot (Birth of Venture Capital)

Wed, 08 Sep 2021

What I learned from reading Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital by Spe...

#202 A Few Lessons From Warren Buffett

Thu, 02 Sep 2021

What I learned from reading A Few Lessons for Investors and Managers From Warren Buffett by Warren ...

#201 Isambard Kingdom Brunel (James Dyson's Hero)

Mon, 30 Aug 2021

What I learned from reading Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The Definitive Biography of The Engineer, Visio...

#200 James Dyson (Against the Odds)

Fri, 27 Aug 2021

What I learned from rereading Against The Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson and reading A Histor...

#199 Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life

Fri, 20 Aug 2021

What I learned from reading Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life by Justine Picardie. ---- Founders ...

#198 Nathan Rothschild (Rothschild Family Dynasty)

Wed, 18 Aug 2021

What I learned from reading The House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets by Niall Ferguson. ---- Founde...

#197 Founder of the Rothschild Family Dynasty

Wed, 11 Aug 2021

What I learned from reading Founder: A Portrait of the First Rothschild by Amos Elon.  ---- Founder...

#196 Winston Churchill (Leadership during WW2)

Sat, 07 Aug 2021

What I learned from reading The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance Dur...

#195 Sid Meier (Computer game designer)

Sat, 31 Jul 2021

What I learned from reading Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games by Sid Meier.  ---- Fou...

#194 Ernest Hemingway (Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy)

Tue, 27 Jul 2021

What I learned from reading Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935...

#193 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Arnold's first autobiography)

Thu, 22 Jul 2021

What I learned from reading Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder by Arnold Schwarzenegger. ---- Fo...

#192 Jim Casey (Founder of UPS)

Mon, 19 Jul 2021

What I learned from reading Big Brown: The Untold Story of UPS by Greg Niemann.  ---- Casey pursu...

#191 Naval Ravikant (A Guide to Wealth and Happiness)

Tue, 13 Jul 2021

What I learned from reading The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Nav...

#190 Henry Ford and Thomas Edison

Sat, 10 Jul 2021

What I learned from reading The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road...

#189 David Ogilvy (The book I've given as a gift the most)

Mon, 05 Jul 2021

What I learned from reading The Unpublished David Ogilvy by David Ogilvy.  ---- Founders Notes gi...

#188 Joe Coulombe (Founder of Trader Joes)

Mon, 28 Jun 2021

What I learned from Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys by Jo...

#187 Albert Einstein

Tue, 22 Jun 2021

What I learned from reading Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson.  ---- Founders Note...

#186 Phil Knight (Nike)

Wed, 16 Jun 2021

What I learned from rereading Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight.  ---- Fou...

#185 César Ritz and Auguste Escoffier (The Hotelier and The Chef)

Thu, 10 Jun 2021

What I learned from reading Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure ...

#184 Isadore Sharp (Four Seasons)

Sun, 06 Jun 2021

What I learned from reading Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy by Isadore Sharp. ---- ...

#183 Johnny Carson

Fri, 04 Jun 2021

What I learned from reading Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin.  ---- Founders Notes gives you the abil...

#182 Warren Buffett (The Making of an American Capitalist)

Sat, 29 May 2021

What I learned from reading Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein. ---- ...

#181 Paul Orfalea (Kinkos)

Sun, 23 May 2021

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

#180 Jeff Bezos (Invention of a Global Empire)

Mon, 17 May 2021

What I learned from reading Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire by Brad ...

Jeff Bezos (Insights, Stories, and Secrets)

Thu, 13 May 2021

What I learned from Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by  Colin ...

#179 Jeff Bezos

Mon, 10 May 2021

What I learned from The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone. This is pa...

#178 Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products

Mon, 03 May 2021

What I learned from reading Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products by Leander Kahney....

#177 Robert Campeau (Junk Bonds and Retail Bankruptcy)

Mon, 26 Apr 2021

What I learned from reading Going for Broke: How Robert Campeau Bankrupted the Retail Industry, Jolt...

#176 Linus Torvalds (Creator of Linux)

Sun, 18 Apr 2021

What I learned from reading Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds...

#175 Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

Sun, 11 Apr 2021

What I learned from reading The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Mill...

#174 Bill Gates (Overdrive)

Mon, 05 Apr 2021

What I learned from reading Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace by James Wallac...

