Against the Odds
An Autobiography
The main book of Episode #25 (2018), Episode #200 (2021), Episode #300 (2023), and Episode #400 (2025), on James Dyson. It comes up again in 20 other episodes. That makes it one of the ten most-mentioned books in the archive.
On the reading path Start here.
- 24episodes
- #1of 385 books
- 2018first episode
Where it comes up
- #25Main book · April 22, 2018
Against the Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson
Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #25 - #200
- #238
- #245
- #258Mentioned · July 22, 2022
Jay Gould (Dark Genius of Wall Street)
Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #258 - #263Mentioned · August 18, 2022
Land’s Polaroid: A Company and the Man Who Invented It
Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #263 - #267
- #270Mentioned · October 6, 2022
Vannevar Bush (Pieces of the Action)
Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #270 - #275
- #287
- #288
- #296Mentioned · March 27, 2023
Bernard Arnault (The Richest Man in the World)
Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #296 - #297
- #300
- #306Mentioned · June 5, 2023
David Ogilvy (Confessions of an Advertising Man)
Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #306 - #308
- #314
- #316
- #323
- ·Mentioned · February 25, 2024
Jay Z’s Autobiography
Source: Founders Podcast, Episode: Jay Z’s Autobiography - #343Mentioned · March 24, 2024
The Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness: David Ogilvy
Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #343 - #346
- #369Mentioned · November 1, 2024
Elon Musk and The Early Days of SpaceX
Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #369 - #400Main book · September 12, 2025
The Stubborn Genius of James Dyson
Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #400
Book record: Open Library.
