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983 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsLearn from history's greatest entrepreneurs. Every week I read a biography of an entrepreneur and find ideas you can use in your work. This quote explains why: "There are thousands of years of history in which lots and lots of very smart people worked very hard and ran all types of experiments on how to create new businesses, invent new technology, new ways to manage etc. They ran these experiments throughout their entire lives. At some point, somebody put these lessons down in a book. For very little money and a few hours of time, you can learn from someone’s accumulated experience. There is so much more to learn from the past than we often realize. You could productively spend your time reading experiences of great people who have come before and you learn every time." —Marc Andreessen
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Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
June 10, 2021 23:59 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBWhat I learned from reading Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class by Luke Barr. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graham Bell, Bill G...
#184 The Autobiography of The Founder of Four Seasons
June 06, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBWhat I learned from reading Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy by Isadore Sharp. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- [0:01] When I built my first hotel I knew nothing about the hotel business. [4:28] He refused to settle for the pragmatic dictum of maturity. Issy also skipped skepticism and "Let's be sensible." People said he was naïve, w...
#184 Isadore Sharp (Four Seasons)
June 06, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBWhat I learned from reading Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy by Isadore Sharp. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- [0:01] When I built my first hotel I knew nothing about the hotel business. [4:28] He refused to settle for the pragmatic dictum of maturity. Issy also skipped skepticism and "Let's be sensible." People said he was naïve, with a kind of glandular optimism. Perhaps. But as i...
#184 Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy
June 06, 2021 15:22 - 39 minutes - 36 MBWhat I learned from reading Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy by Isadore Sharp. Listen to every full episode for $10 a month or $99 a year. The key ideas you'll learn pays for the subscription cost thousands of times over. WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING: “Founders is the only podcast I pay for and it’s worth 100x the cost.” “I’ve now listened to every episode. From this knowledge I’ve doubled my business to $500k a year. Love your passion and recommend your podcast to everyo...
Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy
June 06, 2021 15:22 - 39 minutes - 36 MBWhat I learned from reading Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy by Isadore Sharp. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graham Bell, Bill Gates, P.T. Barnum, Edwin L...
#183 Johnny Carson
June 04, 2021 13:32 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBWhat I learned from reading Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- [13:50] He often told me that all it took to turn the most electrifying film stars into dullards was to be around them for a while. But he felt that way around everybody. There were very few social scenes in which he was ever really comfortable. [14:07] Johnny was comfortable in front of twenty million but j...
Johnny Carson
June 04, 2021 13:32 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBWhat I learned from reading Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graham Bell, Bill Gates, P.T. Barnum, Edwin Land, Henry Ford, Walter Chrysler, ...
#182 Warren Buffett (The Making of an American Capitalist)
May 29, 2021 12:08 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBWhat I learned from reading Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- His talent sprang from his unrivaled independence of mind and ability to focus on his work and shut out the world, yet those same qualities exacted a toll. He emerged from those first hard years with an absolute drive to become very, very rich. He thought about it before he ...
#182 Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
May 29, 2021 12:08 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBWhat I learned from reading Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- His talent sprang from his unrivaled independence of mind and ability to focus on his work and shut out the world, yet those same qualities exacted a toll. He emerged from those first hard years with an absolute drive to bec...
Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
May 29, 2021 12:08 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBWhat I learned from reading Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graham Bell, Bill Gates, P.T. Barnum, Edwin L...
#181 Paul Orfalea (Kinkos)
May 23, 2021 19:31 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBWhat I learned from reading Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called Kinkos by Paul Orfalea. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- [4:23] I've never met a more circular, out-of-the-box thinker. It's often exhausting trying to keep up with him. [5:21] I graduated from high school eighth from the bottom of my class of 1,200. Frankly, I still have no idea how those s...
#181 How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called Kinkos
May 23, 2021 19:31 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBWhat I learned from reading Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called Kinkos by Paul Orfalea. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- [4:23] I've never met a more circular, out-of-the-box thinker. It's often exhausting trying to keep up with him. [5:21] I graduated from high school eighth from the bottom of my class ...
#181 Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called Kinkos
May 23, 2021 19:31 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBWhat I learned from reading Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called Kinkos by Paul Orfalea. --- This episode is brought to you by Vesto. Vesto makes it easy for you to invest your business's idle cash so you can earn yields through US treasuries, cash sweeps, and more. Learn more at getvesto.com Vesto Advisors, LLC (“Vesto”) is an SEC registered investment adviser. Registration with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Mo...
Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called Kinkos
May 23, 2021 19:31 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBWhat I learned from reading Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called Kinkos by Paul Orfalea. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graha...
#180 Jeff Bezos (Invention of a Global Empire)
May 17, 2021 04:30 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBWhat I learned from reading Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire by Brad Stone. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- [1:47] Every interesting thing I've ever done, every important thing I've ever done, every beneficial thing I've ever done, has been through a cascade of experiments and mistakes and failures. I'm covered in scar tissues as a result of this. [6:19] I absolutely k...
