Episode · Acquired · 2021-09-22
Books mentioned on Standard Oil Part I
It's time. We dive into the *original* American capitalist mega winner, Standard Oil, and its legendary founder John D.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Titan
Titan by Ron Chernow is a definitive biographical work chronicling the life, business empire, and enduring legacy of industrialist John D.
Recommended“and also wrote titan the biography the definitive biography of john davis and rockefeller that is the main source for this episode”
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7 Powers
7 Powers by Hamilton Helmer is an acclaimed business strategy book that outlines seven specific factors enabling companies to achieve persistent differential returns.
Recommended“so as hamilton helmer would put forth in his wonderful book seven powers counter positioning scale economies switching costs network economies process power branding and cornered resource”
