The book this episode covers
Einstein
Walter Isaacson · Reading rank 220 · in 1 other episode
David closes the episode telling listeners to read the book for the full story.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
Sam Walton
Sam Walton · Reading rank 9 · in 24 other episodes
David calls Sam Walton's Made in America a fantastic read with great lessons.
Explicit praise · Founder theme
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson · Reading rank 13 · in 23 other episodes
David reads a passage from Isaacson's Steve Jobs biography where Jobs describes his Oppenheimer-inspired approach to building teams of top talent.
Founder theme
Working Backwards
Colin Bryar and Bill Carr · Reading rank 79 · in 7 other episodes
David reads Working Backwards' account of Bezos's practice of treating each sentence as wrong until proven otherwise.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Freedom's Forge
Arthur Herman · Reading rank 245 · in 6 other episodes
David calls Freedom's Forge really interesting after summarizing its wartime industrial subject matter.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
Wait But Why
Tim Urban · Reading rank 301 · in 11 other episodes
David uses a saved Tim Urban passage about studying rare world-changing people to connect Urban's purpose with Isaacson's and Einstein's views.
Founder theme
Also mentioned
Let My People Go Surfing
Yvon Chouinard · Reading rank 31 · in 12 other episodes
David draws a comparison to Yvon Chouinard's biography and its theme of entrepreneurial experimentation.
Founder theme
The Outsiders
William N. Thorndike Jr. · Reading rank 45 · in 9 other episodes
The General and the Genius
James Kunetka · Reading rank 133 · in 6 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
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