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FoundersOctober 8, 2024

#367 Inside the Contrarian Mind of Sam Zell

About This Episode
What I learned from reading Money Talks, Bullsh*t Walks: Inside the Contrarian Mind of Billionaire Mogul Sam Zell by Ben Johnson. ---- Ramp gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud by going to Ramp and learning how they can help your business control your costs and save more. ---- Founders Notes gives you the superpower to learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. You can search all my notes and highlights from every book I've ever read for the podcast. Get access to Founders Notes here. ---- Join my free email newsletter to get my top 10 highlights from every book ---- Follow Founders Podcast on YouTube (Video coming soon!) ---- “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 ---- 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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Sam Zell's autobiography cover

The podcast host discusses reading Sam Zell's autobiography and the impact it had on him, leading to a meeting with Zell.

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The Invisible Billionaire cover

The podcast mentions another book called The Invisible Billionaire, which discusses Daniel Ludwig's frugality and cost management.

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Andrew Carnegie's biography cover

A line from Andrew Carnegie's biography is quoted, stating that cost control became nearly an obsession.

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Money Talks Bullshit Walks Inside the Contrarian Mind of Billionaire Mogul Sam Zell cover

This book was published in 2009 right after Sam Zell suffered his greatest failure in his career, which was the bankruptcy of Tribune Media a little less than a year after he had purchased it.

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What It Takes Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence cover

That book is called What It Takes Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence.

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What Makes Sammy Run? cover

Zell's favorite book was What Makes Sammy Run? The book recounts the rags to riches story of Sammy Glick, a charismatic Jewish boy who early in life decides to escape the ghetto and climb the ladder of success.

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the autobiography of Sam Zell cover

The speaker references the autobiography of Sam Zell in relation to his life and lessons learned.

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Zeckendorf's autobiography cover

The speaker mentions that Sam Zell read Zeckendorf's autobiography as a young man and found an idea in it that he used throughout his career.

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