Founders #347 · · 5 books

How Walt Disney Built His Greatest Creation: Disneyland

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The book this episode covers

  1. Disney's Land

    Richard Snow · Reading rank 46 · in 6 other episodes

    David highly recommends reading the book and calls it a quick read with a brief life overview and detailed Disneyland account.

    Cross-episode reference · Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme · Reread language

Books David recommends along the way

  1. Disneyland / Walt Disney Presents / The Wonderful World of Walt Disney

    Walt Disney (host) · Watch & Listen

    After watching program episodes, David frames the eight-month television run as possibly the greatest product launch of all time because it functioned as a giant Disneyland advertisement.

    Founder theme

Also mentioned

  1. Against the Odds

    James Dyson · Reading rank 1 · in 25 other episodes

    David uses a quotation from James Dyson's autobiography to illustrate his own founder theme that founders are best positioned to be the face and salesperson of their own products.

    Founder theme

  2. Sam Walton

    Sam Walton · Reading rank 9 · in 24 other episodes

    David presents the transmission of Sam Walton's ideas into Bezos's companies and products as part of a recurring history-of-entrepreneurship theme.

    Founder theme

  3. Toy Story

    John Lasseter (director) · Watch & Listen · in 2 other episodes

    While recounting the Woody/Buzz naming coincidence, David calls Toy Story one of his favorite kids' movies ever.

    Explicit praise

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