Bill Gates · Paul Allen

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Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

by James Wallace and Jim Erickson

The main book of Episode #140 (2020), Episode #290 (2023), and Episode #401 (2025), on Bill Gates. It comes up again in 12 other episodes. That makes it one of the ten most-mentioned books in the archive.

• 15episodes mention it
• #4of 389 by mentions
• 2020first on the show

Where it comes up

• #140
  Main book · August 16, 2020

  Bill Gates (the Making of the Microsoft Empire)

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #140: Bill Gates (the Making of the Microsoft Empire)
• #230
  Mentioned · February 7, 2022

  Lucille Ball (TV's biggest star)

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #230: Lucille Ball (TV's biggest star)
• #239
  Mentioned · March 29, 2022

  The Wright Brothers

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #239: The Wright Brothers
• #254
  Mentioned · June 27, 2022

  John D. Rockefeller: The Founding Father of the Rockefellers

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #254: John D. Rockefeller: The Founding Father of the Rockefellers
• #263
  Mentioned · August 18, 2022

  Land's Polaroid: A Company and the Man Who Invented It

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #263: Land's Polaroid: A Company and the Man Who Invented It
• #265
  Mentioned · August 30, 2022

  Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #265: Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
• #275
  Mentioned · November 3, 2022

  Paul Graham

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #275: Paul Graham
• #284
  Mentioned · January 2, 2023

  Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #284: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick
• #290
  Main book · February 13, 2023

  Bill Gates

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #290: Bill Gates
• #291
  Mentioned · February 20, 2023

  David Packard (Founder of HP)

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #291: David Packard (Founder of HP)
• #292
  Mentioned · February 27, 2023

  Daniel Ludwig (The Invisible Billionaire)

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #292: Daniel Ludwig (The Invisible Billionaire)
• #293
  Mentioned · March 6, 2023

  Ray Kroc (The Making of McDonald's)

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #293: Ray Kroc (The Making of McDonald's)
• #295
  Mentioned · March 21, 2023

  I had dinner with Charlie Munger

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #295: I had dinner with Charlie Munger
• ·
  Mentioned · March 23, 2025

  The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode: The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig
• #401
  Main book · September 24, 2025

  How Bill Gates Works

  Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #401: How Bill Gates Works

Book record: Open Library.