The book this episode covers
Hess, The Last Oil Baron
Tina Davis and Jessica Resnick-Ault · Reading rank 194 · in 3 other episodes
David highly recommends buying the book.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
Brad Jacobs · Reading rank 51 · in 10 other episodes
David draws the management idea of deliberate understaffing from this book to compare with Leon Hess's practices.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Who Is Michael Ovitz?
Michael Ovitz · Reading rank 52 · in 7 other episodes
David calls Mike Ovitz's autobiography excellent.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
General Patton's speech to the Third Army
George S. Patton · Watch & Listen · in 4 other episodes
David says he has listened to Patton's speech to the Third Army many times.
Reread language
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