The books this episode covers
Distant Force
George A. Roberts with Robert J. McVicker · Reading rank 40 · in 12 other episodes
David says the out-of-print book is hard to find and highly recommends it.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
The Outsiders
William N. Thorndike Jr. · Reading rank 45 · in 9 other episodes
David draws on the books' examples of Singleton teaching his operating philosophy one-on-one.
Dedicated episode · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
The Fish That Ate the Whale
Rich Cohen · Reading rank 2 · in 38 other episodes
David directly calls this Sam Zemurray biography fantastic.
Explicit praise · Founder theme
Also mentioned
Zero to One
Peter Thiel with Blake Masters · Reading rank 5 · in 48 other episodes
In an AppLovin sponsor segment, David calls a quote from Zero to One one of his all-time favorites.
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