The book this episode covers
Working Backwards
Colin Bryar and Bill Carr · Reading rank 79 · in 7 other episodes
David gives an absolute no-brainer recommendation to buy the book.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme · Reread language
Books David recommends along the way
Jeff Bezos' Shareholder Letters
Jeff Bezos · Reading rank 4 · in 32 other episodes
David highlights continuous improvement, learned from Toyota, as a recurring theme in Jeff's shareholder letters.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Zero to One
Peter Thiel with Blake Masters · Reading rank 5 · in 48 other episodes
David draws a parallel between Zero to One's one-person-one-responsibility idea and Amazon's single-threaded leadership.
Founder theme
Also mentioned
The Space Barons
Christian Davenport · Reading rank 101 · in 11 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Each note is a short paraphrase of why David brings the book up. Book pages show every piece of evidence and its review status. How ranking works