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What I learned from reading Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography by Rinsey Mills.Become a Misfit today for access to the entire back catalogue of premium episodes, two extra podcasts a month, and lifetime access to my notebook containing notes from 270+ podcasts on entrepreneurship. Shelby is an innovator. He is a man who was always ahead of his time, who has created, designed, and developed products that have been second to none (0:01), the “Hell I Can” story (7:40), Shelby’s dad dies; Shelby almost does too (11:55), Shelby’s early adventures in entrepreneurship (14:38), At 29 Shelby decides to give racing cars a try (29:30), Shelby knew you can’t stand out if you blend in (34:05), Carroll Shelby’s first impression of Enzo Ferrari (40:44), racing was a means to an end for Shelby (42:56), Shelby’s plan to transition from racing driver to racing car manufacturer (50:10), His state of mind when he attempts to start his business: depression (56:50), building the Cobra (1:01:38), a masterful alignment of incentives (1:04:50), a description of the early days of Shelby American / a lot of entrepreneurs long to go back to the early, smaller days of a company (1:10:28), Shelby on company politics (1:16:30), how Shelby missed out on an opportunity that would have made him a billionaire (1:25:00).A list of all the books featured on Founders Podcast.