Episode · David Senra · 2026-09-30

Books mentioned on Bringing AI to the Real Economy | Alexander Taubman

3 books · With Alexander Taubman · Listen

Alexander Taubman is the co-founder and CEO of Long Lake, a company that buys established service businesses and uses AI to improve how they operate. He explains Long Lake’s $6.

David Senra discussed Zero to One by Peter A. Thiel and others. Alexander Taubman discussed Threshold Resistance by A. Alfred Taubman and Cable Cowboy by Mark Robichaux.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Zero to One

   Peter A. Thiel, Blake Masters · at 9:52

   Zero to One by Peter A.

   Discussed

   “I found one of my all time favorite quotes when I was reading the book zero to one.”

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2. 

   Threshold Resistance

   A. Alfred Taubman · at 28:21

   Discussed

   “There's a great book that you gave me about him called Threshold Resistance.”

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3. 

   Cable Cowboy

   Mark Robichaux · at 56:21

   Discussed

   “Another thing, you know, I read in cable cowboy that he liked, he was a very first principles thinker”

   Alexander Taubman Bringing AI to the Real Economy | Alexander Taubman 2026-09-30 Listen at 56:21

   Where to get it

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