#180 Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire
May 17, 2021 04:30 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBWhat I learned from reading Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire by Brad Stone. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- [1:47] Every interesting thing I've ever done, every important thing I've ever done, every beneficial thing I've ever done, has been through a cascade of experiments and mistakes and failures. I'm covered in scar ...
Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire
May 17, 2021 04:30 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBWhat I learned from reading Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire by Brad Stone. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graham Bell, Bill Gates, P.T. Bar...
Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
May 13, 2021 14:44 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBWhat I learned from Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- [3:58] What is best for the customer? Do that: "Amazon believes that long-term growth is best produced by putting the customer first. If you held this conviction, what kind of company would you build?...
Jeff Bezos Part 2
May 13, 2021 14:44 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBWhat I learned from Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr. Become a Misfit now to automatically unlock every full length episode. You will get access to 187 full-length episodes available nowhere else. A new episode is added every week. Learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Dr. Suess, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Mun...
Jeff Bezos (Insights, Stories, and Secrets)
May 13, 2021 14:44 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBWhat I learned from Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- [3:58] What is best for the customer? Do that: "Amazon believes that long-term growth is best produced by putting the customer first. If you held this conviction, what kind of company would you build?" [7:05] Jeff skips the conferences and dinners: "...
#179 The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
May 10, 2021 13:34 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBWhat I learned from The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone. This is part one of a three part series on Jeff Bezos. The next two books are Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon and Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- [0:54] It may...
#179 Jeff Bezos
May 10, 2021 13:34 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBWhat I learned from The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone. This is part one of a three part series on Jeff Bezos. The next two books are Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon and Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- (0:54) It may very well be that the absolute intensity of drive ...
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
May 10, 2021 13:34 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWhat I learned from The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graham Bell, Bill Gates, P.T. Barnum, Edwin Land, ...
Jeff Bezos Part 1
May 10, 2021 13:34 - 45 minutes - 42 MBWhat I learned from The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone. Upgrade now to automatically unlock every full length episode. You will get access to 186 full-length episodes available nowhere else. A new episode is added every week. Learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Dr. Suess, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arn...
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos —The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
May 06, 2021 14:59 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBWhat I learned from reading The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos by Christian Davenport. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes. Subscribers learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Dr. Suess, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill...
#178 Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products
May 03, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBWhat I learned from reading Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Productsby Leander Kahney. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- [4:43] Mike Ive influence on his son’s talent was purely nurturing. They were constantly keeping up a conversation about made-objects and hw they could be made better. [6:39] I came to realize that what was really important was the care that was put into it. What I real...
Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products
May 03, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBWhat I learned from reading Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Productsby Leander Kahney. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graham Bell, Bill Gates, P.T. Barnum, Ed...
#177 Robert Campeau (Junk Bonds and Retail Bankruptcy)
April 26, 2021 17:03 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBWhat I learned from reading Going for Broke: How Robert Campeau Bankrupted the Retail Industry, Jolted the Junk Bond Market, and Brought the Booming Eighties to a Crashing Halt by John Rothchild. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- [0:01] A stranger comes to Wall Street, borrows nearly $4 billion to acquire a company that six months earlier he'd never even heard of. This transaction is scarcely settled b...
#177 Going for Broke: How Robert Campeau Bankrupted the Retail Industry, Jolted the Junk Bond Market, and Brought the Booming Eighties to a Crashing Halt
April 26, 2021 17:03 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBWhat I learned from reading Going for Broke: How Robert Campeau Bankrupted the Retail Industry, Jolted the Junk Bond Market, and Brought the Booming Eighties to a Crashing Halt by John Rothchild. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- [0:01] A stranger comes to Wall Street, borrows nearly $4 billion to acquire a company that six months earlier he'd never ev...
Going for Broke: How Robert Campeau Bankrupted the Retail Industry, Jolted the Junk Bond Market, and Brought the Booming Eighties to a Crashing Halt
April 26, 2021 17:03 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBWhat I learned from reading Going for Broke: How Robert Campeau Bankrupted the Retail Industry, Jolted the Junk Bond Market, and Brought the Booming Eighties to a Crashing Halt by John Rothchild. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Kn...
#176 Linus Torvalds (Creator of Linux)
April 18, 2021 21:14 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBWhat I learned from reading Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds and David Diamond. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- [0:01] From a party of one it now counted millions of users on every continent, including Antartica, and even outer space, if you count NASA outposts. Not only was it the most common operating system, but its very development model—an intricate web of...
#176 Linus Torvalds
April 18, 2021 21:14 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBWhat I learned from reading Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds and David Diamond. ---- Come see a live show with me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy from Invest Like The Best on October 19th in New York City. Get your tickets here! ---- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- [0:01] From a party of one it now counted millions ...
#176 Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
April 18, 2021 21:14 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBWhat I learned from reading Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds and David Diamond. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- [0:01] From a party of one it now counted millions of users on every continent, including Antartica, and even outer space, if you count NASA outposts. Not only was it the most common operating system,...
Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
April 18, 2021 21:14 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBWhat I learned from reading Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds and David Diamond. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graham Bell, Bill Ga...
