# founder note (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover founder note. Page: Feed: --- ## #429 Bob Dylan's Autobiography _2026-08-16 · Founders_ What I learned from rereading Bob Dylan's autobiography. Made possible by: Ramp: ⁠⁠https://ramp.com⁠⁠ Applovin: ⁠⁠https://www.applovin.com Vanta: ⁠⁠https://vanta.com/founders [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DSLLC5681377545.mp3) ## #428 How Claude Shannon Worked _2026-08-09 · Founders_ Claude Shannon changed your life and you probably don't even know it. Claude is the father of information theory. He transformed information into bits and created the intellectual foundation for computers, the Internet, digital media, high-speed communication, and Artificial Intelligence. The way Claude Shannon worked is what interested me the most. He combined extraordinary abstract reasoning… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DSLLC8077327013.mp3) ## #427 How Raymond Plank Built a $50 Billion Oil Company _2026-08-01 · Founders_ Raymond Plank founded Apache Corporation with just $250,000 in 1954. 50 years later his company was worth $50 billion. This episode examines the life and entrepreneurial philosophy of Raymond Plank through his memoir A Small Difference Rather than presenting a conventional history of Apache, this episode focuses on the lessons, maxims, and beliefs Plank accumulated over seven decades in business.… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DSLLC1260176282.mp3) ## #426 How Obsession Built Christopher Nolan _2026-07-26 · Founders_ Obsession is the engine of Nolan’s career. This episode examines Christopher Nolan’s life, working methods, and philosophy through The Nolan Variations by Tom Shone. Made possible by: Ramp: ⁠⁠⁠https://ramp.com⁠⁠⁠ Applovin: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.applovin.com⁠ Vanta: ⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/founders⁠ ⁠Add your email here⁠ and I will send you my top 10 quotes from every episode: https://davidsenra.substack.com [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DSLLC9873777977.mp3) ## #425 The Merchant Bankers _2026-07-19 · Founders_ This episode discusses Joseph Wechsberg’s 1966 book, The Merchant Bankers. Rather than recounting the histories of families like the Rothschilds, Barings, Hambros, Warburgs, and Lehman Brothers, I wanted to extract the principles they shared. Merchant banking is fascinating. It's a very distinctive form of entrepreneurship. There is an old-school way of doing business that appeals to me. The… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DSLLC8977529443.mp3) ## #424 Peter Thiel on How to Build a Creative Monopoly _2026-07-10 · Founders_ What I learned from reading Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters (for the 3rd or 4th time) Made possible by: Ramp: ⁠https://ramp.com⁠ Applovin: ⁠https://www.applovin.com/⁠ Vanta: ⁠https://vanta.com/founders [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DSLLC7405458315.mp3) ## #423 Soichiro Honda _2026-06-28 · Founders_ What I learned from reading Honda: The Man and His Machines by Sol Sanders. Made possible by: Ramp: ⁠https://ramp.com⁠ Applovin: ⁠https://www.applovin.com/⁠ Vanta: ⁠https://vanta.com/founders [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DSLLC7238750256.mp3) ## #422 Joseph Pulitzer _2026-06-20 · Founders_ What I learned from reading Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power by James McGrath Morris. Made possible by: Ramp: ⁠https://ramp.com⁠ Applovin: ⁠https://www.applovin.com/⁠ Vanta: ⁠https://vanta.com/founders [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DSLLC8486108608.mp3) ## #421 Jony Ive _2026-06-10 · Founders_ What I learned from reading Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products by Leander Kahney. Made possible by: Ramp: https://ramp.com Axon by Applovin: https://axon.ai/founders Vanta: https://vanta.com/founders [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DSLLC7011844664.mp3) ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/MAE2g37c4W7r) _2026-06-10 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## #420 Steve Jobs In Exile _2026-06-04 · Founders_ What I learned from reading Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary by Geoffrey Cain. Made possible by: Ramp: https://ramp.com Axon by Applovin: https://axon.ai/founders Vanta: https://vanta.com/founders [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DSLLC6836876920.mp3)