Episode · Acquired · 2021-10-05
Books mentioned on The Legend Michael Mauboussin on Acquired!
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Creating Shareholder Value
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”
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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”
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Understanding Michael Porter
Understanding Michael Porter by Joan Magretta is an accessible guide that breaks down the foundational competitive 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”
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Moneyball
Moneyball by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction book that explores how the Oakland Athletics baseball team used advanced statistical analysis and sabermetrics to assemble a competitive roster on a budget.
Discussed“but then i read moneyball and i was like this is awesome this is like so interesting right”
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Fooled by Randomness
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb examines how luck and random chance are frequently misinterpreted as skill and success in finance and daily 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”
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Full House
Full House by Stephen Jay Gould is a non-fiction book that explores the concept of variation and common misconceptions about progress and trends in various fields.
Discussed“i got this idea from steven j gould in his book called full house from the mid-1990s”
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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”