The book this episode covers
Leading by Design
Bertil Torekull · Reading rank 61 · in 9 other episodes
David closes the episode by highly recommending the book to listeners.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
Sam Walton
Sam Walton · Reading rank 9 · in 24 other episodes
David compares Sam Walton's autobiography's cost-control philosophy to Ingvar Kamprad's own obsession with cost awareness.
Founder theme
The Testament of a Furniture Dealer
Ingvar Kamprad · Reading rank 372 · in 2 other episodes
David says the IKEA Bible was so great he had it printed and bound.
Explicit praise · Founder theme
Also mentioned
The House of Arnault
Brad Stone and Angelina Rascouet · Reading rank 99 · in 6 other episodes
David applies The House of Arnault's account of Arnault entering China in 1992 as an early luxury-market wave, the same surfing example drawn from the Bloomberg piece on episode 355.
Founder theme
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