Founders #181 · · 9 books

Paul Orfalea (Kinkos)

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The book this episode covers

  1. Copy This!

    Paul Orfalea and Ann Marsh · Reading rank 84 · in 11 other episodes

    David calls the book's practical, simple knowledge fascinating.

    Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme

Books David recommends along the way

  1. Against the Odds

    James Dyson · Reading rank 1 · in 25 other episodes

    David says that if listeners read only one book, he would choose James Dyson’s autobiography, calling it a fun and interesting study of stubbornness and perseverance.

    Explicit praise

  2. The Fish That Ate the Whale

    Rich Cohen · Reading rank 2 · in 38 other episodes

    David calls The Fish That Ate the Whale one of the best books he's read for the podcast.

    Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise

  3. Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders

    Warren Buffett · Reading rank 16 · in 47 other episodes

    David applies a Buffett-letters lesson about not dismissing simple actions while discussing Kinko’s marketing.

    Founder theme

  4. Les Schwab Pride in Performance

    Les Schwab · Reading rank 28 · in 10 other episodes

    David tells listeners to read Les Schwab's autobiography.

    Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme

Also mentioned

  1. Zero to One

    Peter Thiel with Blake Masters · Reading rank 5 · in 48 other episodes

    David references Zero to One's argument that advertising works on everyone.

    Founder theme

  2. Invent and Wander

    Jeff Bezos · Reading rank 18 · in 23 other episodes

    David applies the Bezos “invent and wander” idea; he attributes it to earlier Bezos podcasts without explicitly naming the book.

    Founder theme

  3. Let My People Go Surfing

    Yvon Chouinard · Reading rank 31 · in 12 other episodes

    David compares Yvon Chouinard's Let My People Go Surfing ethos to the philosophy Orfalea and his partners built at Kinko's.

    Founder theme

  4. The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

    Andrew Carnegie · Reading rank 49 · in 13 other episodes

    David draws on an idea from Andrew Carnegie's autobiography about judging yourself rather than relying on others' judgment, applying it to Orfalea's story.

    Founder theme

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