Founders #307 · · 4 books

The World's Great Family Dynasties: Rockefeller, Rothschild, Morgan, & Toyada

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The book this episode covers

  1. Dynasties

    David S. Landes · Reading rank 257

    David recommends buying the book and suggests reading individual family chapters before turning to longer biographies.

    Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme

Books David recommends along the way

  1. Zero to One

    Peter Thiel with Blake Masters · Reading rank 5 · in 48 other episodes

    David applies a Zero to One idea about technology to Sakichi Toyoda's early innovations.

    Cross-episode reference · Founder theme

  2. Softwar

    Matthew Symonds with Larry Ellison · Reading rank 81 · in 5 other episodes

    David calls Softwar a fantastic biography of Larry Ellison.

    Explicit praise · Founder theme

  3. The Hour of Fate

    Susan Berfield · Reading rank 122 · in 7 other episodes

    David calls The Hour of Fate excellent and recommends buying it.

    Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise

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