Book · 2009 · Business & Economics
The Score Takes Care of Itself
My Philosophy of Leadership
The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh has been mentioned in 10 episodes across 9 podcasts (4 episodes recommend it and 6 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Ben Gilbert (1 episode), Didier Elzinga (1 episode) and Greg Brockman (1 episode) on My First Million (2 episodes), a16z Podcast (1 episode) and Acquired (1 episode).
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It's a sports book, a football book, but it's not at the same time. It's a program building leadership book actually and it's an entire philosophy.
Questions about The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh
Who recommends The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh on podcasts?
Ben Gilbert (1 episode), Didier Elzinga (1 episode), Greg Brockman (1 episode) and Sami Inkinen (1 episode) have recommended The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh on podcasts. In all, 8 people brought it up across 9 podcasts (4 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention The Score Takes Care of Itself the most?
My First Million (2 episodes), a16z Podcast (1 episode), Acquired (1 episode), David Senra (1 episode) and Founders (1 episode), among 9 podcasts in all.
Is The Score Takes Care of Itself recommended, or only discussed?
The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh was recommended in 4 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 6 episodes, as of 2026-11-01.
What do people say about The Score Takes Care of Itself?
Shaan Puri on My First Million (2024-06-11): "It's a sports book, a football book, but it's not at the same time. It's a program building leadership book actually and it's an entire philosophy."
When was The Score Takes Care of Itself last mentioned on a podcast?
The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh was last discussed on David Senra by David Senra on 2026-11-01.
What they say about it
- Favorite management book“one of my favorite management books”2
- Silicon Valley recommendation“a book that a lot of people in Silicon Valley recommend”2
The best things said about it
The score takes care of itself. It goes back to that. Don't try to be successful. Try to do something wonderful that you love for yourself.
One of my favorite management books is The Score Takes Care of Itself.
I disagree because I think that if you're doing it for the long run like and you keep on the basketball and actually one of the books I love is Bill Walsh is the score takes care of itself right.
It comes from um there's a book that a lot of people in Silicon Valley recommend. the score takes care of itself. Bill Walsh, the coach of the San Francisco 49ers.
The score will take care of itself if we do these inputs.
Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
8 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, and Craig Walsh is a renowned leadership and program-building book written by the legendary San Francisco 49ers head coach. Greg Brockman cited it on the a16z Podcast as one of his favorite management books for illustrating the importance of focusing on inputs rather than outcomes. Sami Inkinen recommended the work on The Tim Ferriss Show during discussions on high-output management and team resources. Ben Gilbert on Acquired and Didier Elzinga on This Week in Startups both endorsed the text to emphasize why long-term effort and processes matter more than fixating purely on the scoreboard. Furthermore, David Senra brought up the book on his podcast to connect attention to small details with achieving massive success, while Brian Chesky discussed it on Invest Like the Best to explain the importance of perfecting inputs and striving to do something wonderful for oneself. Shaan Puri similarly mentioned the title on My First Million as an essential program-building guide disguised as a sports book.
Every mention
Ben Gilbert years ago I read bill Walsh's book 1
Didier Elzinga I disagree because I think that if you're doing it for the long run like and you keep on the basketball and… 1
“I disagree because I think that if you're doing it for the long run like and you keep on the basketball and actually one of the books I love is Bill Walsh is the score takes care of itself right”
Greg Brockman Like one of my one of my favorite management books is the score takes care of itself. Have you guys read th… 1
“Like one of my one of my favorite management books is the score takes care of itself. Have you guys read that one? Yeah, Keith boy favorite. Yeah, it's a it's a great one”
Sami Inkinen The score will take care of itself, the 49ers coaches Walshshire's book and high upput management 1
“The score will take care of itself, the 49ers coaches Walshshire's book and high upput management”
David Senra And the score will take care of itself, which is a book about Bill Walsh and, you know, the 49ers. When he… 2
“And the score will take care of itself, which is a book about Bill Walsh and, you know, the 49ers. When he took over the team, it was a losing team. And then it won over three Super Bowls under his management.”
“Do you remember that book, the autobiography, the score takes care of itself, it's I think founders like 104, 106, something there, but this is the main point of the book is exactly what Steve is talking about here.”
Shaan Puri So he's like you know, day one and almost in the like that book The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Wals… 2
“sounds similar to like the score takes care of it self is that the Bill Walsh Bill Walsh book yeah so you know same thing super successful football coach it's a football it's a sports book a football book but it's not at the same time it's a program building leadership book actually and it's an entire philosophy of like”
“So he's like you know, day one and almost in the like that book The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh where it's like, okay, yeah, we want to win but the score will take care of itself if we do these inputs.”
Brian Chesky It comes from um there's a book that a lot of people in Silicon Valley recommend. the score takes care of i… 1
“It comes from um there's a book that a lot of people in Silicon Valley recommend. the score takes care of itself. Bill Walsh, the coach of the San Francisco 49ers”
“It's like the score takes care of itself. It goes back to that. Don't try to be successful. Try to do something wonderful that you love for yourself.”
Ryan Holiday And you know, Bill Walsh talks about this in the score takes care of itself. He's like, at the end of the s… 1
“And you know, Bill Walsh talks about this in the score takes care of itself. He's like, at the end of the season, whether you win the Superbowl or, or, you know, you, you go 0 and 12...”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“your point, last point there makes me think of that um the score takes care of itself. Uh classic. Yeah. So Joe Montana is actually one of our investors”
“Texas Flood, the Stevie Ray Vaughan story! Um, Bill Walsh, Finding The Winning Edge! It was a gift; somebody gave me Led Zeppelin 1975!”
“Um, hmm, Bill Walsh, Finding The Winning Edge.”