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FoundersApril 1, 2022

Steve Jobs and His Heroes

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---- Come see a live show with me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy from Invest Like The Best on October 19th in New York City. Get your tickets here! ---- On Steve Jobs #5 Steve Jobs: The Biography #19 Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader #76 Return To The Little Kingdom: Steve Jobs and The Creation of Apple #77 Steve Jobs & The NeXT Big Thing #204 Inside Steve Jobs' Brain #214 Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography #235 To Pixar And Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History Bonus Episodes on Steve Jobs Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success (Between #112 and #113) Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs (Between #110 and #111) On Jony Ive and Steve Jobs #178 Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products On Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs #34 Creativity Inc: Overcoming The Unseen Forces That Stand In The Way of True Inspiration On Steve Jobs and several other technology company founders #157 The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution #208 In the Company of Giants: Candid Conversations With the Visionaries of the Digital World STEVE JOBS'S INFLUENCES Edwin Land #40 Insisting On The Impossible: The Life of Edwin Land and Instant: The Story of Polaroid #132 The Instant Image: Edwin Land and The Polaroid Experience #133 Land's Polaroid: A Company and The Man Who Invented It #134 A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War Bob Noyce and Andy Grove #8 The Intel Trinity: How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World's Most Important Company #159 Swimming Across #166 The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley Nolan Bushnell #36 Finding The Next Steve Jobs: How to Find, Keep, and Nurture Talent Akio Morita #102 Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony Walt Disney #2 Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination #39 Walt Disney: An American Original #158 Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World J. Robert Oppenheimer #215 The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—The Unlikely Partnership that Built the Atom Bomb Henry Ford #9 I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford #26 My Life and Work: The Autobiography of Henry Ford #80 Today and Tomorrow: Special Edition of Ford's 1926 Classic #118 My Forty Years With Ford #190 The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip David Packard and Bill Hewlett #29 The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company Alexander Graham Bell #138 Reluctant Genius: The Passionate Life and Inventive Mind of Alexander Graham Bell Robert Friedland #131 The Big Score: Robert Friedland and The Voisey's Bay Hustle Larry Ellison (Steve’s best friend) #124 Softwar: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle #126 The Billionaire and the Mechanic: How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice #127 The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison ---- Founders Notes gives you the ability to tap into the collective knowledge of history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. Use it to supplement the decisions you make in your work. Get access to Founders Notes here. ---- “I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — Gareth Be like Gareth. Buy a book: All the books featured on Founders Podcast
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Walter Isaacson

The very first episode I ever did on Steve Jobs was based on Steve Jobs' biography written by Walter Isaacson.

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Becoming Steve Jobs, The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader cover

If you could only read one biography of Steve Jobs, this is the one I would recommend. It builds on some of what Isaacson wrote about.

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Return to the Little Kingdom, Steve Jobs and the Creation of Apple cover

This book covers the first six years of Apple and is a snapshot of the early days.

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Steve Jobs and the Next Big Thing cover

This book covers the 13 years between when he got kicked out of Apple and when he returns.

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Inside Steve Jobs' Brain cover

This book was written after he came back to Apple the second time before he died.

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To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History cover

This book is written by the first CFO of Pixar and discusses Steve's approach to company building.

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Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success cover

This book is written by someone who worked at the ad agency that Steve Jobs used.

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Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs cover

This book is written by a programmer at Apple and gives insight into the design process.

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Johnny Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products cover

This biography discusses Johnny Ive's role at Apple and his relationship with Steve Jobs.

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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration cover

This book is by the co-founder of Pixar and discusses management and creativity.

ASIN: 7508649478
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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution cover

This book includes Steve Jobs and many of his heroes, discussing the digital revolution.

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In the Company of Giants: Candid Conversations with Visionaries of the Digital World cover

This book consists of interviews with Steve Jobs and other technology company founders.

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Insisting on the Impossible: The Life of Edwin Land cover

This biography discusses Edwin Land, who was a significant influence on Steve Jobs.

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Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony cover

This autobiography discusses the founder of Sony and his influence on Steve Jobs.

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Walt Disney: An American Original cover

This book discusses Walt Disney's dedication to quality and innovation, which influenced Jobs.

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The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer, the Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb cover

This book discusses Oppenheimer, who influenced Steve Jobs' approach to talent.

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I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford cover

This book discusses Henry Ford, who was a significant influence on Steve Jobs.

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The HP Way cover

This biography discusses the management structure that influenced Steve Jobs at Apple.

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