Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2026-02-18
Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Josh Kushner: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #459
Josh Kushner - Concentration and Conviction - [Invest Like the Best, EP.459]
This is my second conversation with Josh Kushner, founder and managing partner of Thrive Capital. I recorded this conversation in October after publishing the Colossus cover story about him and Thrive.
Josh Kushner recommended Meditations by Aurelius Marcus and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Patrick O'Shaughnessy discussed Zero to One by Peter Thiel and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Meditations
Recommended“One of my favorite books is Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, and he has this incredible concept early on in the book about this idea of the same man.”
Where to get it
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Zero to One
Discussed“I heard Peter Thiel say recently, if he was to go back and rewrite any part of zero to one, he has that chapter on the four types of monopoly that he would maybe give scale its own chapter separate from the other three.”
Where to get it
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The Fountainhead
Recommended“I think it is just an incredible portrayal of the world. People who do for themselves, people who do for others, the concept of individuality versus collectivism.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Lord of the Rings
“To use the Lord of the Rings analogy, Sam, Greg, OpenAI have the ring and everyone is willing to do whatever they can to take it.”