A collection of my favorite stories from the books we covered on the podcast in 2025.

00:00 The Journey of Podcasting and Learning

02:41 Sam Walton - Saturday morning meetings

08:01 Elon Musk - Bottlenecks

12:28 Chesty Puller - "We're entirely surrounded"

14:19 Chesty Puller - Profit from your mistakes

16:30 John D. Rockefeller's Job Search

19:26 John D. Rockefeller's ceaseless pursuit of even minor improvements

23:17 Steve Jobs top 3 priorities

25:39 Bob Belleville leading up the chain

29:24 Jeff Bezos' enthusiasm

31:10 Amazon's Flywheel

33:14 Jocko Willink's map of Ramadi

37:28 Nvidia's NV30 communication challenges

41:25 Closing