Henry Singleton (Teledyne)

Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders

Warren Buffett · Reading rank 16 · in 47 other episodes

Cross-episode reference

The Outsiders

William N. Thorndike Jr. · Reading rank 45 · in 9 other episodes

David says learning about Henry Singleton through Thorndike's book has had a huge impact on how he thinks.

Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise

The Intel Trinity

Michael S. Malone · Reading rank 96 · in 9 other episodes

David calls The Intel Trinity fabulous, recommends reading it, and points listeners to the earlier episode.

Explicit praise · Cross-episode reference

There's No Speed Limit

Derek Sivers · Reading rank 206 · in 6 other episodes

David identifies Derek Sivers and calls There's No Speed Limit one of his favorite brief essays.

Explicit praise

The Fish That Ate the Whale

Rich Cohen · Reading rank 2 · in 38 other episodes

David applies Zemurray’s A-to-Z operating lesson within the episode.

Cross-episode reference · Founder theme

Poor Charlie's Almanack

Charles T. Munger, edited by Peter D. Kaufman · Reading rank 11 · in 44 other episodes

David invokes a line from Poor Charlie's Almanack about finding ideas worth billions in a history book to frame Singleton's takeaway from Sloan's GM book.

Founder theme

Creativity, Inc.

Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace · Reading rank 17 · in 19 other episodes

Cross-episode reference

My Years with General Motors

Alfred Sloan · Reading rank 133 · in 5 other episodes

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