Founders #381 · · 6 books

I Had Dinner With Michael Ovitz

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The book this episode covers

  1. Who Is Michael Ovitz?

    Michael Ovitz · Reading rank 52 · in 7 other episodes

    Calls Michael's autobiography excellent and recommends buying and reading it.

    Explicit praise · Founder theme

Books David recommends along the way

  1. Sam Walton

    Sam Walton · Reading rank 9 · in 24 other episodes

    David cites a business-efficiency lesson from Sam Walton's autobiography during the episode's sponsor segment.

    Founder theme

Also mentioned

  1. Born of This Land

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

    David enthusiastically singles out Chung Ju-yung’s autobiography while recommending biographies of lesser-known founders.

    Explicit praise

  2. Hess, The Last Oil Baron

    Tina Davis and Jessica Resnick-Ault · Reading rank 194 · in 3 other episodes

    Cross-episode reference

  3. King of the Cowboys

    Jim Dent · Reading rank 302 · in 1 other episode

    Cross-episode reference

  4. Jeff Bezos interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit

    Jeff Bezos with Andrew Ross Sorkin · Watch & Listen · in 3 other episodes

    Cross-episode reference

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