Founders #392 · · 4 books
Michele Ferrero and His $40 Billion Privately Owned Chocolate Empire
The book this episode covers
Michele Ferrero
Salvatore Giannella · Reading rank 257
David recommends the book but notes it is not commercially available.
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Books David recommends along the way
Against the Odds
James Dyson · Reading rank 1 · in 25 other episodes
David reads a passage from James Dyson's first autobiography about pricing power through differentiation and applies it to Ferrero's philosophy.
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Also mentioned
Die Red Bull Story
Wolfgang Fürweger · Reading rank 360 · in 1 other episode
David quotes a line from the translated Mateschitz biography about avoiding society events, drawing a parallel to Ferrero.
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A Complete Unknown
James Mangold (director) · Watch & Listen
David compares a closing quote from A Complete Unknown about Bob Dylan skipping the Nobel ceremony to Ferrero's avoidance of public recognition.
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