Reading rank 254
Today and Tomorrow
, subject: Ford's business philosophy on opportunity, service, wages, costs, management, waste, time, and industrial production., 1926
Henry Ford's own book includes a direct warning about debt, putting his view of borrowing on the record.
70
Coverage Score
4
Scored evidence
About the book
Written with Samuel Crowther, Ford connects standardization, vertical integration, waste reduction, wages, pricing, and reinvestment to a primary-source theory of business as service.
Why read it
Best if you enjoy Henry Ford's thinking and want to see how he reasons about debt.
Key themes
- Ford's warning against debt
- Ford's thinking at first hand
Evidence and original sources
Sources: official Founders episodes — #80, #348
This record is supported by 5 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Henry Ford (Today and Tomorrow) — David identifies Today and Tomorrow by Henry Ford as the book he read this week and the focus of the episode.
- The Financial Genius Behind A Century of Wall Street Scandals: Ivar Kreuger — David connects this book to Founders episode 80.