The book this episode covers
How Larry Gagosian Reshaped the Art World
Patrick Radden Keefe · Reading rank 214 · in 2 other episodes
David tells listeners they need to read the whole piece.
Founder theme · Dedicated episode · Explicit praise
Books David recommends along the way
The Fish That Ate the Whale
Rich Cohen · Reading rank 2 · in 38 other episodes
David calls The Fish That Ate the Whale one of his favorite books, likely a favorite of listeners too.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Zero to One
Peter Thiel with Blake Masters · Reading rank 5 · in 48 other episodes
David uses Peter Thiel's first-principles line from Zero to One to explain Gagosian's unconventional business decisions.
Founder theme
The Invisible Billionaire
Jerry Shields · Reading rank 19 · in 15 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Also mentioned
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charles T. Munger, edited by Peter D. Kaufman · Reading rank 11 · in 44 other episodes
David draws a founder-notebook analogy from a line in Poor Charlie's Almanack about the value contained in inexpensive history books.
Founder theme
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