Book · 2003 · Business & Economics
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital
- mentions
- 5
- people
- 5
- podcasts
- 4
- episodes
- 4
- recommendations
- 2
There's a great book by an economist named Carlota Perez. The book is Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital. And she documents this exact cycle throughout history.
The best things said about it
And the book that Dan's referring to is probably my favorite book that I recommend most often and it's got a kind of a not a lot of people read it because it's got one of those titles that kind of scares people off I've read it it's called technological revolutions and financial capital.
Marc Andreessen a16z Podcast · Jan 2019 There's this woman named Carlota Perez who wrote a book called Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital which in a sense is the Bible for many of the most um I don't know, bullish partisans pushing some of this stuff.
My my partner Peter reminded me of a book that we had seen a a while ago by Carlaua Perez. It has this very benign title, Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital.
Bill Gurley The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2025 You refer to a great book here by Carly de Prez the technological revolutions and financial capital where she talks about the phases of great surges in technology essentially and there's the installation phase in the deployment period.
Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
5 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital by Carlota Perez is an economics book that examines the historical cycles of technological surges, economic bubbles, and financial capital. The book received high praise and frequent mentions from podcast guests and hosts analyzing modern market trends. On a16z Podcast, Marc Andreessen recommended it as one of his absolute favorite books on economic history, noting that its somewhat formal title tends to scare readers away despite its immense value. Erik Torenberg also referenced Perez's work on the same episode to explain the installation and deployment phases that characterize major shifts in technology. Ben Felix discussed the book on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, highlighting how Perez documents recurring historical cycles throughout economic history. Furthermore, Paul Kedrosky brought up the book on Big Technology Podcast, describing it as foundational reading for bullish partisans and investors pushing large-scale technological initiatives. Bill Gurley similarly cited Perez's work on The Tim Ferriss Show while evaluating technology waves and speculative market dynamics. Across these discussions, speakers treated the book as a vital analytical framework for understanding how financial markets react to major innovations and technological revolutions over long periods of time.
Every mention
Ben Felix There's a great book by an economist named Carlota Perez. The book is Technological Revolutions and Financi… 1
“There's a great book by an economist named Carlota Perez. The book is Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital. And she documents this exact cycle throughout history”
Marc Andreessen and the book that Dan's referring to is probably my favorite book that I recommend most often and it's got… 1
“and the book that Dan's referring to is probably my favorite book that I recommend most often and it's got a kind of a not a lot of people read it because it's got one of those titles that kind of scares people off I've read it it's called technological revolutions and financial capital”
Bill Gurley My my partner Peter reminded me of a book that we had seen a a while ago by Carlaua Perez. It has this very… 1
“My my partner Peter reminded me of a book that we had seen a a while ago by Carlaua Perez. It has this very benign title, Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital.”
Erik Torenberg you refer to a great book here by Carly de Prez the technological revolutions and financial capital where s… 1
“you refer to a great book here by Carly de Prez the technological revolutions and financial capital where she talks about the phases of great surges in technology essentially and there's the installation phase in the deployment period”
Paul Kedrosky There's this woman named Carlota Perez who wrote a book called Technological Revolutions and Financial Capi… 1
“There's this woman named Carlota Perez who wrote a book called Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital which in a sense is the Bible for many of the most um I don't know, bullish partisans pushing some of this stuff.”
