The book this episode covers
When Money Was in Fashion
June Breton Fisher · Reading rank 257
David closes by telling listeners to buy the book.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
The House of Rothschild, Volume 1
Niall Ferguson · Reading rank 181 · in 3 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Levi Strauss
Lynn Downey · Reading rank 195 · in 4 other episodes
David calls the Levi Strauss company-historian biography absolutely fascinating.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
Risk Game
Francis J. Greenburger with Rebecca Paley · Reading rank 204 · in 1 other episode
David draws a fortress-cash and overnight-liquidity survival lesson from Greenburger's autobiography.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
The Uses of Adversity
Malcolm Gladwell · Reading rank 408
David says reading Gladwell's essay was worth his time while prepping for the episode.
Explicit praise
Goldman Sachs
Business Breakdowns · Watch & Listen
David calls the Business Breakdowns episode on Goldman Sachs great.
Explicit praise
Running Down a Dream, How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love
Bill Gurley · Watch & Listen · in 21 other episodes
David calls Running Down a Dream a fantastic talk.
Explicit praise · Founder theme
Also mentioned
Confessions of an Advertising Man
David Ogilvy · Reading rank 20 · in 23 other episodes
David draws Ogilvy's ‘the good ones know more’ lesson into a founder theme about building an information advantage.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Michael Jordan
Roland Lazenby · Reading rank 97 · in 6 other episodes
David applies the biography's listening-as-survival lesson to Henry Goldman; the retained row for this candidate is only a cross-episode reference.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
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