What I learned from reading Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer by Stephen Dando-CollinsUnlike Vanderbilt's other adversaries William Walker was not afraid of Cornelius when he should have been [0:01]Setting up the war between Cornelius Vanderbilt and William Walker [7:32]William Walker's impressive resume [16:44]Betrayal: "Gentlemen, You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you." [27:04]Walker takes Vanderbilt's property. Walker thinks the law protects him. Vanderbilt doesn't care about the law [39:27]Garrison's counter move against Cornelius Vanderbilt [44:36]Vanderbilt funds several Central American governments to destroy William Walker [52:51]The power of having a singular focus on a goal but remaining flexible on the tactics to get there [1:02:10]—“I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — GarethBe like Gareth. Buy a book: All the books featured on Founders Podcast