#173 Louis B. Mayer (MGM Studios)

Sun, 28 Mar 2021

What I learned from reading Hollywood Rajah: The Life and Times of Louis B. Mayer by Bosley Crowth...

#172 Elon Musk (Early Days of SpaceX)

Sun, 21 Mar 2021

What I learned from reading Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX by ...

#171: Chuck Feeney (The Billionaire who gave all of his money away)

Mon, 15 Mar 2021

What I learned from reading The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away...

#170 Claude Hopkins (A Life in Advertising)

Mon, 08 Mar 2021

What I learned from reading My Life in Advertising by Claude Hopkins.  ---- Any man who by a lifeti...

#169 David Ogilvy (The King of Madison Avenue)

Mon, 01 Mar 2021

What I learned from reading The King of Madison Avenue: David Ogilvy and the Making of Modern Advert...

#168 Larry Miller (Driven: An Autobiography)

Sun, 21 Feb 2021

What I learned from reading Driven: An Autobiography by Larry Miller.  ---- [1:01] I decided I had ...

#167 Jackie Cochran (Aviation)

Fri, 19 Feb 2021

What I learned from reading Jackie Cochran: An Autobiography by Jackie Cochran.  ---- [4:37] At the...

#166 Robert Noyce (Intel)

Mon, 08 Feb 2021

What I learned from reading The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon ...

#165 William Shockley (Creator of the Electronic Age)

Mon, 01 Feb 2021

What I learned from reading Broken Genius: The Rise and Fall of William Shockley, Creator of the Ele...

#164 Robert Goddard (Rocket Man)

Mon, 25 Jan 2021

What I learned from reading Rocket Man: Robert Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age by David A. Cl...

#163 Alfred Nobel

Mon, 18 Jan 2021

What I learned from reading Alfred Nobel: A Biography by Kenne Fant. ---- [16:24] The self-awareness...

#162 Chuck Yeager

Mon, 11 Jan 2021

What I learned from reading Yeager: An Autobiography by General Chuck Yeager.  ---- [10:14] I was a...

#161 Dr. Seuss

Mon, 04 Jan 2021

What I learned from reading Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagina...

#160 Peter Cundill

Mon, 28 Dec 2020

What I learned from reading Routines and Orgies: The Life of Peter Cundill, Financial Genius, Philos...

#159 Andy Grove (Intel)

Mon, 21 Dec 2020

What I learned from reading Swimming Across by Andrew S. Grove.  ---- [0:01] I was born in Budapest...

#158 Walt Disney (Disneyland)

Mon, 14 Dec 2020

What I learned from reading Disney’s Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park Tha...

#157 The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

Mon, 07 Dec 2020

What I learned from reading The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the ...

#156 Theodore Roosevelt

Mon, 30 Nov 2020

What I learned from reading Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished ...

#155 Jeff Bezos (Shareholder Letters and Speeches)

Mon, 23 Nov 2020

What I learned from reading Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, With an Introdu...

#154 Charles Schulz (Charlie Brown)

Thu, 19 Nov 2020

What I learned from reading My Life with Charlie Brown by Charles Schulz.  ---- [0:24] Beginning ...

#153 Bill Bowerman (Nike)

Thu, 12 Nov 2020

What I learned from reading Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach an...

#152 Katherine Graham (Washington Post)

Thu, 05 Nov 2020

What I learned from reading Personal History by Katherine Graham.  ---- [1:02] A few minutes late...

#151 Frederick Smith (FedEx)

Thu, 29 Oct 2020

What I learned from reading Overnight Success: Federal Express and Frederick Smith, Its Renegade Cre...

#150 Sam Walton (America's Richest Man)

Sat, 24 Oct 2020

What I learned from reading Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America's Richest Man by Vance H. Trimbl...

#149 The Big Rich (Oil Billionaires)

Sun, 18 Oct 2020

What I learned from reading The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes by Br...

#148 John D. Rockefeller (Autobiography)

Sun, 11 Oct 2020

What I learned from Random Reminiscences of Men and Events by John D. Rockefeller.  ---- [0:16] The...

#147 Sam Colt

Mon, 05 Oct 2020

What I learned from reading Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America by Jim Ras...

#146 Milton Hershey (Chocolate)

Sun, 27 Sep 2020

What I learned from reading Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and U...

