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Every book Peter Ludwig recommended on podcasts

Guest on a16z Podcast · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Peter Ludwig appeared on the a16z Podcast to discuss physical artificial intelligence and the management of large engineering organizations. During the episode, he strongly recommended Alfred P. Sloan's My Years at General Motors and Adventures of a White-Collar Man as essential reading for anyone running a large engineering enterprise. Ludwig also mentioned that he was concurrently reading another famous and revealing text, John Z. DeLorean's On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors, while examining the internal operations, corporate culture, and historical missteps of legacy automakers. By connecting these classic automotive management memoirs to modern software and hardware challenges, Ludwig provided listeners with historical context on industrial leadership, organizational scaling, and the complexities of building massive technological products.

Books recommended by Peter Ludwig

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  1. Adventures of a White-Collar Man

    Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. · Recommended · 1 episode

    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.”
    a16z Podcast Why Physical AI Is the Next Frontier | Applied Intuition 2026-07-21
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. My Years With General Motors

    Alfred P Sloan · Recommended · 1 episode

    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.”
    a16z Podcast Why Physical AI Is the Next Frontier | Applied Intuition 2026-07-21
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors

    John Z. De Lorean; J. Patrick Wright · Discussed · 1 episode

    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.”
    a16z Podcast Why Physical AI Is the Next Frontier | Applied Intuition 2026-07-21
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Why Physical AI Is the Next Frontier | Applied Intuitiona16z Podcast2026-07-213