Latest Business biography Podcast Episodes
#326 Anna Wintour
Founders - November 06, 2023 00:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell. ---- 1. If you need tax prep and bookkeeping check out betterbookkeeping.com/founders. It's like having a full time CFO and super cheap grandpa sitting on your shoulder. 2. Vesto makes it easy for you to invest your businesses id...
#325 Larry Gagosian (Billionaire Art Dealer)
Founders - October 29, 2023 23:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading How Larry Gagosian Reshaped The Art World by Patrick Radden Keefe. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- (4:00) The dealer has been so successful selling art to masters of the univ...
#324 John D. Rockefeller (38 Letters Rockefeller Wrote to His Son)
Founders - October 21, 2023 18:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son by John D. Rockefeller. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- (5:00) My Influence had been extended to all corners of the oil indust...
Mike Bloomberg
Founders - October 10, 2023 23:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- [2:08] Answering to no one is the ultimate situation. [3:02] Twitter thread on Michael Bloomberg by Neckar.Su...
#323 Jimmy Buffett
Founders - October 03, 2023 18:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way by Ryan White and A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett. ---- I use EightSleep to get the best sleep of my life. Find out why EightSleep is loved by founders everywhere and get $150 off at eightsleep.com/founders/ ---- Ves...
#322 Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines)
Founders - September 26, 2023 21:25 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Nuts!: Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success by Kevin and Jackie Freiberg and Herb’s Heroes by David Sanders. ---- Join my free email newsletter to get my top 10 highlights from every book ---- Listen to Invest Like The Best #343 Dav...
#321 Working with Jeff Bezos
Founders - September 21, 2023 01:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr. --- I use EightSleep to get the best sleep of my life. Find out why EightSleep is loved by founders everywhere and get $150 off at eightsleep.com/founders/ ---- Vest...
#320 The Making of Winston Churchill Part 2
Founders - September 14, 2023 23:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill by Michael Shelden. ---- I use EightSleep to get the best sleep of my life. Find out why EightSleep is loved by founders everywhere and get $150 off at eightsleep.com/founders/ ---- Vesto makes it easy for you to inves...
Sam Zemurray (The Fish That Ate the Whale)
Founders - September 11, 2023 22:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from rereading The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen. ---- I use EightSleep to get the best sleep of my life. Find out why EightSleep is loved by founders everywhere and get $150 off at eightsleep.com/founders/ ---- Vesto makes ...
#319 The Making of Winston Churchill Part 1
Founders - September 05, 2023 02:48 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard. --- Vesto makes it easy for you to invest your businesses idle cash. Schedule a demo with Vesto's founder Ben and tell him David from Founders sent you. Her...
#319 Winston Churchill (the Making of Winston Churchill)
Founders - September 05, 2023 02:48 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard. --- Vesto makes it easy for you to invest your businesses idle cash. Schedule a demo with Vesto's founder Ben and tell him David from Founders sent you. Her...
The best interview I've ever done about Founders
Founders - September 03, 2023 21:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from the first 6 years of making Founders. I recorded a new episode with Patrick. It should be out soon. Follow Invest Like the Best in your favorite podcast app so you don't miss it.
#318 Alistair Urquhart (Listen to this when you’re stressed)
Founders - August 27, 2023 23:53 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific by Alistair Urquhart. --- Vesto makes it easy for you to invest your businesses idle cash. Schedule a demo with Vesto's founder Ben and tell him David from Founders sent you. Here's the ...
Come see a live show with Me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy!
Founders - August 25, 2023 16:51 - 59 seconds ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsCome see a live show with me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy on October 19th in New York City. Get your tickets here!
#317 Ed Catmull (Pixar)
Founders - August 21, 2023 18:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from rereading Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull. --- I use EightSleep to get the best sleep of my life. Find out why EightSleep is loved by founders everywhere and get $150 off at eightsleep.com/founders/ --...
#316 Bugatti
Founders - August 14, 2023 14:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading The Bugatti Story by L’Ebe Bugatti. --- I use EightSleep to get the best sleep of my life. Find out why EightSleep is loved by founders everywhere and get $150 off at eightsleep.com/founders/ --- Vesto makes it easy for you to invest your businesses idle cash. Sch...
