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What I learned from the first 6 years of making Founders.I recorded a new episode with Patrick. It s

What I learned from reading The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pa

Come see a live show with me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy on October 19th in New York City. Get your ti

#317 Ed Catmull (Pixar)

2023/8/21

What I learned from rereading Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way o

What I learned from rereading Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way o

#316 Bugatti

2023/8/14

What I learned from reading The Bugatti Story by L’Ebe Bugatti.---I use EightSleep to get the best s

#315 Balenciaga

2023/8/7

What I learned from reading Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney by Paul Johnson. 

What I learned from reading How To Do Great Work by Paul Graham.---Join my free email newsletter to 

#313 Christopher Nolan

2023/7/25

What I learned from reading The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher

#312 Mark Twain

2023/7/19

What I learned from reading Lighting Out for the Territory: How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Becam

#311 James Cameron

2023/7/12

What I learned from reading The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron by Rebecca Keegan and

What I learned from reading Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney by Paul Johnson. 

Michael Jordan (The Life)

2023/6/30

What I learned from reading Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby.---(5:07) His competence was

What I learned from reading Arnold and Me: In the Shadow of the Austrian Oak by Barbara Outland Bake

#308 The Founder of Glock

2023/6/19

What I learned from reading Glock: The Rise of America's Gun by Paul Barrett.  Listen to Invest Like

What I learned from reading Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Business

What I learned from reading Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy. ----Listen to one of

What I learned from reading Working by Robert Caro. ----Listen to one of my favorite podcasts: Inves

What I learned from reading Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary by Robert Price. ----[6:50] He believed

What I learned from reading The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Female CE