Founders #157 · · 11 books
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
The book this episode covers
The Innovators
Walter Isaacson · Reading rank 169 · in 4 other episodes
David calls the book fantastic and recommends readers get it directly.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
Zero to One
Peter Thiel with Blake Masters · Reading rank 5 · in 48 other episodes
David applies Zero to One's argument that computers and people should complement one another rather than compete.
Founder theme
Hard Drive
James Wallace and Jim Erickson · Reading rank 6 · in 23 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Creativity, Inc.
Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace · Reading rank 17 · in 19 other episodes
Team lesson: strong teams matter more than the initial idea.
Founder theme
A Mind at Play
Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman · Reading rank 41 · in 10 other episodes
David calls A Mind at Play a fantastic biography of Claude Shannon.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
Also mentioned
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