A collection of my favorite stories from the books we covered on the podcast in 2025.
00:00 The Journey of Podcasting and Learning
02:41 Sam Walton - Saturday morning meetings
08:01 Elon Musk - Bottlenecks
12:28 Chesty Puller - "We're entirely surrounded"
14:19 Chesty Puller - Profit from your mistakes
16:30 John D. Rockefeller's Job Search
19:26 John D. Rockefeller's ceaseless pursuit of even minor improvements
23:17 Steve Jobs top 3 priorities
25:39 Bob Belleville leading up the chain
29:24 Jeff Bezos' enthusiasm
31:10 Amazon's Flywheel
33:14 Jocko Willink's map of Ramadi
37:28 Nvidia's NV30 communication challenges
41:25 Closing