360 episodes

Learn 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

Founders David Senra

    • Business
    • 4.6 • 17 Ratings

Learn 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

    #346 How Walt Disney Built Himself

    #346 How Walt Disney Built Himself

    What I learned from rereading Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler.

    • 1 hr 47 min
    #345 George Lucas

    #345 George Lucas

    What I learned from rereading George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones.

    • 1 hr 59 min
    Steven Spielberg

    Steven Spielberg

    What I learned from reading Steven Spielberg: A Biography by Joseph McBride.

    • 1 hr 38 min
    #344 Quentin Tarantino

    #344 Quentin Tarantino

    What I learned from reading Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    #343 The Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness: David Ogilvy

    #343 The Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness: David Ogilvy

    What I learned from reading Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness Being Very Good Is No Good,You Have to Be Very, Very, Very, Very, Very Good by David Ogilvy and Ogivly & Mather.

    • 32 min
    #342 The Lessons of History (Will & Ariel Durant)

    #342 The Lessons of History (Will & Ariel Durant)

    What I learned from reading The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant.

    • 53 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
17 Ratings

17 Ratings

jsun2020 ,

10 out of 10

If you are new to business or been in the game over a decade this is the one for you.

I have found it inspiring and motivating.

Loads of little nuggets of wise words from great leaders!

Great work!

KHPlank ,

My favourite podcast to date!

This is the best podcast to accidentally stumble upon if you’re into business. Honest and inspirational summaries of some of the worlds biggest success stories that started from humble beginnings.

Puffin Rocks ,

Five Stars for Founders

As an entrepreneur and aspiring founder I find this podcast to be inspirational and extremely valuable, at both the tactical and strategic level. Recommend listening for anyone in the start-up space or interested in business history.

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