Founders #360 · · 6 books

Robert Kierlin: Founder of Fastenal

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This episode is cited on the Building through years of rejection reading path.

The book this episode covers

  1. The Power of Fastenal People

    Robert A. Kierlin · Reading rank 118 · in 3 other episodes

    David describes The Power of Fastenal People as a cult classic about a compounding business and strongly recommends buying it.

    Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme

Books David recommends along the way

  1. Les Schwab Pride in Performance

    Les Schwab · Reading rank 28 · in 10 other episodes

    David calls Les Schwab's autobiography incredible and short and to the point.

    Explicit praise · Founder theme · Cross-episode reference

  2. How to Make a Few Billion Dollars

    Brad Jacobs · Reading rank 51 · in 10 other episodes

    David calls Brad Jacobs's book excellent.

    Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme

  3. Born of This Land

    Chung Ju-yung · Reading rank 75 · in 7 other episodes

    David calls Chung Ju-yung's autobiography the most inspiring autobiography he has ever read.

    Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme

  4. Bloomberg by Bloomberg

    Michael Bloomberg · Reading rank 88 · in 3 other episodes

    David uses Bloomberg's examples of Kodak and financial information to explain why a business must distinguish its enduring purpose from changing delivery technology.

    Founder theme

  5. The Bugatti Story

    L'Ébé Bugatti · Reading rank 106 · in 6 other episodes

    David calls the daughter-written Bugatti biography one of his favorite biographies he has ever read.

    Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme

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