#315 Balenciaga
Founders - August 07, 2023 01:01 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney by Paul Johnson. --- Join my free email newsletter to get my top 10 highlights from every book --- (2:20) Among the masters of Parisian fashion, Balenciaga was the greatest. (3:00) Christian Dior called Bale...
#314 Paul Graham (How To Do Great Work)
Founders - July 31, 2023 04:03 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading How To Do Great Work by Paul Graham. --- One of the best podcasts I've heard this year: Listen to Invest Like The Best #336 Jeremy Giffon Special Situations in Private Markets --- Join my free email newsletter to get my top 10 highlights from every book --- (2:...
#313 Christopher Nolan
Founders - July 25, 2023 18:08 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan by Tom Shone. --- EightSleep: Get the best sleep of your life and unlock more energy with the Pod 3. Get $150 off at eightsleep.com/founders/ --- One of the best podcasts I've heard this...
#312 Mark Twain
Founders - July 19, 2023 02:07 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Lighting Out for the Territory: How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Became Mark Twain by Roy Morris Jr. --- Tiny: Tiny is the easiest way to sell your business. Tiny is looking to partner with venture backed startups and helping you pivot to profitability. Get in tou...
#311 James Cameron
Founders - July 12, 2023 00:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron by Rebecca Keegan and The Return of James Cameron, Box Office King by Zach Baron. --- EightSleep: Get the best sleep of your life and unlock more energy with the Pod 3. Go to eightsleep.com/founders/ --- Listen to ...
#310 Walt Disney and Picasso
Founders - July 04, 2023 16:26 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney by Paul Johnson. --- (3:30) Disney made use of the new technologies throughout his creative life. (4:45) Lists of Paul Johnson books and episodes: Churchill by Paul Johnson. (Founders #225) Heroes: From Al...
Michael Jordan (The Life)
Founders - June 30, 2023 19:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby. --- (5:07) His competence was exceeded only by his confidence. (5:58) He worked at the game, and if he wasn't good at something, he had the motivation to be the best at it. (6:33) It seemed that he discovered the secret ...
#309 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Before He Was Successful)
Founders - June 26, 2023 16:16 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Arnold and Me: In the Shadow of the Austrian Oak by Barbara Outland Baker. --- EightSleep: Get the best sleep of your life and unlock more energy. Go to eightsleep.com/founders/ Tiny: Tiny is the easiest way to sell your business. Tiny provides quick and straightfo...
#308 Glock
Founders - June 19, 2023 20:11 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Glock: The Rise of America's Gun by Paul Barrett. --- Meter: Meter is the easiest way for your business to get fast, secure, and reliable internet and WiFi in any commercial space. Go to meter.com/founders --- Tiny: Tiny is the easiest way to sell your business. ...
#307: The World's Great Family Dynasties: Rockefeller, Rothschild, Morgan, & Toyada
Founders - June 12, 2023 18:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses by David Landes. Supporters of this episode: EightSleep: Get the best sleep of your life and unlock more energy with the Pod 3. Go to eightsleep.com/founders/ Meter: Meter is the easiest way...
#306 David Ogilvy (Confessions of an Advertising Man)
Founders - June 05, 2023 13:08 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy. ---- This episode is brought to you by Tiny: Tiny is the easiest way to sell your business. Tiny provides quick and straightforward exits for Founders. Get in touch by emailing [email protected] ---- This episode is br...
#305 Robert Caro on the relationship with your father, power, poverty, ruthlessness, obsession and running.
Founders - May 29, 2023 16:08 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Working by Robert Caro. This episode is brought to you by Meter: Meter is the easiest way for your business to get fast, secure, and reliable internet and WiFi in any commercial space. Go to meter.com/founders ---- This episode is brought to you by Tiny: Tiny is t...
#305 Robert Caro on power, poverty, ruthlessness, obsession and running.
Founders - May 29, 2023 16:08 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Working by Robert Caro. This episode is brought to you by Meter: Meter is the easiest way for your business to get fast, secure, and reliable internet and WiFi in any commercial space. Go to meter.com/founders ---- This episode is brought to you by Tiny: Tiny is t...
#305 Robert Caro on power, poverty, ruthlessness, & obsession
Founders - May 29, 2023 16:08 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Working by Robert Caro. ---- Listen to one of my favorite podcasts: Invest Like the Best: Sam Hinkie: Find Your People ---- [3:40] You can't get very deep into Johnson's life without realizing that the central fact of his life was his relationship with his fathe...
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