The book this episode covers
Sam Walton
Vance H. Trimble · Reading rank 24 · in 6 other episodes
The host introduces this as the book covered in the episode, right after reading its opening excerpt.
Dedicated episode
Books David recommends along the way
Hard Drive
James Wallace and Jim Erickson · Reading rank 6 · in 23 other episodes
David compares Gates’s competitive intensity in Hard Drive with Sam Walton’s.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Sam Walton
Sam Walton · Reading rank 9 · in 24 other episodes
The host strongly recommends Sam Walton's autobiography, calling it fantastic and urging listeners to buy it.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
The Everything Store
Brad Stone · Reading rank 12 · in 30 other episodes
David applies the book’s account of how Bezos absorbed Sam Walton’s ideas into Amazon’s culture.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders
Warren Buffett · Reading rank 16 · in 47 other episodes
David quotes a shareholder-letter lesson about studying businesses and applies it to Sam Walton’s simple operating model.
Founder theme
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