Founders #367 · · 4 books

Inside the Contrarian Mind of Sam Zell

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The book this episode covers

  1. Money Talks, Bullshit Walks

    Ben Johnson · Reading rank 348

    David draws on the book's repeated Zell maxims to emphasize the founder theme of repetition.

    Dedicated episode · Founder theme

Books David recommends along the way

  1. The Defiant Ones

    Allen Hughes · Watch & Listen · in 11 other episodes

    David calls The Defiant Ones one of his favorite documentaries, possibly his favorite, identifies its Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre subject, and says it is excellent.

    Explicit praise

Also mentioned

  1. The Invisible Billionaire

    Jerry Shields · Reading rank 19 · in 15 other episodes

    David cites a matching cost-control anecdote from The Invisible Billionaire about Daniel Ludwig to reinforce a founder theme.

    Founder theme

  2. The Big Score

    Jacquie McNish · Reading rank 311 · in 3 other episodes

    Cross-episode reference

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