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
April 11, 2021 19:09 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBWhat I learned from reading The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graham Bell, Bill Gates, P.T. Barnu...
#175 Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
April 11, 2021 19:09 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBWhat I learned from reading The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- “I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — Gareth Be like Gareth. Buy ...
#174 Overdrive: Bill Gates
April 05, 2021 12:25 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBWhat I learned from reading Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace by James Wallace. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- There would be an industry breakthrough unimagined at the time, and it would be made by a company that didn’t yet exist. [7:55] Another corollary to Joys Law of Innovation was that the number of bright people in any ...
#174 Bill Gates (Overdrive)
April 05, 2021 12:25 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBWhat I learned from reading Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace by James Wallace. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- There would be an industry breakthrough unimagined at the time, and it would be made by a company that didn’t yet exist. [7:55] Another corollary to Joys Law of Innovation was that the number of bright people in any company went down as the size went up. [10:47] As ...
Overdrive: Bill Gates
April 05, 2021 12:25 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBWhat I learned from reading Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace by James Wallace. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graham Bell, Bill Gates, P.T. Barnum,...
#173 The Life and Times of Louis B. Mayer
March 28, 2021 15:15 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWhat I learned from reading Hollywood Rajah: The Life and Times of Louis B. Mayer by Bosley Crowther. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- The reason so many people showed up at his funeral was because they wanted to make sure he was dead. [0:50] He is in that phalanx of men of aggressive bent who seized on the opportunities that an expanding civilizati...
#173 Louis B. Mayer (Movie mogul)
March 28, 2021 15:15 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWhat I learned from reading Hollywood Rajah: The Life and Times of Louis B. Mayer by Bosley Crowther. ---- Come see a live show with me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy from Invest Like The Best on October 19th in New York City. Get your tickets here! ---- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- The reason so many people showed up at his funeral was because they ...
#173 Louis B. Mayer (MGM Studios)
March 28, 2021 15:15 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWhat I learned from reading Hollywood Rajah: The Life and Times of Louis B. Mayer by Bosley Crowther. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- The reason so many people showed up at his funeral was because they wanted to make sure he was dead. [0:50] He is in that phalanx of men of aggressive bent who seized on the opportunities that an expanding civilization exposed. With them, he ascended to high places a...
The Life and Times of Louis B. Mayer
March 28, 2021 15:15 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBWhat I learned from reading Hollywood Rajah: The Life and Times of Louis B. Mayer by Bosley Crowther. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. You will learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John D. Rockefeller, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Enzo Ferrari, Estee Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Phil Knight, Joseph Pulitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Graham Bell, Bill Gates, P.T. Barnum,...
#172 Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
March 22, 2021 15:17 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBWhat I learned from reading Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX by Eric Berger. Listen to every full episode for $10 a month or $99 a year. The key ideas you'll learn pays for the subscription cost thousands of times over. WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING: “Without a doubt, the highest value-to-cost ratio I’ve taken advantage of in the last year is the Founders podcast premium feed. Tap into eons of knowledge and experiences, condensed into digestible portions...
Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
March 22, 2021 15:17 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBWhat I learned from reading Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX by Eric Berger. Subscribe to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full length episodes. WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING: “Without a doubt, the highest value-to-cost ratio I’ve taken advantage of in the last year is the Founders podcast premium feed. Tap into eons of knowledge and experiences, condensed into digestible portions. Highly, highly recommend. “Uniquely outstandin...
#172 Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
March 21, 2021 20:34 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBWhat I learned from reading Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX by Eric Berger. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- [12:38] Numerous other entrepreneurs had tried playing at rocket science before, Musk well knew. He wanted to learn from their mistakes so as not to repeat them. [20:55] He could be difficult to work for...
#172 Elon Musk (Early Days of SpaceX)
March 21, 2021 20:34 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBWhat I learned from reading Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX by Eric Berger. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- [12:38] Numerous other entrepreneurs had tried playing at rocket science before, Musk well knew. He wanted to learn from their mistakes so as not to repeat them. [20:55] He could be difficult to work for, certainly. But his early hires could immediately ...
#171 The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune
March 15, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBWhat I learned from reading The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune by Conor O'Clery. --- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- He celebrated having divested himself personally of the vast wealth with which fate and his genius for making money had burdened him. [0:01] Feeney was already showing a trait that would as...
#171: Chuck Feeney (The Billionaire Who Wasn't)
March 15, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBWhat I learned from reading The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune by Conor O'Clery. ---- Come see a live show with me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy from Invest Like The Best on October 19th in New York City. Get your tickets here! ---- Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium Subscribers can: -ask me questions directly -listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes -listen to every bonus episode --- He celebrated having divested himself pers...
#171: Chuck Feeney (The Billionaire who gave all of his money away)
March 15, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBWhat I learned from reading The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune by Conor O'Clery. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- He celebrated having divested himself personally of the vast wealth with which fate and his genius for making money had burdened him. [0:01] Feeney was already showing a trait that would assert itself throughout his life: thinking big and a...