The book this episode covers
Cable Cowboy
Mark Robichaux · Reading rank 150 · in 2 other episodes
David recommends Cable Cowboy for every entrepreneur's library.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
The Everything Store
Brad Stone · Reading rank 12 · in 30 other episodes
David draws on a Bezos cost-discipline anecdote from The Everything Store to interpret a Malone-era episode.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders
Warren Buffett · Reading rank 16 · in 47 other episodes
David draws on a Buffett shareholder-letter passage about cost discipline to interpret a Malone-era anecdote.
Founder theme
Marc Andreessen's Blog Archive
Marc Andreessen · Reading rank 25 · in 14 other episodes
David applies an industry-selection rule from Andreessen's blog archive to the cable industry.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Driven from Within
Michael Jordan · Reading rank 85 · in 12 other episodes
David applies one of his favorite lines from Jordan's autobiography: successful people listen.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Francis Ford Coppola
Michael Schumacher · Reading rank 107 · in 6 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Also mentioned
Steve Jobs's Stanford Commencement Address
Steve Jobs · Watch & Listen · in 12 other episodes
David uses the address's last-day-of-my-life question as a framework for John Malone recognizing that he needed to change how he spent his time.
Founder theme
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