Founders #40 · · 9 books
Insisting On The Impossible: The Life of Edwin Land and Instant: The Story of Polaroid
The books this episode covers
Instant
Christopher Bonanos · Reading rank 66 · in 6 other episodes
David confirms he read this book specifically for the episode alongside the Land biography.
Dedicated episode
Insisting on the Impossible
Victor K. McElheny · Reading rank 102 · in 9 other episodes
David opens the episode with a direct quote from this book's introduction and names it as a primary source.
Dedicated episode
Books David recommends along the way
Becoming Steve Jobs
Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli · Reading rank 8 · in 20 other episodes
David calls Becoming Steve Jobs one of the best books he has ever read on Steve Jobs.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson · Reading rank 13 · in 23 other episodes
David uses Isaacson's account of Jobs and Edwin Land to connect entrepreneurship with the intersection of the humanities and sciences.
Founder theme
Also mentioned
Steve Jobs's 1985 Playboy interview
Steve Jobs with David Sheff · Reading rank 95 · in 6 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
The Space Barons
Christian Davenport · Reading rank 101 · in 11 other episodes
David uses the book's account of Bezos's grandfather to discuss self-reliance.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
A Triumph of Genius
Ronald K. Fierstein · Reading rank 158 · in 6 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
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