Conquests and Cultures is my very favorite book. Um it's Thomas Sowell, and it just talks about how um conquests have led to culture change in different societies around the world. Sometimes positive, sometimes negative. I think to me, it's just the best historic view of sort of culture as the biggest driver of outcomes.
Lenny's Podcast, "Why companies are becoming a series of loops", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
I did see Odyssey. Um I saw it in London. I was there for a board meeting in in an IMAX theater packed with people drinking pints and having fun and amazing. It was cool cuz it's just a whole The movie was great,
Lenny's Podcast, "Why companies are becoming a series of loops", lightning round, favourite recent movie or TV show; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions). Christopher Nolan's 2026 film.
Seven Powers, you mentioned, um is actually just an awesome book. It's I think it's a very intellectual distillation about kind of, you know, moats in business theory and compounding advantages. I really like it.
Lenny's Podcast, "Why companies are becoming a series of loops", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
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