Book · 2020 · Economics
How Innovation Works
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Ridley has this fantastic phrase he says Innovation is the child of freedom and the parent of prosperity.
What they say about it
- Praise as fantastic“they're just fantastic and spectacular”2
- Encourages reading“would highly encourage listeners to read”2
The best things said about it
You know we have this idea you there's a great book how innovation works. It's by Matt Ridley and he goes through kind of how all these incredible inventions came around.
I would highly encourage listeners to read two books uh the first one is the rational Optimist by Matt Ridley and the second one is how Innovation Works also by Matt Ridley and they should be read in that order.
Bill Gurley BG2 Pod · Jan 2024 Ridley's two books, The Rational Optimist and How Innovation Works, they're just fantastic and spectacular.
Bill Gurley The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2023 Matt Ridley's new book How Innovation Works goes through this over a very very long period of time it's it's fantastic.
Bill Gurley All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Nov 2020 How innovation works and why it requires freedom to flourish.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Feb 2021 Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
6 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley explores the origins of incredible inventions and historical developments, arguing that innovation thrives on freedom and acts as the parent of prosperity. Stu Burguiere on The Megyn Kelly Show brought up the book to discuss how major inventions and historical breakthroughs occur. Similarly, Peter Boettke recommended it on EconTalk, highlighting Ridley's insight that innovation is the child of freedom and the parent of prosperity. Bill Gurley frequently endorsed the title, recommending it on both BG2 Pod and The Tim Ferriss Show as a fantastic read for high-tech macro perspectives, often pairing it with Ridley's The Rational Optimist. Jason Calacanis mentioned the book on This Week in Startups while discussing cross-pollination and serendipitous idea generation in modern workplaces. Additionally, Bill Gurley brought up the volume on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg to examine the connection between standard of living improvements, job growth, and innovation. Jordan Peterson touched upon the work on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to discuss how innovation requires freedom to flourish, while Russ Roberts referenced it on EconTalk while exploring the role of experimentation in driving inventions forward.
Every mention
Bill Gurley I would highly encourage listeners to read two books uh the first one is the rational Optimist by Matt Ridl… 3
“I would highly encourage listeners to read two books uh the first one is the rational Optimist by Matt Ridley and the second one is how Innovation Works also by Matt Ridley and they should be read in that order”
“For kind of high-tech macro, if there is such a thing, I think Ridley's two books, The Rational Optimist and How Innovation Works, they're just fantastic and spectacular.”
“matt ridley's new book how innovation works goes through this over a very very long period of time it's it's fantastic and he talks about”
Jason Calacanis there's a great book called uh um how innovation works um and a companion that's called uh where great wher… 1
“there's a great book called uh um how innovation works um and a companion that's called uh where great where good ideas come from by stephen johnson”
Peter Boettke I'm sure you know Matt Ridley one of my favorite books since the last time we talked is how Innovation Work… 1
“I'm sure you know Matt Ridley one of my favorite books since the last time we talked is how Innovation Works ... Ridley has this fantastic phrase he says Innovation is the child of freedom and the parent of prosperity”
Stu Burguiere you know we have this idea you there's a great book how innovation works. It's by Matt Ridley and he goes t… 1
“you know we have this idea you there's a great book how innovation works. It's by Matt Ridley and he goes through kind of how all these incredible inventions came around.”
Russ Roberts while i was reading your book one is i interviewed matt ridley about his book how innovation works 2
“while i was reading your book one is i interviewed matt ridley about his book how innovation works”
“his latest book in the subject of today's discussion is how innovation works”
Jordan Peterson that was my impression after after going through his work and then more recent work um how innovation works… 1
“that was my impression after after going through his work and then more recent work um how innovation works and why it requires freedom to flourish”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I in my in the speech I did on regulatory capture, I mentioned these two Matt Ridley books, How Innovation Works and The Rational Optimist.”
“his books include the Red Queen, The Origins of Virtue, Genome, Nature via Nurture, Francis Crick, The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything, and How Innovation Works”