Episode · Acquired · 2021-10-05
Michael Mauboussin on Acquired: books mentioned
The Legend Michael Mauboussin on Acquired!
Michael Mauboussin recommended Understanding Michael Porter by Joan Magretta, and discussed Creating Shareholder Value by Alfred Rappaport, Expectations Investing by Michael J. Mauboussin and others, Moneyball by Michael Lewis, Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and Full House by Stephen Jay Gould.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Creating Shareholder Value
Creating Shareholder Value by Alfred Rappaport is a foundational business and finance text published in 1986 that outlines essential principles for corporate strategy and financial management.
Discussed“one of the guys in my training program handed me a copy of al rappaport's book called creating shoulder value that book came out in 1986”
Where to get it
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Expectations Investing
Expectations Investing by Michael J.
Discussed“so that was the birth of expectations investing that former one was sort of aimed at executives at ceos”
Where to get it
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Understanding Michael Porter
Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy by Joan Magretta is a concise, accessible guide designed to explain the foundational business strategy frameworks developed by Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter.
Recommended“in fact i usually recommend that people who are interested in understanding porter read a book by a woman named joan mcgretta called understanding michael porter”
Where to get it
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Moneyball
Moneyball by Michael Lewis is a bestselling non-fiction book examining how the Oakland Athletics baseball team used data-driven analytics and mathematical models to compete against wealthier franchises.
Discussed“but then i read moneyball and i was like this is awesome this is like so interesting right”
Where to get it
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Fooled by Randomness
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a popular exploration of the massive role that chance, luck, and probability play in human success, finance, and everyday life.
Discussed“i also read full body randomness by tele obviously in 2001 as many people did and i obviously the basic point hitch in ahead like a 2x4 that there's more randomness in the world than you anticipate”
Where to get it
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Full House
Full House is a nonfiction book by evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores the concepts of variation, progress, and the paradox of skill.
Discussed“i got this idea from steven j gould in his book called full house from the mid-1990s”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and then um i wrote a book called think twice in 2009 and think twice as about decision making it's really an homage to kahneman”