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Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 15, 2025 • Book Summaries • Brad Jacobs • Leadership 11 min read Pride in Performance by Les Schwab: How an 8th grade dropout built a 500-store tire dynasty by sharing half the profits Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 15, 2025 • Book Summaries • Founder Stories & Interviews • Les Schwab 20 min read Epic Systems: Breaking down Epic's business model, strategic moat, economics, culture, origin story, and journey to a $45 billion monopoly Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 15, 2025 • Business Breakdowns • Epic Systems • Judy Faulkner 10 min read IKEA Leading by Design: What happens when you refuse to accept that quality requires high prices Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 7, 2025 • Book Summaries • Founder Stories & Interviews • Business Models 9 min read Against the Odds by James Dyson: One prototype a day for 14 Years and James Dyson's insane quest to build a vacuum that actually works Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 6, 2025 • Book Summaries • James Dyson • Dyson 7 min read Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the rise of the modern cable business by Mark Robichaux. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jul 22, 2025 • Book Summaries • John Malone • Strategy 45 min read #156 Elo Health: Personalized nutrition using blood tests, biometrics, and smart watch activity data with Founder Ari Tulla. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Elo Health 45 min read #146 Ezra: Bringing fast and affordable early cancer detection to everyone with Founder Emi Gal. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • AI (Artificial Intelligence) 42 min read #148 Public: How they found product market fit, achieved viral growth, and built a multi-sided product with Jannick Malling. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Public 36 min read #145 Emi Gal of Ezra: My favorite books, tools, habits, and hacks. Plus how he tracks 150 biomarkers in Excel. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Emi Gal 43 min read #144 Kettle & Fire, Perfect Keto, and Surely Wine: Serial entrepreneur Justin Mares on spotting trends and building D2C brands to own them. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Justin Mares 43 min read #138 ShipBob: building and scaling a next generation fulfillment business with algorithms with Co-Founder Jivko Bojinov. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Jivko Bojinov Load More You've reached the end of the list
17 min read How to Make a Few Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs: The hard won lessons from building 7 multi-billion dollar businesses Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 15, 2025 • Book Summaries • Brad Jacobs • Leadership
11 min read Pride in Performance by Les Schwab: How an 8th grade dropout built a 500-store tire dynasty by sharing half the profits Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 15, 2025 • Book Summaries • Founder Stories & Interviews • Les Schwab
20 min read Epic Systems: Breaking down Epic's business model, strategic moat, economics, culture, origin story, and journey to a $45 billion monopoly Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 15, 2025 • Business Breakdowns • Epic Systems • Judy Faulkner
10 min read IKEA Leading by Design: What happens when you refuse to accept that quality requires high prices Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 7, 2025 • Book Summaries • Founder Stories & Interviews • Business Models
9 min read Against the Odds by James Dyson: One prototype a day for 14 Years and James Dyson's insane quest to build a vacuum that actually works Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 6, 2025 • Book Summaries • James Dyson • Dyson
7 min read Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the rise of the modern cable business by Mark Robichaux. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jul 22, 2025 • Book Summaries • John Malone • Strategy
45 min read #156 Elo Health: Personalized nutrition using blood tests, biometrics, and smart watch activity data with Founder Ari Tulla. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Elo Health
45 min read #146 Ezra: Bringing fast and affordable early cancer detection to everyone with Founder Emi Gal. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • AI (Artificial Intelligence)
42 min read #148 Public: How they found product market fit, achieved viral growth, and built a multi-sided product with Jannick Malling. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Public
36 min read #145 Emi Gal of Ezra: My favorite books, tools, habits, and hacks. Plus how he tracks 150 biomarkers in Excel. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Emi Gal
43 min read #144 Kettle & Fire, Perfect Keto, and Surely Wine: Serial entrepreneur Justin Mares on spotting trends and building D2C brands to own them. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Justin Mares
43 min read #138 ShipBob: building and scaling a next generation fulfillment business with algorithms with Co-Founder Jivko Bojinov. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Jivko Bojinov
