The book this episode covers
Les Schwab Pride in Performance
Les Schwab · Reading rank 28 · in 10 other episodes
David highly recommends obtaining and reading a copy of the book, calling it fascinating.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Reread language
Books David recommends along the way
Zero to One
Peter Thiel with Blake Masters · Reading rank 5 · in 48 other episodes
David applies Peter Thiel's theme that companies must differentiate their pitches to recruits.
Founder theme
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charles T. Munger, edited by Peter D. Kaufman · Reading rank 11 · in 44 other episodes
David uses Munger's pianist illustration from Poor Charlie's Almanack to draw the theme that high-order skills need continual practice.
Founder theme
Confessions of an Advertising Man
David Ogilvy · Reading rank 20 · in 23 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
In the Company of Giants
Rama Dev Jager and Rafael Ortiz · Reading rank 27 · in 22 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Liftoff
Eric Berger · Reading rank 53 · in 11 other episodes
David uses a Liftoff hiring anecdote about Elon Musk to draw the theme of solving a recruit's obstacles rather than accepting no.
Founder theme
Pieces of the Action
Vannevar Bush · Reading rank 79 · in 8 other episodes
David calls Pieces of the Action Vannevar Bush's fantastic autobiography.
Explicit praise
Driven
Larry H. Miller with Doug Robinson · Reading rank 105 · in 10 other episodes
David draws the theme that A-player hires do not want to be micromanaged, citing Larry Miller's autobiography Driven.
Founder theme
Grinding It Out
Ray Kroc with Robert Anderson · Reading rank 111 · in 2 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
The Psychology of Human Misjudgment
Charlie Munger · Watch & Listen · in 2 other episodes
David draws on the reciprocity tendency in Charlie Munger’s Psychology of Human Misjudgment speech to explain how Les Schwab’s free tire repairs encouraged customers to return.
Founder theme
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