The book this episode covers
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki Murakami · Reading rank 257
David says he could not put the book down and read it in about a day and a half.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
How to Do Great Work
Paul Graham · Reading rank 22 · in 12 other episodes
David calls this one of his favorite essays.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Ogilvy on Advertising
David Ogilvy · Reading rank 37 · in 16 other episodes
David uses Ogilvy's book to introduce the idea that big ideas arise from a well-informed unconscious.
Founder theme
The House of Arnault
Brad Stone and Angelina Rascouet · Reading rank 99 · in 6 other episodes
David uses The House of Arnault’s account of Arnault enjoying work every morning to compare it with Murakami’s commitment to activities that suit him.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
The Lombardi Rules
Vince Lombardi Jr. · Reading rank 408
David calls The Lombardi Rules a great book.
Explicit praise
A Wild Sheep Chase
Haruki Murakami · Reading rank 434
David explicitly frames the novel's editorial rejection and reader embrace as an entrepreneurship/differentiated-product parallel.
Founder theme
Ernest Hemingway on Writing
Ernest Hemingway, edited by Larry W. Phillips · Reading rank 434
David draws a founder-relevant lesson from Hemingway's practice of not draining himself completely each day.
Founder theme
Hear the Wind Sing
Haruki Murakami · Reading rank 434
David draws the 'Autotelic' founder theme (activity done for its own sake) from Murakami's act of writing and submitting this novel without keeping a copy.
Founder theme
Running Down a Dream, How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love
Bill Gurley · Watch & Listen · in 21 other episodes
David calls this one of his favorite talks.
Explicit praise · Founder theme
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