#145 William Randolph Hearst

Sun, 20 Sep 2020

What I learned from reading The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst by David Nasaw. ---- [0:2...

#144 Ernest Shackleton

Sun, 13 Sep 2020

What I learned from reading Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. ---- [0:58]...

#143 Alfred Lee Loomis (the most interesting man you've never heard of)

Sun, 06 Sep 2020

What I learned from reading Tuxedo Park : A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That...

#142 Teddy Roosevelt and J.P. Morgan

Sun, 30 Aug 2020

What I learned from reading The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Tra...

#141 Arnold Schwarzenegger (My Unbelievably True Life Story)

Sun, 23 Aug 2020

What I learned from reading Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger. ...

#140 Bill Gates (the Making of the Microsoft Empire)

Sun, 16 Aug 2020

What I learned from reading Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire by James W...

#139 J.P. Morgan

Sun, 09 Aug 2020

What I learned from reading The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern ...

#138 Alexander Graham Bell

Sun, 02 Aug 2020

What I learned from reading Reluctant Genius: The Passionate Life and Inventive Mind of Alexander Gr...

#137 P.T. Barnum

Sun, 26 Jul 2020

What I learned from reading Barnum: An American Life by Robert Wilson.  ---- [1:23] He is known tod...

#136 Estée Lauder

Sat, 18 Jul 2020

What I learned from reading A Success Story by Estee Lauder. ---- You can probably reach out with co...

#135 Joseph Pulitzer (Politics & Media)

Sun, 12 Jul 2020

What I learned from reading Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power by James McGrath Morris. ...

#134 Edwin Land (Polaroid vs Kodak)

Wed, 01 Jul 2020

What I learned from reading A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War by R...

#133 Edwin Land (Polaroid and The Man Who Invented It)

Thu, 25 Jun 2020

What I learned from reading Land’s Polaroid: A Company and The Man Who Invented It by Peter C. Wen...

#132 Edwin Land (Steve Jobs's Hero)

Sat, 20 Jun 2020

What I learned from reading The Instant Image: Edwin Land and the Polaroid Experience by Mark Olshak...

#131 Robert Friedland (Billionaire Miner)

Sun, 14 Jun 2020

What I learned from reading The Big Score: Robert Friedland and The Voisey’s Bay Hustle by Jacquie...

#130 Walter Chrysler

Tue, 09 Jun 2020

What I learned from reading Life of an American Workman by Walter Chrysler. ---- [0:56]The kitchen f...

#129 Felix Dennis (How to Get Rich)

Thu, 04 Jun 2020

What I learned from reading How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Se...

#128 Henry Leland (Cadillac)

Sun, 31 May 2020

What I learned from reading Master of Precision: Henry Leland by Ottilie Leland and Minnie Dubbs Mil...

#127 Larry Ellison (Oracle)

Mon, 25 May 2020

What I learned from reading The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: God Doesn't Think He's Lar...

#126: Larry Ellison (The Billionaire and the Mechanic)

Wed, 20 May 2020

What I learned from reading The Billionaire and the Mechanic: How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic T...

#125 Charles Kettering (inventor, engineer, founder)

Fri, 15 May 2020

What I learned from reading Professional Amateur: The Biography of Charles Franklin Kettering by Tho...

#124 Larry Ellison and Oracle

Sat, 09 May 2020

What I learned from reading Softwar: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle by Matthew Sym...

#123 Albert Champion (Record-Setting Racer to Dashing Tycoon)

Fri, 01 May 2020

What I learned from reading The Fast Times of Albert Champion: From Record-Setting Racer to Dashing...

#122 Alfred Sloan (General Motors)

Sun, 26 Apr 2020

What I learned from reading My Years with General Motors by Alfred Sloan. ---- [2:40] There are idea...

#121 Billy Durant and Alfred Sloan (General Motors)

Sun, 19 Apr 2020

What I learned from reading Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, A Legend...

#120 Billy Durant (Creator of General Motors)

Sat, 11 Apr 2020

What I learned from reading Billy Durant Creator of General Motors: The Story of the Flamboyant Geni...

#119 The Dodge Brothers

Sun, 05 Apr 2020

What I learned from reading The Dodge Brothers: The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy by Charles H...

#118 Forty Years With Henry Ford

Tue, 31 Mar 2020

What I learned by reading My Forty Years With Ford by Charles Sorensen. ---- Henry Ford’s greatest...

