Founders #100 · · 5 books

Warren Buffett (The Snowball)

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The book this episode covers

  1. The Snowball

    Alice Schroeder · Reading rank 78 · in 9 other episodes

    David develops Buffett's inner-versus-outer-scorecard as a lesson in judging yourself by your own standards.

    Dedicated episode · Founder theme

Books David recommends along the way

  1. Henry J. Kaiser

    Mark S. Foster · Reading rank 116 · in 8 other episodes

    Cross-episode reference

Also mentioned

  1. A Man for All Markets

    Edward O. Thorp · Reading rank 14 · in 16 other episodes

    Cross-episode reference

  2. First a Dream

    Jim Clayton with Bill Retherford · Reading rank 146 · in 7 other episodes

    Cross-episode reference

  3. How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Dale Carnegie · Reading rank 472

    David explains that Warren Buffett used Dale Carnegie's system from How to Win Friends and Influence People to overcome early social difficulty and found that the system worked in practice.

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