The book this episode covers
The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie · Reading rank 49 · in 13 other episodes
David applies Carnegie’s cost-accounting experience as a lesson to inspect operations, understand costs, and find opportunities hidden by poor accounting.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme · Dedicated episode
Books David recommends along the way
Fooled by Randomness
Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Reading rank 369 · in 3 other episodes
David quotes Fooled by Randomness while discussing speculation and calls it one of his favorite books.
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