The book this episode covers
The Man Behind the Microchip
Leslie Berlin · Reading rank 211 · in 2 other episodes
David closes by highly recommending the book to listeners.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
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
David calls Ed Catmull's Creativity, Inc. a great book while discussing its Steve Jobs epilogue.
Explicit praise
Marc Andreessen's Blog Archive
Marc Andreessen · Reading rank 25 · in 14 other episodes
David highly recommends the Pmarca blog archive and praises Andreessen's writing.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
Swimming Across
Andrew S. Grove · Reading rank 70 · in 9 other episodes
David calls Andy Grove's memoir Swimming Across one of the best books he's read for the podcast.
Explicit praise
Also mentioned
Distant Force
George A. Roberts with Robert J. McVicker · Reading rank 40 · in 12 other episodes
David draws an additional parallel to Distant Force / Founders #110, describing how Henry Singleton and Claude Shannon approached secrecy at Teledyne.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz · Reading rank 331 · in 4 other episodes
David cites Ben Horowitz's The Hard Thing About Hard Things as the likely source of a Marc Andreessen quote about the emotional experience of running a startup.
Founder theme
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