#320 The Making of Winston Churchill Part 2
14 Sep 2023
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What I learned from reading Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill by Michael Shelden. ---- ...
Sam Zemurray (The Fish That Ate the Whale)
11 Sep 2023
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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
05 Sep 2023
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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
03 Sep 2023
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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)
27 Aug 2023
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What I learned from reading The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pa...
#317 Ed Catmull (Founder of Pixar)
21 Aug 2023
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What I learned from rereading Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way o...
#316 Bugatti
14 Aug 2023
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What I learned from reading The Bugatti Story by L’Ebe Bugatti. --- Join my free email newsletter ...
#315 Balenciaga
07 Aug 2023
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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)
31 Jul 2023
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What I learned from reading How To Do Great Work by Paul Graham. --- Join my free email newsletter t...
#313 Christopher Nolan
25 Jul 2023
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What I learned from reading The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher ...
#312 Mark Twain
19 Jul 2023
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What I learned from reading Lighting Out for the Territory: How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Becam...
#311 James Cameron
12 Jul 2023
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What I learned from reading The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron by Rebecca Keegan and ...
#310 Walt Disney and Picasso
04 Jul 2023
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What I learned from reading Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney by Paul Johnson. ...
Michael Jordan (The Life)
30 Jun 2023
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What I learned from reading Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby. --- (5:07) His competence wa...
#309 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Before He Was Successful)
26 Jun 2023
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What I learned from reading Arnold and Me: In the Shadow of the Austrian Oak by Barbara Outland Bake...
#308 The Founder of Glock
19 Jun 2023
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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
12 Jun 2023
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What I learned from reading Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Business...
#306 David Ogilvy (Confessions of an Advertising Man)
05 Jun 2023
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What I learned from reading Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy. ---- Listen to one ...
#305 Robert Caro on power, poverty, ruthlessness, & obsession
29 May 2023
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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)
22 May 2023
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What I learned from reading Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary by Robert Price. ---- [6:50] He believ...
#303 Rose Blumkin (Warren Buffett's Favorite Founder)
14 May 2023
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What I learned from reading The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Female CE...
#302 Napoleon (The Mind of Napoleon)
08 May 2023
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What I learned from reading The Mind of Napoleon: A Selection of His Written and Spoken Words edited...
#301 Tiger Woods
01 May 2023
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What I learned from reading Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian. ---- Follow one of my f...
#300 James Dyson (Against the Odds)
24 Apr 2023
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What I learned from reading Against the Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson for the 4th time. You ...
#299 Steve Jobs (Make Something Wonderful)
17 Apr 2023
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What I learned from reading Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words. ---- Get access t...
#298 I had lunch with Sam Zell
10 Apr 2023
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What I learned from having lunch with Sam Zell and reading Zeckendorf: The Autobiography of The man ...
#297 Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia)
03 Apr 2023
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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
29 Mar 2023
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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)
27 Mar 2023
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What I learned from reading The Taste of Luxury: Bernard Arnault and the Moet-Hennessy Louis Vuitton...
#295 I had dinner with Charlie Munger
21 Mar 2023
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What I learned from having dinner with Charlie Munger and rereading The Tao of Charlie Munger. ---- ...
#294 Napoleon
13 Mar 2023
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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)
06 Mar 2023
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What I learned from rereading Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's by Ray Kroc. ---- Get access...
#292 Daniel Ludwig (The Invisible Billionaire)
27 Feb 2023
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What I learned from rereading The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig by Jerry Shields. ---- Get ...
#291 David Packard (Founder of HP)
20 Feb 2023
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What I learned from reading The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company by David Packard. -...
#290 Bill Gates
13 Feb 2023
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What I learned from rereading Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire by James...
#289 Brunello Cucinelli
07 Feb 2023
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What I learned from reading The Dream of Solomeo: My Life and the Idea of Humanistic Capitalism by B...
#288 Ralph Lauren
31 Jan 2023
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What I learned from reading Ralph Lauren: The Man Behind the Mystique by Jeffrey Trachtenberg. ---- ...
#287 The Founder of Rolls-Royce
23 Jan 2023
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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
16 Jan 2023
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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)
10 Jan 2023
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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
02 Jan 2023
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What I learned from rereading Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Pa...
#283 Andrew Carnegie
26 Dec 2022
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What I learned from rereading The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie. ---- Get ac...
#282 Jeff Bezos Shareholder Letters
19 Dec 2022
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What I learned from rereading Jeff Bezos' Shareholder Letters (for the 3rd time!) Read Jeff's lett...
#281 Working with Steve Jobs
12 Dec 2022
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What I learned from rereading Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Ag...
The Founder of Kinkos — Paul Orfalea
09 Dec 2022
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What I learned from reading Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a comp...
#280 Jimi Hendrix
06 Dec 2022
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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
29 Nov 2022
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What I learned from reading What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett: An Entrepreneur's Guide ...
#278 Peter Thiel
22 Nov 2022
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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
17 Nov 2022
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What I learned from reading Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas From The Computer Age by Paul Graham -...
#276 Paul Graham’s Essays Part 2
09 Nov 2022
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What I learned from reading Paul Graham’s essays. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable N...
#275 Paul Graham
03 Nov 2022
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What I learned from reading Paul Graham’s essays. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable N...
#274 Jim Clark (Silicon Graphics, Netscape)
27 Oct 2022
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What I learned from rereading The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis ---- Founde...
#273 Kobe Bryant (Mamba Mentality)
26 Oct 2022
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What I learned from rereading The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant. ---- Founders Notes ...
#272 Kobe Bryant (The Life)
19 Oct 2022
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What I learned from reading Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant by Roland Lazenby. ---- Founders No...
#271 Vannevar Bush (Engineer of the American Century)
12 Oct 2022
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What I learned from reading Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century by G. ...
#270: Vannevar Bush (Pieces of the Action)
06 Oct 2022
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What I learned from reading Pieces of the Action by Vannevar Bush. ---- Founders Notes gives you the...
#269 Sam Zell
29 Sep 2022
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What I learned from reading Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel by Sam Zell....
#268 John Malone (Cable Cowboy)
21 Sep 2022
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What I learned from reading Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business by M...
#267 Thomas Edison
14 Sep 2022
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What I learned from reading Edison: A Biography by Matthew Josephson. ---- Get access to the World’...
#266 Henry Ford's Autobiography
08 Sep 2022
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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
30 Aug 2022
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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
24 Aug 2022
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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
18 Aug 2022
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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)
11 Aug 2022
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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
04 Aug 2022
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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
03 Aug 2022
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What I learned from rereading One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization by Dee Hock....
#259 Bob Dylan
27 Jul 2022
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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)
22 Jul 2022
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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)
15 Jul 2022
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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)
09 Jul 2022
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What I learned from reading The Father of Spin: Edward L. Bernays and the Birth of Public Relations ...
#255 Sam Zemurray (Banana King)
02 Jul 2022
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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
27 Jun 2022
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What I learned from reading John D: The Founding Father of the Rockefellers by David Freeman Hawke. ...
#253 Henry Goldman (Goldman Sachs)
22 Jun 2022
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What I learned from reading When Money Was In Fashion: Henry Goldman, Goldman Sachs, and the Foundin...
#252 Socrates
17 Jun 2022
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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
13 Jun 2022
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What I learned from reading Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership by Edward Larson. ---- G...
#250 Jacob Fugger (The Richest Man Who Ever Lived)
08 Jun 2022
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What I learned from reading The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger by Gr...
Steve Jobs's Heroes
02 Jun 2022
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---- 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
01 Jun 2022
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What I learned from reading I, Steve: Steve Jobs In His Own Words by George Beahm. ---- Get access t...
#248 John D. Rockefeller (Titan)
28 May 2022
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What I learned from reading Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller by Ron Chernow. ---- Get access...
#247 Henry Flagler (Rockefeller's partner)
19 May 2022
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What I learned from reading Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall ...
#246 Mark Leonard's Shareholder Letters
13 May 2022
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What I learned from reading Constellation Software Inc. President's Letters by Mark Leonard. ---- Ge...
#245 Rick Rubin (In the Studio)
08 May 2022
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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)
03 May 2022
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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)
25 Apr 2022
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What I learned from reading Risk Game: Self Portrait of an Entrepreneur by Francis Greenburger. ----...
#242 Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life
21 Apr 2022
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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
14 Apr 2022
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What I learned from reading Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control t...
#240 Mozart: A Life
07 Apr 2022
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What I learned from reading Mozart: A Life by Paul Johnson. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Va...
Steve Jobs and His Heroes
01 Apr 2022
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---- Come see a live show with me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy from Invest Like The Best on October 19t...
#239 The Wright Brothers
29 Mar 2022
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What I learned from rereading The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. ---- Get access to the World’...
#238 Jay Z: Decoded
23 Mar 2022
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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)
16 Mar 2022
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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)
11 Mar 2022
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What I learned from reading Beyond Possible: One Man, Fourteen Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achieve...
#235 Steve Jobs (The Pixar Story)
07 Mar 2022
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What I learned from reading To Pixar And Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Enterta...
#234 Sam Walton: Made In America
28 Feb 2022
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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)
23 Feb 2022
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What I learned from reading The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silic...
#232 Alexander the Great
16 Feb 2022
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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)
12 Feb 2022
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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)
07 Feb 2022
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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)
30 Jan 2022
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What I learned from reading Mind Your Own Business: A Maverick's Guide to Business, Leadership and L...
#228 Michael Bloomberg
27 Jan 2022
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What I learned from reading Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg. ---- Get access to the World’s Most ...