Founders #21 · · 4 books
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
The book this episode covers
Masters of Doom
David Kushner · Reading rank 117 · in 4 other episodes
The host names specific elements he enjoyed in the book, including the detail on id's games and the money the company made.
Founder theme · Dedicated episode · Explicit praise
Also mentioned
Let My People Go Surfing
Yvon Chouinard · Reading rank 31 · in 12 other episodes
David applies Chouinard's make-the-best-product strategy to id Software.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
The Accidental Billionaires
Ben Mezrich · Reading rank 356 · in 1 other episode
Cross-episode reference
Each note is a short paraphrase of why David brings the book up. Book pages show every piece of evidence and its review status. How ranking works