Founder of the Rothschild Family Dynasty

Zero to One

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

David describes choosing Zero to One for his Peter Thiel episode as a no-brainer.

Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise

Poor Charlie's Almanack

Charles T. Munger, edited by Peter D. Kaufman · Reading rank 11 · in 44 other episodes

David tells listeners to read Poor Charlie's Almanack, citing a memorable idea about the value of history books.

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Setting the Table

Danny Meyer · Reading rank 26 · in 14 other episodes

David calls Danny Meyer's book fantastic.

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Les Schwab Pride in Performance

Les Schwab · Reading rank 28 · in 10 other episodes

David applies Schwab's lesson that caring and working harder can beat poorly run competitors.

Cross-episode reference · Founder theme

Conspiracy

Ryan Holiday · Reading rank 63 · in 8 other episodes

David calls the book fantastic and says he owns it in multiple formats.

Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme

The House of Morgan

Ron Chernow · Reading rank 185 · in 8 other episodes

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Prophets of Doom

Dan Carlin · Watch & Listen

David calls this Dan Carlin Hardcore History episode one of the most remarkable single podcast episodes he's heard.

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Running Down a Dream, How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love

Bill Gurley · Watch & Listen · in 21 other episodes

David calls Running Down a Dream the best talk he has found on YouTube and says he loves the video.

Explicit praise · Founder theme

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Eric Jorgenson · Reading rank 33 · in 18 other episodes

David applies Naval's principle of finding work that feels like play.

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Samuel Bronfman

Michael R. Marrus · Reading rank 207 · in 5 other episodes

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