Library

Collection of books, podcasts, and ideas that I've found useful. Captured here so I can better internalize learnings, but maybe others will find these cliff notes useful too.

Podcast: The NFL

Why media, marketing, and storytelling matters.

Podcast: The NFL

Podcast: NVIDIA

Betting the company and timing matters (and you may need some luck on your side).

Podcast: NVIDIA

Podcast: Berkshire Hathaway

Compounding, patience, and building an empire the American way.

Podcast: Berkshire Hathaway

Podcast: Standard Oil

Ruthlessness and the birth of modern industry. American Dynamism fuel.

Podcast: Standard Oil

Book: Scaling People

Read this when we were passing 30 employees. Want to read again when we're 50.

Book: Scaling People

Book: Abundance

Insights on why civic infrastructure has stalled in the U.S. and my ideas on how to fix that.

Book: Abundance

Book: The Art of the Deal

Several good lessons on sophisticated deal making, negotiating tactics, and playing 4D chess while others are playing checkers.

Book: The Art of the Deal

Book: Elon Musk

Some of the most inspiring things a founder can read.

Book: Elon Musk

Book: Never Split the Difference

A must read for anyone who wants to level up their negotiating skills. Particularly useful for enterprise sales and commercial partnerships.

Book: Never Split the Difference

Book: RIch Dad Poor Dad

Read this sophomore year of college and it completely changed how I thought about my goals in life.

Book: RIch Dad Poor Dad

Book: Made in America

Book: Made in America

Book: Steve Jobs

The most inspiring thing a founder can read.

Book: Steve Jobs

Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Thhings

Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Thhings