The book this episode covers
Tycoon's War
Stephen Dando-Collins · Reading rank 93 · in 4 other episodes
David closes by recommending readers buy the book for the full story.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charles T. Munger, edited by Peter D. Kaufman · Reading rank 11 · in 44 other episodes
David draws on Charlie Munger's 'surfing' framework for analyzing successful founders.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
The Invisible Billionaire
Jerry Shields · Reading rank 19 · in 15 other episodes
David calls The Invisible Billionaire one of his favorite books covered on the show.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme
The First Tycoon
T.J. Stiles · Reading rank 232 · in 2 other episodes
David identifies The First Tycoon as a biography he read and uses its wealth statistic to frame Vanderbilt’s scale.
Founder theme
Also mentioned
The 38 Letters from John D. Rockefeller to His Son
John D. Rockefeller (attributed) · Reading rank 152 · in 2 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