Founders #258 · · 5 books

Jay Gould (Dark Genius of Wall Street)

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The book this episode covers

  1. Dark Genius of Wall Street

    Edward J. Renehan Jr. · Reading rank 243 · in 2 other episodes

    David names this as today's book and its author, framing the entire episode around it.

    Dedicated episode

Books David recommends along the way

  1. Becoming Trader Joe

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

    David applies this book's regulatory-reading lesson to how Gould got into railroads.

    Cross-episode reference · Founder theme

  2. Francis Ford Coppola

    Michael Schumacher · Reading rank 107 · in 6 other episodes

    Cross-episode reference

Also mentioned

  1. John D.

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

    Cross-episode reference

  2. The Father of Spin

    Larry Tye · Reading rank 233 · in 1 other episode

    Cross-episode reference

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