Biographies
BigCat's Pantheon
Key decisions · Career turning points · One person, one school
Day 01
Charlie Munger
Investor · Multidisciplinary Thinking · 1924–2023
Day 02
Warren Buffett
Investor · Inner Scorecard · 1930–
Day 03
Steve Jobs
Product Patriarch · Reality Distortion · 1955–2011
Day 04
Elon Musk
SpaceX/Tesla · First Principles · 1971–
Day 05
Bill Gates
Microsoft Founder · Think Week · 1955–
Day 06
Jensen Huang
NVIDIA Founder · 16-Year CUDA Bet · 1963–
Day 07
Ray Dalio
Bridgewater Founder · Principles & the Exception · 1949–
Day 08
Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO · 96 Hours & One Version · 1985–
Day 09
Jeff Bezos
Amazon Founder · Regret Minimization · 1964–
Day 10
Yvon Chouinard
Patagonia Founder · Earth Is the Only Shareholder · 1938–
Day 11
Lee Kuan Yew
Founder of Modern Singapore · Performance Legitimacy · 1923–2015
Day 12
Deng Xiaoping
Chief Architect of Reform · Down Three Times, Up Three · 1904–1997
Day 13
Ren Zhengfei
Huawei Founder · Institutionalizing Fear · 1944–
Day 14
Jack Ma
Alibaba Founder · The Power & Backlash of Narrative · 1964–
Day 15
Tim Cook
Apple CEO · Inventory Like Dairy · 1960–
Day 16
Marie Curie
Founder of Radioactivity · Focus as Weapon & Backlash · 1867–1934
Day 17
Rosalind Franklin
X-ray Crystallographer · The Power & Price of Rigor · 1920–1958
Day 18
Frances Arnold
Pioneer of Directed Evolution · Humility & the Discipline of Owning Error · 1956–
Day 19
Sara Blakely
Founder of Spanx · Ignorance as a Weapon · 1971–
Day 20
Sheryl Sandberg
Former Meta COO · The Top Executor & the "Lean In" Controversy · 1969–
Day 21
Indra Nooyi
Former PepsiCo CEO · Long-Termism Under Quarterly Tyranny · 1955–
Day 22
Peter Drucker
Father of Modern Management · Asking Beats Answering · 1909–2005
Day 23
Sam Walton
Walmart Founder · Asymmetric Edge in the Margins · 1918–1992
Day 24
Howard Schultz
Former Starbucks CEO · Mission as Both Engine and Blind Spot · 1953–
Day 25
Lin Huiyin
Architectural Historian · Poet · Routing Around the Locked Door · 1904–1955