Founders #295 · · 11 books
I had dinner with Charlie Munger
This episode is cited on the Building through years of rejection reading path.
The book this episode covers
Tao of Charlie Munger
David Clark · Reading rank 35 · in 10 other episodes
David highly recommends buying the book, calls it a manual for life and business, and recommends repeated listening to its Audible edition.
Cross-episode reference · Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme · Reread language
Books David recommends along the way
Hard Drive
James Wallace and Jim Erickson · Reading rank 6 · in 23 other episodes
David says the source shows Bill Gates had complete focus on Microsoft.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Sam Walton
Sam Walton · Reading rank 9 · in 24 other episodes
David calls Sam Walton's autobiography fantastic.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme · Reread language
Marc Andreessen's Blog Archive
Marc Andreessen · Reading rank 25 · in 14 other episodes
David says the archive is still fantastic.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Jony Ive
Leander Kahney · Reading rank 43 · in 6 other episodes
David calls the Jony Ive biography fantastic.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Leading by Design
Bertil Torekull · Reading rank 61 · in 9 other episodes
David uses the IKEA source's line to frame mistakes as the privilege of active builders.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Born of This Land
Chung Ju-yung · Reading rank 75 · in 7 other episodes
David calls Chung Ju-yung's autobiography the single most inspiring autobiography he has read so far.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Franklin and Washington
Edward J. Larson · Reading rank 112 · in 3 other episodes
David calls it an incredible biography.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Invest Like the Best
Patrick O'Shaughnessy (host) · Watch & Listen · in 13 other episodes
David draws on Sam Hinkie's Invest Like the Best discussion of Robert Caro to reinforce Charlie Munger's lesson about the total sacrifice demanded by extreme ambition.
Founder theme
The Defiant Ones
Allen Hughes · Watch & Listen · in 11 other episodes
David calls The Defiant Ones one of his favorite documentaries, recommends watching it on HBO, and describes it as a documentary about entrepreneurship and chasing a dream.
Explicit praise · Founder theme
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