#149 The Big Rich (Oil Billionaires)

What I learned from reading Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters (for the 3rd or 4th time) Made possible by: Ramp: ⁠ https://ramp.com⁠ Applovin: ⁠ https://www.applovin.com/⁠ Vanta: ⁠ https://vanta.com/founders 

What I learned from reading Honda: The Man and His Machines by Sol Sanders. Made possible by: Ramp: ⁠ https://ramp.com⁠ Applovin: ⁠ https://www.applovin.com/⁠ Vanta: ⁠ https://vanta.com/founders 

It's time. We dive into the *original* American capitalist mega winner, Standard Oil, and its legendary founder John D. Rockefeller. This company and man almost defy characterization -- Elon, Bezos, Gates, Buffett... they've got nothing on old John D. Not only was Rockefeller the ...  Show more

John D. Rockefeller is a poor boy with a dream. He's going to become a businessman. And he's going to be wildly rich. Soon, he stumbles on the product that will seal his fate: oil. Thick, crude oil is gushing from the ground across America. It's creating boomtowns—and a new econo ...  Show more

Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Freakin rich people, amiright? I’m not talking about that kid you went to school with that had the parties at his parent’s mansion and gave out the best gift bags. We’re talking bajillionares, like the insanely rich. In today’s episode we’ll d ...  Show more

Ever wonder what happens when a room full of seven, eight, and nine-figure entrepreneurs start talking shop? I pulled back the curtain so you can listen in. In this video, I sit down with some of the smartest operators I know to dissect how they scale, sell to the wealthy, and bu ...  Show more