#117 : Chung Ju-yung founder of Hyundai (the most inspiring autobiography I've read)

Thu, 26 Mar 2020

What I learned from reading Born of This Land: My Life Story by Chung Ju-yung. --- For a long time I...

#116 Sam Bronfman (Seagram's and the Bronfman family dynasty)

Sat, 21 Mar 2020

What I learned from reading Samuel Bronfman: The Life and Times of Seagram’s Mr. Sam by Michael R....

#115 Ben Franklin: An American Life

Mon, 16 Mar 2020

What I learned from reading Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson. ---- He was, d...

#114 The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time

Mon, 09 Mar 2020

What I learned from reading The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poke...

#113 A.G. Gaston (Black Titan and the Making of a Black American Millionaire)

Thu, 05 Mar 2020

What I learned from reading Black Titan: A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire ...

#112 Frank Lloyd Wright

Mon, 24 Feb 2020

What I learned from reading Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright by Paul Hen...

#111 David Geffen

Sun, 16 Feb 2020

What I learned from reading The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood by ...

#110 Henry Singleton (Teledyne)

Mon, 10 Feb 2020

What I learned from reading Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Crea...

#109 Adi Dassler (Adidas)

Mon, 03 Feb 2020

What I learned from reading Sneaker Wars: The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and The Fa...

#108 Jim Simons (Money Printer)

Sun, 26 Jan 2020

What I learned from reading The Man Who Solved The Market: How Jim Simons Launched The Quant Revolu...

#107 Sol Price (Costco)

Mon, 20 Jan 2020

What I learned from reading Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary & Social Innovator by Robert E. Price. -...

#106 Bill Walsh (The Score Takes Care of Itself)

Sun, 12 Jan 2020

What I learned from reading The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Wals...

#105 Les Schwab (Charlie Munger recommended this book)

Sun, 05 Jan 2020

What I learned from reading Les Schwab Pride In Performance: Keep It Going! by Les Schwab.  ---- ...

#104 Ingvar Kamprad (IKEA)

Mon, 30 Dec 2019

What I learned from reading Leading By Design: The Ikea Story by Ingvar Kamprad and Bertil Torekull....

#103 Hetty Green (The Richest Woman in America)

Sun, 22 Dec 2019

What I learned from reading The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age by Janet Wal...

#102 Akio Morita (Sony)

Sun, 15 Dec 2019

What I learned from reading Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony by Akio Morita.   --- [0:01] Forty ...

#101 Warren Buffett (The Tao of Warren Buffett)

Sun, 08 Dec 2019

What I learned from reading The Tao of Warren Buffett by David Clark and Mary Buffett.  --- [0:01]T...

#100 Warren Buffett (The Snowball)

Sun, 01 Dec 2019

What I learned from reading The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder...

#99 Carroll Shelby (My name is Carroll Shelby and performance is my business)

Sun, 24 Nov 2019

What I learned from reading Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography by Rinsey Mills.  --- [3:27] I...

#98 Enzo Ferrari (the making of an automobile empire)

Mon, 18 Nov 2019

What I learned from reading Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics, and the Making of an Automobile Empire ...

#97 Enzo Ferrari (Ferrari vs Ford)

Sun, 10 Nov 2019

What I learned from reading Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le ...

#96 James J. Hill (Empire Builder of the Northwest)

Mon, 04 Nov 2019

What I learned from reading James J. Hill: Empire Builder of the Northwest by Michael P. Malone. -...

#95 Claude Shannon

Sun, 27 Oct 2019

What I learned from reading A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age by Jimm...

#94 Henry Singleton (The Outsiders)

Sun, 20 Oct 2019

What I learned from reading The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Bl...

#93 Ed Thorp (A Man for All Markets)

Sun, 13 Oct 2019

What I learned from reading A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dea...

#92 Ed Thorp and Claude Shannon

Mon, 07 Oct 2019

What I learned from reading Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System Th...

#91 Jim Clayton (Sold to Warren Buffett)

Sun, 29 Sep 2019

What I learned from reading First A Dream by Jim Clayton.   ---- Founders Notes gives you the a...

#90 Charlie Munger (Poor Charlie's Almanack)

Sun, 22 Sep 2019

What I learned from reading Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger. ---- C...

