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Cover of The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success by William N. Thorndike

The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success

William N. Thorndike · 2014
Mentioned 10 times across 6 podcasts · 2019–2026
Mention timeline10 mentions
20192026
Where it's mentioned
2026
John Deere CEO: Farming's Future, Autonomous Tractors and AI in the Field
In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · Sep 2026
“a book Yeah, that was given to me the first uh day I became CEO that talked about it's called the Outsiders that talked about a a small group of CEOs that were extremely successful that weren't known because they focused on the basic things”
TIP822: QXO (QXO): Can One of the World's Best Consolidators Strike Lightning Again? w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley
The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires) - The Investor’s Podcast Network · Jun 2026
“it really sounds like he almost should be included in a revised version of one of our favorite books. the outsiders based on, you know, these managers who have created extraordinary shareholder value”
Dan Loeb - Lessons from 30 Years of Investing
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · May 2026
“Probably the two The most consequential books that I read that had the most influence on me in that area. One would be The outsiders”
TIP814: Formula One Group (FWONA): The Only Sports Franchise Worth Owning w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley
The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires) - The Investor’s Podcast Network · May 2026
“John Malone, who was outlined in Thorndike's exceptional book, The Outsiders, is just simply one of the best executives walking the earth”
Samer Sarraf - Investing in the GCC: Private Equity Discipline in Public Markets
Value Investing with Legends · Mar 2026
“I used to read a lot more financial books. So things like, you know, The Outsiders or The Forge or like one up on Wall Street”
2023
#328 Tom Murphy (Buffett's favorite manager)
Founders · Nov 2023
“the book that I'm gonna talk to you about today, which is The Outsiders, eight unconventional CEOs and they're radically Rational Blueprint for Success. It was written by William Thorndike”
2022
#227 The Essays of Warren Buffett
Founders · Jan 2022
“It was the out one the outsiders is one of them. and disenforces the other”
2021
#174 with Andrew Wilkinson - How to Network with Billionaires, Andrew and Sam's Recent Investments, & a Better Investor Than Buffett
My First Million · Apr 2021
“I've read this really good book called The Outsiders”
#165 William Shockley (Creator of the Electronic Age)
Founders · Feb 2021
“one on the book The Outsiders Maybe like founders ninety eight someone”
2019
#94 Henry Singleton (The Outsiders)
Founders · Oct 2019
“one of those is a book. Uh it's called The Outsiders, Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint. For Success and it was written by William Thorndike”