Founders #254 · · 5 books

John D. Rockefeller: The Founding Father of the Rockefellers

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The book this episode covers

  1. John D.

    David Freeman Hawke · Reading rank 47 · in 7 other episodes

    The episode is built around this book, which David introduces by title and author at the start.

    Dedicated episode

Books David recommends along the way

  1. Titan

    Ron Chernow · Reading rank 10 · in 29 other episodes

    David says he recently spent significant time rereading Titan, the well-known Rockefeller biography.

    Cross-episode reference · Reread language

  2. The Everything Store

    Brad Stone · Reading rank 12 · in 30 other episodes

    David says he has read The Everything Store many times.

    Cross-episode reference · Reread language

  3. Invent and Wander

    Jeff Bezos · Reading rank 18 · in 23 other episodes

    David draws a founder theme from Bezos's writing about treating problems as opportunities.

    Cross-episode reference · Founder theme

  4. Softwar

    Matthew Symonds with Larry Ellison · Reading rank 81 · in 5 other episodes

    Cross-episode reference

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