Episode · My First Million · 2025-08-20

Books mentioned on I built a billion dollar company in 18 months

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Eric Glyman recommended Titan by Ron Chernow. Shaan Puri discussed Meditations by Aurelius Marcus.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Titan

   Ron Chernow · at 31:22

   Titan by Ron Chernow is a comprehensive biography detailing the life and monumental business career of industrialist John D.

   Recommended

   “And one of my favorite biographies is Titan by John Rock or about John Rockefeller.”

   Eric Glyman I built a billion dollar company in 18 months 2025-08-20 Listen at 31:22

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
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   Meditations

   Aurelius Marcus · at 44:19

   Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal journals and philosophical notes written by the Roman emperor, offering timeless reflections on Stoic philosophy, self-discipline, and mortality.

   Discussed

   “I like Ryan Holidayiday stuff when he wrote kind of trust me I'm lying but then you got very into stoic kind of philosophy you read like meditations and stuff like that”

   Shaan Puri I built a billion dollar company in 18 months 2025-08-20 Listen at 44:19

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible