Reading rank 195
Hess, The Last Oil Baron
, subject: Leon Hess, 2015
Leon Hess found a business in fuel that other refiners threw away, then built the logistics to deliver it.
81
Coverage Score
7
Scored evidence
About the book
The biography follows the business he built from a secondhand delivery truck and examines his ownership of the New York Jets and the Hess toy truck tradition.
Why read it
Best if you want a founder story about overlooked products, logistics and detailed knowledge of an operating business.
Key themes
- See value in a discarded product
- Know the operating details
Evidence and original sources
Sources: official Founders episodes — #378, #379, #380, #381
This record is supported by 8 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- The Last Oil Baron: Leon Hess — Episode is built around Hess, The Last Oil Baron.
- Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys) — David refers to his Leon Hess episode from the prior week while comparing how entrepreneurial families teach children about business.
- Four Hundred Pages of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger In Their Own Words — David explicitly recalls his Leon Hess episode and the fuel business Hess built around a product refiners discarded.
- I Had Dinner With Michael Ovitz — David refers to his recent Leon Hess episode when comparing opportunities others overlook.