#89 David Ogilvy (Confessions of an Advertising Man)

Sun, 15 Sep 2019

What I learned by reading Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy.     ---- Founders...

#88 Warren Buffett's Shareholder Letters— All of them!

Sun, 08 Sep 2019

What I learned from reading Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders by Warren Buffett.   ---- ...

#87 Thomas Watson (IBM)

Sun, 01 Sep 2019

What I learned from reading The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson Sr. and The Making of IBM ...

#86 Carl Bosch and Fritz Haber (A Genius and a Doomed Tycoon)

Sun, 25 Aug 2019

What I learned from reading The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientifi...

#85 Walter and Olive Ann Beech (Aviation Legends)

Sun, 18 Aug 2019

What I learned from reading The Barnstormer and The Lady: Aviation Legends Walter and Olive Ann Bee...

#84 Aristotle Onassis

Sun, 11 Aug 2019

What I learned from reading Onassis: The Definitive Biography by Willi Frischauer. ---- Founders...

#83 Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, George Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World

Sun, 04 Aug 2019

What I learned from reading Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrif...

#82 David Ogilvy (Ogilvy on Advertising)

Sun, 28 Jul 2019

What I learned from reading Ogilvy on Advertising by David Ogilvy. --- In my Confessions of an Adver...

#81 Henry Royce (Founder of Rolls-Royce)

Mon, 22 Jul 2019

What I learned from reading Rolls-Royce: The First Forty Years of Britain's Most Prestigious Company...

#80 Henry Ford (Today and Tomorrow)

Sun, 14 Jul 2019

What I learned from reading Today and Tomorrow by Henry Ford.   ---- Founders Notes gives you th...

#79 Charlie Munger (The Complete Investor)

Sun, 07 Jul 2019

What I learned from reading Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor by Tren Griffin ---- Founders ...

#78 Charlie Munger (the Tao of Charlie Munger)

Sun, 30 Jun 2019

What I learned from reading Tao of Charlie Munger: A Compilation of Quotes from Berkshire Hathaway'...

#77 Steve Jobs (The NeXT Years)

Sun, 23 Jun 2019

What I learned from reading Steve Jobs & The NeXT Big Thing by Randall Stross. ---- Founders Not...

#76 Steve Jobs: The Early Years of Apple

Sun, 16 Jun 2019

What I learned from reading Return to the Little Kingdom: Steve Jobs and the Creation of Appleby Mi...

#75 Henry Clay Frick: Andrew Carnegie's Partner

Sun, 09 Jun 2019

What I learned from reading Henry Clay Frick: The Life of the Perfect Capitalist by Quentin Skrabe...

#74 The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

Sun, 02 Jun 2019

What I learned from reading The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie. ---- Founde...

#73 Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick: The Bitter Partnership That Changed America

Sun, 26 May 2019

What I learned from reading Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Part...

#72 Stan Lee: Founder of Marvel

Sun, 19 May 2019

What I learned from reading Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee by Stan Lee and George Mair. ...

#71 Jeff Bezos' Shareholder Letters

Sun, 12 May 2019

"To read Bezos’ shareholder letters is to get a crash course in running a high-growth internet bus...

#70 Mark Spitznagel: The Dao of Capital

Mon, 06 May 2019

What I learned from reading The Dao of Capital: Austrian Investing in a Distorted World by Mark Sp...

#69 Charles Goodyear: An Inventor's Obsession and the Struggle for a Rubber Monopoly

Sun, 28 Apr 2019

What I learned from reading The Goodyear Story: An Inventor's Obsession and The Struggle For A Rubb...

#68 Daniel Ludwig: The Invisible Billionaire

Sun, 21 Apr 2019

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

#67 Conrad Hilton: Hilton Hotel Dynasty

Sun, 14 Apr 2019

What I learned from reading The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty by J. Randy Tarabor...

#66 Henry Kaiser: Builder in the Modern American West

Sun, 07 Apr 2019

What I learned from reading Henry J. Kaiser: Builder in the Modern American West by Mark Foster. ...

#65 Kirk Kerkorian: Penniless Dropout became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History

Sun, 31 Mar 2019

What I learned from reading The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest De...

#64 Coco Chanel: Her Life and Secrets

Sun, 24 Mar 2019

What I learned from reading Coco Chanel: Her Life, Her Secrets. ---- It is my work I am congratulat...

