Founders #69 · · 3 books
Charles Goodyear: An Inventor's Obsession and the Struggle for a Rubber Monopoly
The book this episode covers
The Goodyear Story
Richard Korman · Reading rank 315
The host highlights the book's value as an inspiration for entrepreneurs and says he still got value from it despite initially misunderstanding the Goodyear Tires connection.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise
Books David recommends along the way
Unscaled
Hemant Taneja with Kevin Maney · Reading rank 359 · in 5 other episodes
The host says he largely agrees with Unscaled's thesis that industrial-era economies of scale are reversing.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
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