Book · recommended on 8 episodes
The 80/20 Principle
Richard Koch ISBN 0385491743
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Richard Koch ISBN 0385491743
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This book by Richard Koch has come up 8 times on Tim Ferriss. 5 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-09-24 and the most recent from 2026-03-26. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“The 80/20 Principle, Richard Koch. That just gets old. Just does not get old”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author, podcaster, and early-stage investor; solo Q&A host answering pre-submitted and live audience questions about AI, careers, creativity, and life. Tim Ferriss answers listener questions on the AI tsunami, arguing offline, relational, and in-real-life advantages matter more as machines eat white-collar work.
“if you combine that with Richard Kosha's book, The 8020 Principle, like those those two will take you a long way.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Charlie Houpert: Founder of Charisma on Command, a YouTube channel and online education business (Charisma University) teaching social confidence and communication; former management consultant turned solo entrepreneur. Charisma on Command's Charlie Houpert traces his journey from broke consultant to multimillion-dollar online course creator, course-correcting through burnout and a painful co-founder split.
“renowned investor and bestselling author of books on business and personal success including the 8020 principal and his most recent book unreasonable success”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Terry Crews and Richard Koch: Terry Crews is a former NFL player turned actor (The Expendables, Brooklyn 99, Everybody Hates Chris), America's Got Talent host, and bestselling author of the memoir Tough. Richard Koch is a renowned investor and bestselling author of The 80/20 Principle, The Star Principle, and Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It. Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Terry Crews on courage and reframing failure, Richard Koch on the 80/20 principle and unreasonable success.
“in 1997 Richards booked the 80 20 principle reinterpreted the Pareto rule which states that most results come from a small minority of causes”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Richard Koch: Entrepreneur, investor, former strategy consultant (BCG, Bain, co-founder of LEK), and author of The 80/20 Principle and Unreasonable Success; his investments compounded ~22% annually over 37 years. Richard Koch revisits the 80/20 Principle, applying it to venture investing, happiness, toxic beliefs, and a new Oxford sabbatical program.
“And last but not least, read The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch, K-O-C-H.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, 4-Hour Body and 4-Hour Chef, host of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, early-stage startup investor and advisor to companies including Shopify, Uber and TaskRabbit. Tim Ferriss fields a solo live Q&A on PR, marketing, launching products, selling to the affluent, time dilation, and his personal protocols.
“pick up the 80 20 principle this is a book by richard koch the 80 20 principle i would just pick up that book that is the shortest answer”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and host of The Tim Ferriss Show; angel investor (now focused on climate tech), podcaster, and self-experimenter, here doing a solo live Q&A. Tim Ferriss answers live and pre-submitted listener questions on wealth, money's limits, book recommendations, skill-building, and taking advice wisely.
“Another would be the 80/20 principle. And if you're so inclined, the 4-Hour Workweek”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, and Tools of Titans, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show. This is a solo Q&A episode where he both asks and answers, fielding live-chat and pre-submitted listener questions. Tim Ferriss answers live and submitted Q&A on sleep, parenting, fear, mood, psychedelics, learning, and travel.
“in 1997 the 80 20 principle the book reinterpreted the Pareto rule extending the observation that most results come from a small minority of causes”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Richard Koch: British entrepreneur, investor, and former strategy consultant whose investments have compounded at 22% annually over 37 years. He is the author of several business classics, including The 80/20 Principle, The Star Principle, and Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It. Richard Koch explains the 80/20 principle, his star-business investing method, and the nine landmarks of unreasonable success.
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