Episode · a16z Podcast · 2026-07-21
Books mentioned on Why Physical AI Is the Next Frontier | Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition has spent the past decade building the software that powers intelligent machines, from passenger vehicles and trucks to defense systems, mining equipment, and industrial robots.
Peter Ludwig recommended My Years With General Motors by Alfred P Sloan and Adventures of a White-Collar Man by Alfred P. Sloan and others, and discussed On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors by John Z. De Lorean and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors
Discussed“incidentally and ironically, I'm reading or coincidentally I should say, I'm reading this very famous book which I had actually never read before called On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors. And DeLorean's book.”
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My Years With General Motors
My Years With General Motors by Alfred P.
Recommended“Sloan's My Years at General Motors and Adventures of a White-Collar Man. If you run a large engineering organization, you should read that.”
Where to get it
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Adventures of a White-Collar Man
Adventures of a White-Collar Man by Alfred P.
Recommended“Sloan's My Years at General Motors and Adventures of a White-Collar Man. If you run a large engineering organization, you should read that.”
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