#126: Larry Ellison (The Billionaire and the Mechanic)
What I learned from reading The Billionaire and the Mechanic: How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the America’s Cup, Twice by Julian Guthrie. ---- [0:01] Lar...
20 Mai 20201h 8min
#125 Charles Kettering (inventor, engineer, founder)
What I learned from reading Professional Amateur: The Biography of Charles Franklin Kettering by Thomas Boyd ---- [3:06] If you had to summarize Charles Kettering this is the way you would do it: “As ...
15 Mai 20201h 11min
#124 Larry Ellison and Oracle
What I learned from reading Softwar: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle by Matthew Symonds. ---- [0:01] Although much of my time with him coincided with a period of adversity for Oracle,...
9 Mai 20201h 11min
#123 Albert Champion (Record-Setting Racer to Dashing Tycoon)
What I learned from reading The Fast Times of Albert Champion: From Record-Setting Racer to Dashing Tycoon, An Untold Story of Speed, Success, and Betrayal by Peter Joffre Nye. ---- [0:01] A brief sum...
1 Mai 20201h 4min
#122 Alfred Sloan (General Motors)
What I learned from reading My Years with General Motors by Alfred Sloan. ---- [2:40] There are ideas worth billions in a $30 history book: Henry talked to me on several occasions about a book by the ...
26 Apr 20201h 5min
#121 Billy Durant and Alfred Sloan (General Motors)
What I learned from reading Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, A Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American History by William Pelfrey. ---- [0:01] They were oil...
19 Apr 20201h 22min
#120 Billy Durant (Creator of General Motors)
What I learned from reading Billy Durant Creator of General Motors: The Story of the Flamboyant Genius Who Helped Lead America into the Automobile Age by Lawrence Gustin. ---- [0:32] DURANT MAY BE THE...
11 Apr 20201h 11min
#119 The Dodge Brothers
What I learned from reading The Dodge Brothers: The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy by Charles Hyde. ---- This is the story of two small town machinists who became enormously successful automobile...
5 Apr 202053min
