Sidney Harman (Founder of Harman Kardon)

Shoe Dog

Phil Knight · Reading rank 3 · in 24 other episodes

David quotes Shoe Dog to reinforce Harman's regret at not preserving records of his company's early days.

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In the Company of Giants

Rama Dev Jager and Rafael Ortiz · Reading rank 27 · in 22 other episodes

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The New New Thing

Michael Lewis · Reading rank 39 · in 9 other episodes

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Becoming Trader Joe

Joe Coulombe with Patty Civalleri · Reading rank 91 · in 9 other episodes

David names Coulombe's autobiography and applies its lesson about building a distinctive cult brand.

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The Billionaire and the Mechanic

Julian Guthrie · Reading rank 127 · in 9 other episodes

David quotes this book's account of Steve Jobs' Beatles-as-management-model idea to introduce a team-leadership theme.

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Foxes and Hedgehogs

Ho Nam · Reading rank 383 · in 1 other episode

David calls Ho Nam's fox-and-hedgehog framework a fantastic idea and encourages listeners to read the full essay.

Explicit praise · Founder theme

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Eric Jorgenson · Reading rank 33 · in 18 other episodes

Cross-episode reference

Bloomberg by Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg · Reading rank 88 · in 3 other episodes

David says reading Bloomberg's autobiography prompted him to consider private-company share repurchases.

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Poor Richard's Almanack

Benjamin Franklin · Reading rank 403 · in 5 other episodes

David identifies Sidney Harman's concluding 'Sidney's Almanac' as part of the naming and maxims tradition that runs through Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack and Charlie Munger's almanac.

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Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu · Reading rank 472

In David's reading of Sidney Harman, the Tao Te Ching supplies a leadership standard: after great work is accomplished, people feel they achieved it themselves.

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