Founders #38 · · 6 books
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
The book this episode covers
The Space Barons
Christian Davenport · Reading rank 101 · in 11 other episodes
David praises the book's compare-and-contrast treatment of Bezos and Musk's styles as the reason he merged what were originally two planned separate episodes.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise
Books David recommends along the way
The Fish That Ate the Whale
Rich Cohen · Reading rank 2 · in 38 other episodes
David applies Zemurray’s room-for-improvement operating lesson to Jeff Bezos.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
The Wright Brothers
David McCullough · Reading rank 15 · in 12 other episodes
David recommends The Wright Brothers to every entrepreneur, citing the resourcefulness demonstrated by the Wright Brothers.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
Also mentioned
Jeff Bezos' Shareholder Letters
Jeff Bezos · Reading rank 4 · in 32 other episodes
David uses Bezos's 1997 Day One shareholder letter while explaining Amazon's startup culture.
Founder theme
Elon Musk
Ashlee Vance · Reading rank 34 · in 9 other episodes
David calls “Ashlee Vance’s great book on Elon Musk” a useful source; the author and subject identify the indexed Vance biography.
Explicit praise
Each note is a short paraphrase of why David brings the book up. Book pages show every piece of evidence and its review status. How ranking works