#63 The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich

Sun, 10 Mar 2019

What I learned by from reading The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich by Daniel Ammann. --...

#62 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Mon, 04 Mar 2019

What I learned from reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.  ---- [0...

#61 Malcom McLean: The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger

Mon, 25 Feb 2019

What I learned from reading The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the Worl...

#60 Yvon Chouinard: What We've Learned from Patagonia's First 40 Years

Mon, 18 Feb 2019

What I learned from reading The Responsible Company: What We've Learned From Patagonia's First 40 Ye...

#59 Howard Hughes: The Definitive Biography of the First American Billionaire

Mon, 11 Feb 2019

What I learned from reading Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters; The Definitive Biograph...

#58 John Bogle: Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life

Mon, 04 Feb 2019

What I learned from reading Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life by John Bogle  ---...

#57 John Bogle: Stay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution

Mon, 28 Jan 2019

What I learned from reading Stay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution. ---- T...

#56 The Biography of Herb Kelleher

Tue, 22 Jan 2019

What I learned from reading Nuts!: Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Succe...

#55 Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer

Mon, 14 Jan 2019

What I learned from reading Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow A...

#54 The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

Tue, 08 Jan 2019

What I learned by reading The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by TJ Stiles.  ...

#53 Who Is Michael Ovitz?

Tue, 01 Jan 2019

What I learned from reading Who Is Michael Ovitz? by Michael Ovitz.  ---- Those whom the gods wish...

#52 The Republic of Tea: The Story of the Creation of a Business, as Told Through the Personal Letters of Its Founders

Tue, 25 Dec 2018

What I learned from reading The Republic of Tea: The Story of the Creation of a Business, as Told T...

#51 Wild Company: The Untold Story of Banana Republic

Mon, 17 Dec 2018

What I learned from reading Wild Company: The Untold Story of Banana Republic by Mel and Patricia ...

#50 Marc Andreessen's Blog Archive

Tue, 11 Dec 2018

What I learned from reading  The Pmarca Blog Archive Ebook by Marc Andreessen. ---- [0:01] In this...

#49 Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life by Richard Branson

Mon, 03 Dec 2018

What I learned from reading Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life by Richard Branson. --- Subscri...

#48 Finding My Virginity: The New Autobiography by Richard Branson

Mon, 26 Nov 2018

What I learned from reading Finding My Virginity: The New Autobiography by Richard Branson.   -...

#47 Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way

Mon, 19 Nov 2018

What I learned from reading Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing ...

#46 I Love Capitalism: An American Story

Tue, 13 Nov 2018

What I learned from reading I Love Capitalism: An American Story by Ken Langone.  --- His early l...

#45 Built From Scratch: How A Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion

Mon, 05 Nov 2018

What I learned from reading Built From Scratch: How A Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot fr...

#44 A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft

Tue, 30 Oct 2018

What I learned from reading Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft by Paul Allen  --- I...

#43 Ray Dalio: Principles: Life and Work

Mon, 22 Oct 2018

What I learned from reading Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio --- Whatever success I've had i...

#42 One From Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization

Tue, 16 Oct 2018

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

#41 The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Mon, 08 Oct 2018

What I learned from reading The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No...

#40 Insisting On The Impossible: The Life of Edwin Land and Instant: The Story of Polaroid

Tue, 02 Oct 2018

What I learned from reading Insisting On The Impossible: The Life of Edwin Land and Instant: The S...

#39 Walt Disney: An American Original

Mon, 24 Sep 2018

What I learned from reading Walt Disney: An American Original by Bob Thomas --- He seemed eager to...

#38 The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos

Mon, 17 Sep 2018

What I learned from reading The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the C...

#37 The Fish That Ate The Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King

Sun, 09 Sep 2018

What I learned from reading The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana Kin...

#36 Finding The Next Steve Jobs: How to Find, Keep, and Nurture Talent

Mon, 03 Sep 2018

What I learned from reading Finding The Next Steve Jobs: How to Find, Keep, and Nurture Talent by ...

#35 George Lucas: A Life

Sun, 26 Aug 2018

What I learned from reading George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones.  --- Lucas unapologetically in...

#34 Creativity Inc: The Autobiography of the founder of Pixar

Mon, 20 Aug 2018

What I learned from reading Creativity Inc: Overcoming The Unseen Forces That Stand In The Way of T...

