Phil Knight: Founder of Nike

What I learned from reading Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike https://amzn.to/4euWASQ Made possible by: Ramp: https://ramp.com Axon by Applovin: https://axon.ai/founders Vanta: ⁠https://vanta.com/founders⁠

David Senrahost

May 7, 20261h 3mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 7, 2026
Duration: 1h 3m
Channel: Founders Podcast
Watch on YouTube: ▶ Open ↗

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What I learned from reading Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike https://amzn.to/4euWASQ Made possible by: Ramp: https://ramp.com Axon by Applovin: https://axon.ai/founders Vanta: ⁠https://vanta.com/founders⁠

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David Senra
host
Host of the Founders Podcast, focused on entrepreneurs and biographies.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, featuring David Senra, Phil Knight: Founder of Nike explores phil Knight's Shoe Dog: Obsession, Scrappiness, and Refusing to Stop Senra frames Shoe Dog as a nearly perfect entrepreneurial autobiography, beginning with Knight's 1962 crazy idea to import Japanese running shoes and his desire to make work feel like play.

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