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Learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs. Every week David reads a biography of an entrepreneur to find ideas you can use in your work.

David is the founder of Founders podcast, which he launched in 2016. He is often referred to as a maniac on a mission.
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Founders
Ep.333
#333 Red Bull’s Billionaire Maniac Founder: Dietrich Mateschitz
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading The Red Bull Story by Wolfgang Fürweger.
01.08.2024

Founders
Ep.326
#326 Anna Wintour
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell.
11.06.2023

Founders
Ep.295
#295 I had dinner with Charlie Munger
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from having dinner with Charlie Munger and rereading The Tao of Charlie Munger.
03.21.2023

Founders
Ep.394
#394: An Orphan Who Built An Empire: Leonardo Del Vecchio and The Founding of Luxottica
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading Leonardo Del Vecchio by Thomas Ebhardt and The Spectacle of Big Lens: How One Giant Company Will Dominate How the World Sees by Sam Knight.
07.13.2025

Founders
Ep.393
#393: The Marketing Genius of the Michelin Brothers
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading Michelin: A Century of Secrets by Alain Germain and The Michelin Men: Driving an Empire by Herbert Lottman.
07.03.2025

Founders
Ep.392
#392: Michele Ferrero and His $40 Billion Privately Owned Chocolate Empire
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading Michele Ferrero by Salvatore Giannella.
06.23.2025

Founders
Ep.390
#390: Rare Steve Jobs Interview
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from a rare Steve Jobs interview given to Playboy in 1985.
06.04.2025

Founders
Ep.391
#391: Jimmy Iovine
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from the documentary 'Defiant Ones' and the interviews of Jimmy Iovine.
06.13.2025

Founders
Ep.389
#389: The Founder of Jimmy Choo: Tamara Mellon
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading In My Shoes: A Memoir by Tamara Mellon.
05.26.2025

Founders
Ep.388
#388: Jeff Bezos’s Shareholder Letters!
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading Jeff Bezos’s shareholder letters.
05.13.2025

Founders
Ep.387
#387: Jim Simons Built The World’s Greatest Money-Making Machine
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from rereading The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution by Gregory Zuckerman.
05.01.2025

Founders
Ep.386
#386: Akio Morita: Founder of Sony
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading Made In Japan by Akio Morita
04.22.2025

Founders
Ep.385
#385: Michael Dell
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading Play Nice But Win: A CEO's Journey From Founder to Leader by Michael Dell and Direct From Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized an Industry by Michael Dell.
04.14.2025