The book this episode covers
Mark Leonard's Shareholder Letters
Mark Leonard · Reading rank 333 · in 1 other episode
Leonard suggests splitting large business units into smaller ones led by a manager and a protégé when organic growth stalls.
Dedicated episode · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
The Fish That Ate the Whale
Rich Cohen · Reading rank 2 · in 38 other episodes
David calls The Fish That Ate the Whale one of the best books anyone could read.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
Jeff Bezos' Shareholder Letters
Jeff Bezos · Reading rank 4 · in 32 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Copy This!
Paul Orfalea and Ann Marsh · Reading rank 84 · in 11 other episodes
David compares Orfalea's decentralized experimentation with Mark Leonard's operating model.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Lawrence A. Cunningham (editor); Warren E. Buffett · Reading rank 126 · in 6 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman · Reading rank 429 · in 1 other episode
David reads Leonard's explanation that Kahneman's book sharpened his view of intuitive judgment, its speed and efficiency, and its infrequent but severe failures in investing and management.
Founder theme
The Evolution of Cooperation
Robert Axelrod · Reading rank 434
David uses Leonard's recommendation to surface the book's practical value as a source of models for recurring business problems.
Founder theme
Also mentioned
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders
Warren Buffett · Reading rank 16 · in 47 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Distant Force
George A. Roberts with Robert J. McVicker · Reading rank 40 · in 12 other episodes
The Outsiders
William N. Thorndike Jr. · Reading rank 45 · in 9 other episodes
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