Mentions Across Episodes
“The speaker recommends James Dyson's first autobiography, 'Against the Odds', which he has read and reread multiple times.”
“The speaker discusses James Dyson's autobiography, highlighting Dyson's perseverance in creating the world's first cyclonic vacuum cleaner.”
“This autobiography details 14 years of struggle, highlighting the mistakes made by Dyson as a young entrepreneur and the perseverance required to succeed.”
“The speaker mentions reading James Dyson's autobiography, 'Against the Odds', which discusses the importance of the founder's role in promoting their product.”
“It's so important because we can celebrate Disney and his accomplishments after the fact. But going through this, it's so difficult that any logical person would quit.”
“The speaker highly recommends James Dyson's autobiography, 'Against the Odds', stating it's their number one recommendation after 343 episodes.”
“Go back to episode 300, James Dyson, still my favorite book against the odds and autobiography by James Dyson is still my favorite book out of every single book that I have ever read for this podcast.”
“If there was an entrepreneur that could only read one of the books that I've read so far for founders, it would be this book called Against the Odds, an autobiography of James Dyson.”
“It's why my number one recommendation is still, James Dyson's first autobiography against the odds.”
“The autobiography 'Against the Odds' by James Dyson is mentioned as it discusses using pain as fuel for success, similar to Michael Jordan's experiences.”
“This is the story of how I did it. That was an excerpt from the book that I just read for the fourth time, and the one that I'm going to talk to you about today, which is Against the Odds, an autobiography by James Dyson.”
“The speaker recommends 'Against the Odds' as a comforting read for founders, highlighting the challenges and loneliness of the entrepreneurial journey.”
“This is against the odds, an autobiography of James Dyson's. Still my number one recommendation for autobiographies. If you can only read one autobiography from an entrepreneur, that's the one I'd make it.”
“The best description of this that I've ever found came from the first autobiography James Dyson wrote, 'Against the Odds', where he discusses his journey and inspirations.”
“I highly, highly, highly recommend reading this book, buying this book. I would buy both. I would, against his original autobiography, Against the Odds, and this book, I think you read them in that order.”
“This is still my number one recommendation. I thank every single entrepreneur, every single investor, every single person that is trying to do something difficult in their life, should read this book.”
“The speaker mentions 'Against the odds', James Dyson's autobiography, describing it as a book about determination and perseverance.”
“The speaker highlights 'Against the Odds' as an autobiography by James Dyson, emphasizing its personal insights and the struggles he faced in his journey to invent and sell his products.”