332 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
    • 4.9 • 795 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

    #322 Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines)

    #322 Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines)

    What 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.

    • 47 min
    #321 Working with Jeff Bezos

    #321 Working with Jeff Bezos

    What I learned from reading Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    #320 The Making of Winston Churchill Part 2

    #320 The Making of Winston Churchill Part 2

    What I learned from reading Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill by Michael Shelden.

    • 1 hr
    Sam Zemurray (The Fish That Ate the Whale)

    Sam Zemurray (The Fish That Ate the Whale)

    What I learned from rereading The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen.

    • 1 hr 35 min
    #319 The Making of Winston Churchill Part 1

    #319 The Making of Winston Churchill Part 1

    What I learned from reading Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard.

    • 50 min
    The best interview I've ever done about Founders

    The best interview I've ever done about Founders

    What I learned from the first 6 years of making Founders.

    • 1 hr 21 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
795 Ratings

795 Ratings

DeathsquadBayArea ,

Greatest podcast ever

Every episode is a goldmine. Thank you David for all that you do

BBlaze4 ,

Never binged podcast episodes

Heard of this podcast via MFM. The way they described David is exactly the type of person I want to surround myself with. His obsession and attention to detail is so helpful in learning tidbits about the worlds biggest game changer.

Wish these would be longer!

RListener ,

🐐 Best podcast. Just start listening.

Go back to episode #1 and start. This is hands down the best podcast I’ve ever listened to. David has made a very real contribution to many people’s lives, and to business and founders as a whole, through his work here. Listen to it on your trip to work when you need a reminder to gut it out and keep going.

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