Episode · David Senra · 2026-08-23
David Senra & Sam Altman: books mentioned
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Sam Altman has spent his career at the intersection of startups, investing and artificial intelligence. He says he was fascinated by AI as a child in St.
David Senra recommended The Intel Trinity by Michael S. Malone and The Little Kingdom by Michael Moritz, and discussed Zero to One by Peter Thiel and others. Sam Altman discussed The beginning of infinity by David Deutsch.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Zero to One
Zero to One by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters is a prominent business and technology book that challenges conventional startup thinking.
Discussed“I found one of my all-time favorite quotes when I was reading the book Zero to One.”
Where to get it
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The beginning of infinity
The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch is a profound work of popular science and philosophy exploring human progress, knowledge creation, and cosmic optimism.
Discussed“We were talking earlier about this this book The Beginning of Infinity and rereading that book from today's vantage point I'm like man, AI's really going to help us do this do this important thing of understanding everything or as much as we can.”
Where to get it
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The Intel Trinity
The Intel Trinity by Michael S.
Recommended“There's a great book called the Intel Trinity and it tells the story of Intel.”
Where to get it
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The Little Kingdom
The Little Kingdom by Michael Moritz is a classic business book detailing the early history and meteoric rise of Apple.
Recommended“You ever read The Little Kingdom by Michael Moritz?”
Where to get it
