Episode · All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · 2026-05-12
Books mentioned on Charles & Chase Koch on How They Quietly Built a $150B Empire
(0:00) David Friedberg welcomes Charles & Chase Koch (1:04) Koch Inc.
Charles Koch recommended Human Action by Ludwig von Mises and others and Personal knowledge by Michael Polanyi.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Human Action
Human Action by Ludwig von Mises is a foundational and dense treatise on Austrian economics, methodological individualism, and human decision-making.
Recommended“If you want to read a book that's hard to read, I mean if you want really hard one you can read human action.”
Where to get it
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Personal knowledge
Personal Knowledge by Michael Polanyi is a philosophical work by the chemist-turned-philosopher exploring the nature of human knowing, belief, and the personal commitment inherent in scientific discovery.
Recommended“This is even harder, it's called personal knowledge by Michael Polanyi, who was a a chemist and and then became a philosopher.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Good Profit
“It's my first, but but so good profit science of success.”