3 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
J. Paul Getty's 1965 book distilling his philosophy on wealth creation — arguing that the rich get rich by being better operators (not smarter or luckier), by buying assets when they are cheap, and by being willing to work harder than anyone else.
Brad Jacobs's 2023 book on how he built multiple billion-dollar companies — XPO Logistics, United Rentals, Jacobs Private Equity — presenting a practical framework for identifying large market opportunities and building organizations rapidly.
Eric Jorgenson's 2020 compilation of Naval Ravikant's tweets, podcast appearances, and interviews into a structured book — covering wealth creation, specific knowledge, leverage, happiness, and the meaning of life — which became one of the most widely shared business philosophy texts of its era.