#33 Levi Strauss: The Man Who Gave Blue Jeans to the World

Sun, 12 Aug 2018

What I learned from reading Levi Strauss: The Man Who Gave Blue Jeans to the World by Lynn Downey ...

#32 Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built

Thu, 09 Aug 2018

What I learned from reading Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built by Duncan Clark.  --- Crazy Jac...

#31 Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue and Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Thu, 02 Aug 2018

What I learned from reading Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigu...

#30 Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

Mon, 09 Jul 2018

What I learned from reading Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashl...

#29 The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company

Mon, 02 Jul 2018

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

#28 The Wright Brothers

Mon, 25 Jun 2018

What I learned from reading The Wright Brothers by David McCullough --- Unyielding determination (...

#27 A Truck Full of Money: Coding, Mania, Love, Genius: The Life of an American Entrepreneur

Fri, 15 Jun 2018

What I learned from reading A Truck Full of Money: Coding, Mania, Love, Genius: The Life of an Amer...

#26 My Life and Work: The Autobiography of Henry Ford

Wed, 02 May 2018

What I learned from My Life and Work: The Autobiography of Henry Ford. --- A theory of business (0:...

#25 Against the Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson

Sun, 22 Apr 2018

What I learned from reading Against the Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson --- I am a creator of...

#24 No Better Time: The Brief, Remarkable Life of Danny Lewin, the Genius Who Transformed the Internet

Sun, 15 Apr 2018

What I learnd by reading No Better Time: The Brief, Remarkable Life of Danny Lewin, the Genius Who ...

#23 The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story

Sat, 07 Apr 2018

What I learned from reading The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis --- He grew...

#22 How To Turn Down A Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story

Tue, 20 Mar 2018

What I learned from reading How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story by Billy Gallag...

#21 Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

Thu, 01 Mar 2018

What I learned from reading Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Cult...

#20 Danny Meyer (The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business)

Tue, 06 Feb 2018

What I learned from reading Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business b...

#19 Becoming Steve Jobs

Fri, 19 Jan 2018

What I learned from reading Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visiona...

#18 Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

Mon, 08 Jan 2018

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

#17 Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

Mon, 01 Jan 2018

What I learned from reading The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone.  ...

#16 Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller

Fri, 08 Dec 2017

What I learned from reading Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller by Ron Chernow.  [0:01] Rockefel...

#15 Leonardo da Vinci: The Biography

Fri, 17 Nov 2017

What I learned from reading Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson.  ---- Founders Notes gives yo...

#14 The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal

Sun, 17 Sep 2017

What I learned from reading The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, M...

#13 Elon Musk and Why SpaceX Will Colonize Mars

Sun, 27 Aug 2017

What I learned from reading The Elon Musk Blog Series: Wait But Why by Tim Urban. In the most rece...

#12 Elon Musk & How Tesla Will Change The World

Sun, 20 Aug 2017

What I learned by reading How Tesla Will Change The World by Tim Urban Kindle version: The Elon Mus...

#11 The Cook & The Chef: Elon Musk's Secret Sauce

Sun, 13 Aug 2017

What I learned from reading The Elon Musk Blog Series: Wait But Why by Tim Urban Read The Cook & T...

#10 Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

Thu, 27 Jul 2017

What I learned from reading Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight. The best tea...

#9 I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford

Mon, 10 Jul 2017

What I learned from reading I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford by Richard Snow. -...

#8 The Intel Trinity: How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World's Most Important Company

Tue, 20 Jun 2017

What I learned from reading The Intel Trinity: How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built...

#7 Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's

Sat, 27 May 2017

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

#6 Sam Walton

Sun, 14 May 2017

What I learned from reading Sam Walton: Made In America by Sam Walton. ---- Founders Notes gives...

#5 Steve Jobs

Sun, 30 Apr 2017

What I learned from reading Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. ---- Founders Notes gives you the abi...

#4 The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy

Wed, 19 Apr 2017

What I learned from reading The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Ken...

#3 The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Edison Invented The Modern the Modern World

Fri, 24 Mar 2017

What I learned from reading The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented The Modern Wo...

#2 Walt Disney

Mon, 10 Oct 2016

What I learned from reading Walt Disney based on the book Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American ...

#1 Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, & the Quest for a Fantastic Future

Mon, 19 Sep 2016

What I learned from reading Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashl...