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FoundersSeptember 12, 2025
#400 The Stubborn Genius of James Dyson
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About This Episode
This episode covers the extreme perseverance and the stubborn genius of James Dyson. Dyson has a business philosophy which is very different from anything you might have encountered before. A philosophy which demands difference from what exists and retention of total control. For almost four decades, James Dyson has been building one of the most valuable privately-held companies in the world. A company he owns without shareholders — and one that is centered around an obsession with the quality of the product above all. I spent well over 70 hours reading (and rereading) both Against the Odds and Invention: A Life of Learning Through Failure. These books tell the story of the vision of a single man, pursued with dogged determination, that was nothing less than obsession. Episode
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Books Mentioned
Against the Odds
James Dyson
“The speaker recommends James Dyson's first autobiography, 'Against the Odds', which he has read and reread multiple times.”
ASIN: 0752809814
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A History of Great Inventions
James Dyson
“Dyson wrote a book called A History of Great Inventions. It is literally an encyclopedia of great inventions. I have the book. I read it. I highlighted it.”
ASIN: 1841199036
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