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David Senra’s book recommendations in 2026

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#438 James Garfield's Extraordinary Rise

Founders · 2026-10-26

The destiny of the republic by Candice Millard · discussed · at 0:56

Managing $525 Billion by Rethinking Wealth Management | Kurt MacAlpine, Corient

David Senra · 2026-10-18

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 10:37

Lessons from Napoleon, Steve Jobs, Joan of Arc & Other Leaders | Ben Wilson

David Senra · 2026-10-14

Michael Faraday by L. Pearce Williams · discussed · at 1:27
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson · discussed · at 7:45
Steve Jobs in Exile by Geoffrey Cain · recommended · at 14:56
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight · discussed · at 52:45

#437 The Tycoons: Carnegie, Rockefeller, Gould & Morgan

Founders · 2026-10-13

The Tycoons by Charles R. Morris · recommended · at 2:08
Me, You, Them by Evie Sage · discussed · at 5:55
Hell by Dante Alighieri · discussed · at 5:55
The House of Morgan by Ron Chernow · discussed · at 19:16
Zero to One by Peter Thiel · recommended · at 22:17

Creating Muse: The Fastest-Growing AI Product Since ChatGPT | Alexandr Wang, Meta

David Senra · 2026-10-11

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 35:58
The Mind of Napoleon by Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) · discussed · at 56:41

Channeling Rage, Rolling Calls & Building an Entertainment Empire | Ari Emanuel, WME & TKO

David Senra · 2026-10-07

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 13:46
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs · discussed · at 1:21:51
How to Make a Few More Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs · discussed · at 1:21:57

#436 Ari Emanuel's Autobiography

Founders · 2026-10-05

Roll the Calls by Ari Emanuel · recommended · at 1:26

Bringing AI to the Real Economy | Alexander Taubman

David Senra · 2026-09-30

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 9:52

#435 Mark Zuckerberg's Empire

Founders · 2026-09-28

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 20:21

Building the Streetwear Empire Kith | Ronnie Fieg

David Senra · 2026-09-27

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 42:20

#434 Sam Walton

Founders · 2026-09-21

Sam Walton by Vance H. Trimble · discussed · at 0:44
The Everything Store by Brad Stone · discussed · at 26:19
Sam Walton, Made in America by Sam Walton · recommended · at 48:33

Building One of the Fastest Growing CPG Companies in History | Peter Rahal of David Protein, Medici Brands & RXBAR

David Senra · 2026-09-20

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 48:56

#433 How Michael Bloomberg Works

Founders · 2026-09-14

Bloomberg by Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg · discussed · at 1:21

Luca Ferrari on Building Bending Spoons: Extreme Ownership, Talent Science & Relentless Simplification

David Senra · 2026-09-13

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink · recommended · at 50:09
Rafa by Rafael Nadal · recommended · at 56:56
Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 1:09:17

#432 The Mind of Napoleon

Founders · 2026-09-05

The Mind of Napoleon by Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) · recommended · at 1:47
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson · discussed · at 14:24
Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 29:51

Doug Leone on Sequoia, Fear, Great Founders & Starting Over at 69

David Senra · 2026-08-30

The Little Kingdom by Michael Moritz · discussed · at 32:37
Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 35:01

Building Defense Technologies to Protect Democracies | Torsten Reil, Helsing

David Senra · 2026-08-26

Freedom's Forge by Arthur Herman · discussed · at 4:24
Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 51:34

Sam Altman on Building OpenAI & Betting on the Impossible

David Senra · 2026-08-23

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 17:09
The Intel Trinity by Michael S. Malone · recommended · at 44:48
The Little Kingdom by Michael Moritz · recommended · at 1:17:08

Travis Kalanick, Founder of Uber & Atoms

David Senra · 2026-08-16

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 30:37
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand · discussed · at 42:11

Lulu Cheng Meservey, Founder of Rostra

David Senra · 2026-08-12

Insanely Simple by Ken Segall · discussed · at 28:26
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs by Unknown · discussed · at 28:26
Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 59:19

Michael Ovitz, Co-founder of CAA

David Senra · 2026-08-09

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight · discussed · at 20:28
Zero to One by Peter Thiel · recommended · at 28:29
Mind Your Own Business by Sidney Harman · recommended · at 41:03
Make Something Wonderful by Steve Jobs · recommended · at 43:14

Lessons From Backing The Best Founders In Fintech | Micky Malka

David Senra · 2026-08-02

Autobiography of a Restless Mind by Dee Hock · discussed · at 24:51
Jony Ive by Leander Kahney · discussed · at 36:24

DHH: How to Build a Profitable Company Without Losing Control

David Senra · 2026-07-26

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 14:12
Remote by Jason Fried · discussed · at 25:37

14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126

Modern Wisdom · 2026-07-20

The Creative Act by Rick Rubin · discussed · at 0:31
Michael Jordan by Roland Lazenby · recommended · at 37:48
Against the Odds by James Dyson · recommended · at 1:13:25

The Restaurant Genius Behind Carbone, ZZ’s, Torrisi & More | Jeff Zalaznick

David Senra · 2026-07-19

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 34:57

Jonathan Ross, Founder of Groq

David Senra · 2026-07-05

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · discussed · at 31:44
Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 33:38
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight · discussed · at 51:25

Scott Wu, Cognition

David Senra · 2026-06-28

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 29:09

Steve Stoute, UnitedMasters

David Senra · 2026-06-21

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull · discussed · at 12:02
Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 14:11
Open by Andre Agassi · discussed · at 30:45

Ed Catmull, Co-founder of Pixar

David Senra · 2026-06-14

Disneywar by James B. Stewart · discussed · at 31:45

Gustav Söderström, Spotify

David Senra · 2026-06-07

Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 55:52

Ivanka Trump on Building an Authentic Life

David Senra · 2026-05-31

Essentialism by Greg McKeown · discussed · at 49:21

Dana White, UFC

David Senra · 2026-05-10

Arnold by Arnold Schwarzenegger · discussed · at 1:06:43

Evan Spiegel, Snap

David Senra · 2026-04-12

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull · discussed · at 24:13
Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 51:06

Brian Armstrong, Coinbase

David Senra · 2026-03-01

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough · discussed · at 53:31

Jason Fried, 37signals (makers of Basecamp, HEY and ONCE)

David Senra · 2026-02-15

The Creative Act by Rick Rubin · discussed · at 1:27:38
The Dao of Capital by Mark Spitznagel · discussed · at 2:10:46
The Snowball by Alice Schroeder · discussed · at 2:14:58

Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Records & Beats by Dre

David Senra · 2026-02-01

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen · discussed · at 7:56

Tobi Lütke, Shopify

David Senra · 2026-01-18

The last dance by Lynne Ann DeSpelder · discussed · at 9:43
The Defiant Ones by 益希单增 · discussed · at 9:57

The Madness Behind Becoming the Greatest.

My First Million · 2026-01-12

Beat the Dealer by Edward O. Thorp · discussed · at 6:48
The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene · discussed · at 19:10
How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis · recommended · at 45:02
Cable Cowboy by Mark Robichaux · discussed · at 1:02:42

John Mackey, Whole Foods Market

David Senra · 2026-01-04

Conscious Capitalism by John Mackey, Rajendra Sisodia · discussed · at 1:27
The Whole Foods Diet by John Mackey · discussed · at 1:27

Other mentions in 2026 (18: passing, ad reads, own books)