The book this episode covers
All I Want to Know Is Where I'm Going to Die So I'll Never Go There
Peter Bevelin · Reading rank 103 · in 5 other episodes
David highly recommends buying the book.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
Jeff Bezos' Shareholder Letters
Jeff Bezos · Reading rank 4 · in 32 other episodes
David identifies focus and frugality as themes discussed in Jeff Bezos's shareholder letters.
Founder theme
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders
Warren Buffett · Reading rank 16 · in 47 other episodes
David calls Buffett's shareholder letters the greatest single example of content marketing.
Explicit praise
Paul Graham's Essays
Paul Graham · Reading rank 29 · in 11 other episodes
David identifies enjoying daily work with admired and trusted people as a main theme shared by the essays.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Eric Jorgenson · Reading rank 33 · in 18 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Distant Force
George A. Roberts with Robert J. McVicker · Reading rank 40 · in 12 other episodes
David says the book's description reinforces the need to do the work required to trust one's own judgment.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Lawrence A. Cunningham (editor); Warren E. Buffett · Reading rank 126 · in 6 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Also mentioned
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