The book this episode covers
Creative Capital
Spencer E. Ante · Reading rank 257
David closes by urging listeners to buy and read the book for the full story.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
Creativity, Inc.
Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace · Reading rank 17 · in 19 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Les Schwab Pride in Performance
Les Schwab · Reading rank 28 · in 10 other episodes
David uses Schwab's profit sharing and employee mentoring to explain Doriot's people-building idea.
Founder theme
Copy This!
Paul Orfalea and Ann Marsh · Reading rank 84 · in 11 other episodes
David compares Doriot's information gathering with Orfalea's practice of learning directly from frontline employees.
Founder theme
The House of Rothschild, Volume 1
Niall Ferguson · Reading rank 181 · in 3 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars
Billy Gallagher · Reading rank 203 · in 4 other episodes
David references this book's account of Evan Spiegel refusing Facebook's acquisition offer for Snapchat and draws a parallel to Doriot's decision not to sell Digital Equipment Corporation.
Founder theme
Also mentioned
Titan
Ron Chernow · Reading rank 10 · in 29 other episodes
David references Titan, the Rockefeller biography, drawing a parallel between Rockefeller's stock accumulation and the Rothschilds' gold accumulation.
Founder theme
The Defiant Ones
Allen Hughes · Watch & Listen · in 11 other episodes
David calls The Defiant Ones a great documentary while introducing Jimmy Iovine's discussion of fear.
Explicit praise · Founder theme
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