Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2026-01-20
Books mentioned on Patrick O’Shaughnessy - Creating on Principle - [Invest Like the Best, EP.455]
This week is a special episode. Only David Senra could get me to be on the other side of the mic.
Patrick O'Shaughnessy discussed The Upanishads by Swami Paramananda. David Senra discussed Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen and others, Disney's Land by Richard Snow, and Trillion-dollar Coach by Eric Schmidt and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Upanishads
The Upanishads by Swami Paramananda is a foundational collection of ancient Hindu philosophical texts exploring the nature of reality, consciousness, and the self.
Discussed“And I found this passage in the Upanishads, which as a book is probably the most important book to me. And the Upanishads is this collection of stories from many thousands of years ago that were oral, passed down orally through, through generations and then eventually written down.”
Where to get it
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Born to Run
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen and Michael Morpurgo is an introspective and critically acclaimed memoir that chronicles the legendary musician's working-class upbringing, struggles with mental health, and path to rock superstardom.
Discussed“And, you know, essentially like I'm just like in the middle of like trying to find the story that I want to tell with this book that grabbed a hold of me for six months. And I told you about, this is Bruce Springsteen's autobiography.”
Where to get it
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Disney's Land
Discussed“And Disneyland was his obsession. In fact, I read this book called Disney's Land. I think it's by this guy named Richard Snow. And it's not about the animation. It's not about everything we know him for. It's about how he thought about making this amusement park.”
Where to get it
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Trillion-dollar Coach
Trillion-Dollar Coach by Eric Schmidt, Alan Eagle, and Jonathan Rosenberg chronicles the remarkable leadership philosophy of Bill Campbell, who mentored iconic Silicon Valley figures like Steve Jobs and Larry Page.
Discussed“We talk a lot about, you know, the trillion dollar coach. What's his first name? Bill Campbell. Bill Campbell. I never met Bill Campbell. I wish I had. It's this beautiful archetype of older guy from just working with a couple executives.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“The body keeps the score.”
“And it sounds like Bruce, I don't know, Bruce, I'm not a huge Springsteen fan. And I'd love to, I need to read the book, obviously, but that seems like a tale as old as time.”