The book this episode covers
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson · Reading rank 13 · in 23 other episodes
David calls this probably the first book he'd recommend for studying entrepreneurship history.
Cross-episode reference · Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme · Reread language
Books David recommends along the way
Creativity, Inc.
Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace · Reading rank 17 · in 19 other episodes
David calls Catmull's book the best description of Pixar's path to animation.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
Tao of Charlie Munger
David Clark · Reading rank 35 · in 10 other episodes
David quotes this book's Munger passage to endorse pushing a few variables to an extreme.
Founder theme
Steve Jobs and the NeXT Big Thing
Randall E. Stross · Reading rank 60 · in 8 other episodes
David calls it a fantastic book every entrepreneur should read.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Finding the Next Steve Jobs
Nolan Bushnell and Gene Stone · Reading rank 68 · in 11 other episodes
David uses a Paris anecdote from this book to draw a product-design lesson about a coherent brand signature.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Swimming Across
Andrew S. Grove · Reading rank 70 · in 9 other episodes
David calls Swimming Across a fantastic memoir.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
The Lessons of History
Will Durant and Ariel Durant · Reading rank 71 · in 6 other episodes
David applies the Durants' observation about recurring dishonesty and corruption to Steve Jobs's use of deception and charm.
Founder theme · Cross-episode reference
Tuxedo Park
Jennet Conant · Reading rank 110 · in 6 other episodes
David draws a focus/concentration lesson from the Loomis biography.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
Julian Guthrie · Reading rank 127 · in 9 other episodes
David uses a Larry Ellison anecdote from this book about dot-com era euphoria.
Founder theme
The Power Broker
Robert A. Caro · Reading rank 379 · in 2 other episodes
David calls the material in this Robert Moses biography fascinating.
Explicit praise
Steve Jobs's Stanford Commencement Address
Steve Jobs · Watch & Listen · in 12 other episodes
David introduces the address's mortality passage as some of the best advice Jobs ever gave.
Explicit praise · Founder theme
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