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13My guest today is David Senra. David is the host of podcast shows Founders. Every week, he reads a biography of an entrepreneur so listeners can learn the lessons from those greatest history and modern figures.
In this episode, we discussed:
- What motivated David to start this niche show to share his learnings of biography and autobiography?
- How many founders were influenced by those who came before (e.g. Jobs influenced by Edwin Land, Bezos influenced by Sam Walton etc.)? And what’s so special about Benjamin Franklin?
- What’s the most inspiring story among 200+ founders stories David read? And what’s one unbelievable story from listeners that drove David jumped out of bed every morning?
- What are the top THREE lessons previous founders can teach and impact current founders?
- Where do founders like Micheal Jordan and Larry Ellison’s drive come from?
- What are some intriguing individual connections among founders that surprised us?
- What creators can learn from Ernest Hemingway, George Lucas and Stephen King?
- What essential mindset should founders have to turn problems into opportunities?
- Why shouldn’t current founders follow the formula but focus on the lessons provided by the previous founders?
- What’s the ONE thing that founders regret on their deathbed?
- What would David’s biography be? What legacy does he want to leave to his children based on his learnings?
Books/links mentioned in this episode:
- Dan Carlin Hardcore History
- Kevin Rose interviewing Elon Musk
- Jocko Podcast
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by ERIC JORGENSON
- Founders Podcast Books List
- Insisting On the Impossible : The Life of Edwin Land
- Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
- Indie Hackers Interviewing Pieter Levels
- Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics and the Making of an Automobile Empire
- Born of This Land: My Life Story by Chung Ju-Yung
- Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
- Most Recommended Books by Richard Reis
- Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony by Akio Morita
- Dru Riley 100 Rules — Personal Philosophy
- Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life
- Driven From Within by Michael Jordan and Mark Vancil
