Book · 1997 · Biography & Autobiography
In the Company of Giants
Candid Conversations with the Visionaries of the Digital World
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Another reason I would say the benefit of buying this book and reading it is because you'll see that there's people that will give conflicting advice and there's no one formula for entrepreneurship.
What they say about it
- Sharing book highlights“highlights of their multiple-decade career”2
The best things said about it
I absolutely loved it. Highly recommend you're reading the whole thing.
Over the years, this book has been recommended to me by so many people. I know a ton of people that have read it.
A small team of A players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players.
I just picked this up one day, and I started reading, I read the introduction, I thought that quote from Steve was very fascinating.
I'm just trying to give you -- like if you think of these interviews as like the highlights of their multiple-decade career, I'm giving you the highlights of the highlights.
Why people recommend it
In the Company of Giants by Rama Dev Jager and Rafael G. Ortiz is an insightful collection of candid interviews featuring iconic technology visionaries who shaped the modern digital landscape. David Senra enthusiastically championed the book on his podcast Founders, noting that numerous listeners and entrepreneurs had recommended it to him over the years. Senra pointed out that the volume offers a rare window into the minds of industry legends like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, and Bill Hewlett, and he strongly urged his audience to read the interviews in their entirety. He highlighted the distinct value of observing how different founders handled complex challenges, noting that the book vividly demonstrates that there is no single formula for entrepreneurial success. Throughout his deep-dive episode, Senra shared compelling highlights, such as Steve Jobs's famous observation about a small team of top-tier players running circles around a massive group of average workers. He also explored Bill Hewlett's reflections on hiring the best talent and learning from other scientific domains before his passing. By synthesizing these conversations, Senra presented the book as a masterclass in leadership, stressing that studying the historical highlights of these multi-decade careers provides invaluable mentorship for contemporary builders and visionaries.
Every mention
David Senra That is the point of the book. I think that's why over the years, this book has been recommended to me by s… 8
“That is an excerpt from the book I'm going to talk to you about today, which is in the company of giants, candid conversations with the visionaries of the digital world, and it was written by Rama, Dev, Yeager, and Raphael Ortiz.”
“I have two other biographies that I'm reading at the same time, and I just picked this up one day, and I started reading, I read the introduction, I thought that quote from Steve was very fascinating.”
“That is the point of the book. I think that's why over the years, this book has been recommended to me by so many people. I know a ton of people that have read it.”
“And then the next quote I'm about to read to you, it's actually on the back cover of the book. It's just a fantastic quote. He says, "A small team of A players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players."”
“Bill Hewlett is interviewing this book right before he dies, and so I have some highlights from his interview as well, he'll talk about what he learned from Edwin Lan, from Bob Noise, he talks about other domains, talks about the importance of learning how to hire the best people from Robert Oppenheimer”
“Okay, so that was just one interview, and that interview with Steve Jobs was absolutely amazing. I absolutely loved it. Highly recommend you're reading the whole thing.”
“I just want to pull out a couple quotes from -- again, this is not going to be like a normal narrative podcast. I'm just trying to give you -- like if you think of these interviews as like the highlights of their multiple-decade career, I'm giving you the highlights of the highlights, right? But so I spent probably 20”
“Another reason I would say the benefit of buying this book and reading it is because you'll see that there's people that will give conflicting advice and there's no one formula for entrepreneurship to quote Peter tailgum”
