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Founders

David Senra

Learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs. Every week I read a biography of an entrepreneur and find ideas you can use in your work. This quote explains why: "There are thousands of years...

Founders Podcast Guide

Listen to Founders, a Business podcast by David Senra. Stream 447 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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#422 Joseph Pulitzer

What I learned from reading Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power by James McGrath Morris. Made possible by: Ramp: ⁠https://ramp.co...

52:38Jun 20, 2026

#421 Jony Ive

What I learned from reading Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products by Leander Kahney. Made possible by: Ramp: https://ramp.co...

52:45Jun 10, 2026

#420 Steve Jobs In Exile

What I learned from reading Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary by Geoffrey Cain. Made p...

53:46Jun 4, 2026

#419 Kelly Johnson: Skunk Works

Kelly Johnson’s “14 Points” read like a SpaceX operations manual — 60 years before SpaceX was founded. Kelly Johnson created Skunk Works, wh...

49:39May 16, 2026

#418 Phil Knight: Founder of Nike

What I learned from rereading Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike for the 3rd or 4th time. Made possible by: Ramp:⁠ https://ramp.com⁠...

63:15May 7, 2026

#417 Arnold Schwarzenegger

What I learned from reading Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Made possible by: Ramp: https://ramp.com Axon b...

43:43Apr 19, 2026

#415 How Elon Thinks

My friend Eric Jorgenson spent years—and thousands of hours—studying Elon Musk. Eric read everything Elon has written, read everything writt...

51:25Mar 24, 2026

#414 How SpaceX Works

SpaceX is one of the most dominant companies on the planet and their performance gap just keeps getting bigger. In 2025, SpaceX launched mor...

41:06Mar 8, 2026

#413 How To Run Down A Dream

Running Down A Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love by Bill Gurley has been one of the most valuable talks I've heard. For...

31:25Mar 3, 2026

#412 How Roger Federer Works

What I learned from reading The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer by Chris Clarey. Episode sponsors: Ramp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ give...

48:40Feb 19, 2026

#410 Excellent Advice for Living

On his 68th birthday, Kevin Kelly began to write down for his young adult children some things he had learned about life that he wished he h...

37:40Jan 25, 2026

The Singular Life of Rick Rubin

There's no one like Rick Rubin. He's a legendary music producer known for his minimalist approach and relentless pursuit of greatness. This...

80:44Jan 16, 2026

#409 The Creative Genius of Rick Rubin

"I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be.” —Rick Rubin...

43:07Jan 8, 2026

The Life of Jesus

The Life of Jesus as told in the book Jesus: A Biography of a Believer by Paul Johnson. This episode was originally published on Christmas E...

34:39Dec 25, 2025

#406 Christian von Koenigsegg

Christian von Koenigsegg is unapologetically in the pursuit of greatness. Koenigsegg builds some of the fastest and most expensive cars on E...

45:59Dec 3, 2025

Red Bull's Billionaire Maniac Founder

I'm reposting one of my favorite founder stories. If you listened to this first time I recommend listening again. If you missed this before,...

59:48Nov 25, 2025