#069 David Senra + Mitchell Baldridge #4: Old Books, New Events, and A Surprise CEO Job

Links:
David Senra on X (twitter.com/FoundersPodcast)
Mitchell on X (twitter.com/baldridgecpa)
Founders Podcast (pod.link/founders)
Better Bookkeeping (betterbookkeeping.com)

Mentioned on the episode:
Fiftyyears.com (fiftyyears.com)
Foundersonly.com (foundersonly.com)
Poor Charlie’s Almanac (amazon.com/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-Charles-Expa…)
Liar’s Poker (amazon.com/Liars-Poker-Norton-Paperback-Michae…)
Atomic Habits (amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp…)
The Pathless Path (amazon.com/Pathless-Path-Imagining-Story-Work/…)
Morgan Housel books (amazon.com/s?k=Morgan+Housel&i=audible&…)
Tren Griffin Blog - 25iq (25iq.com)
Brent Beshore on meeting Charlie Munger (twitter.com/BrentBeshore/status/17444117321460…)
Who is Michael Ovitz? (amazon.com/Who-Michael-Ovitz/dp/1591845548/ref…)
Powerhouse by James Andrew Miller (amazon.com/Powerhouse-Untold-Hollywoods-Creati…)
The Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness (thriftbooks.com/w/eternal-pursuit-of-unhappine…)
Blake Robbins on Twitter (twitter.com/blakeir?lang=en)

Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:53) - David - Product launching machine & the power of building relationships
(00:24:18) - Thoughts on Podcast advertising
(00:31:35) - Book Publishing
(00:38:27) - Eric’s new life as a CEO
(00:59:23) - The permissionless adding of value
(01:13:08) - The Power of Podcasting
(01:17:04) - Updates on the Baldridge Empire
(01:34:19) - Reflecting on Main St. Summit
(01:56:57) - Book recommendations
(02:08:24) - Hire a paid critic
(02:22:30) - Wrap up

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