Founders #348 · · 8 books
The Financial Genius Behind A Century of Wall Street Scandals: Ivar Kreuger
The book this episode covers
The Match King
Frank Partnoy · Reading rank 168 · in 4 other episodes
David positively describes the book as reading like a thriller.
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 an extended founder theme on the power of incentives from this book.
Founder theme
A Man for All Markets
Edward O. Thorp · Reading rank 14 · in 16 other episodes
David calls Ed Thorp's autobiography one of his favorite books and recommends it.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Reread language
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Eric Jorgenson · Reading rank 33 · in 18 other episodes
David calls this book one of his favorite books.
Explicit praise
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Lawrence A. Cunningham (editor); Warren E. Buffett · Reading rank 126 · in 6 other episodes
David uses Buffett’s advice on debt and survival from The Essays of Warren Buffett to examine Ivar Kreuger’s risk-taking.
Founder theme
Today and Tomorrow
Henry Ford and Samuel Crowther · Reading rank 243 · in 1 other episode
David surfaces a Henry Ford debt warning from this book via a keyword search demonstration.
Cross-episode reference · 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