Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

The Fish That Ate the Whale

Rich Cohen · Reading rank 2 · in 38 other episodes

David says he just reread the book.

Cross-episode reference · Reread language

Hard Drive

James Wallace and Jim Erickson · Reading rank 6 · in 23 other episodes

David says Hard Drive is fantastic.

Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise

Creative Selection

Ken Kocienda · Reading rank 7 · in 19 other episodes

David says product builders should order Creative Selection immediately.

Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme · Reread language

Creativity, Inc.

Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace · Reading rank 17 · in 19 other episodes

David directly calls Creativity, Inc. fantastic.

Explicit praise

Steve Jobs and the NeXT Big Thing

Randall E. Stross · Reading rank 60 · in 8 other episodes

David tells company builders to pick up and read the book.

Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme

Michael Jordan

Roland Lazenby · Reading rank 97 · in 6 other episodes

David says the biography changed his life.

Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme

Steve Jobs's Stanford Commencement Address

Steve Jobs · Watch & Listen · in 12 other episodes

David calls Jobs's Stanford commencement speech amazing while quoting its account of failure, enduring love for the work, and starting over.

Explicit praise · Founder theme

Made in Japan

Akio Morita with Edwin M. Reingold and Mitsuko Shimomura · Reading rank 21 · in 21 other episodes

David returns to Morita's paid-critic practice as a method for continually improving product quality.

Founder theme

To Pixar and Beyond

Lawrence Levy · Reading rank 138 · in 1 other episode

Cross-episode reference