Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2026-09-24

Books mentioned on #884: How to Spot 10-Year Trends and Build Billion-Dollar Companies — Kevin Ryan of DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Many More

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Kevin Ryan is one of the leading entrepreneurs and investors in New York. Often called the “Godfather of NYC tech,” he is the founder and CEO of AlleyCorp, a New York based venture capital firm that incubates and invests across healthcare, AI and software, consumer tech, deep tech, and more.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   How to Change Your Mind

   Michael Pollan · at 45:13

   How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan is a non-fiction exploration of the history and science of psychedelics, including LSD and psilocybin, and their application in modern therapeutic settings.

   Discussed

   “How to change your mind by Michael Pollen. What did that do for you? So I reached the age of 54 which was 8 years ago and had never thought about psychedelics at all. Certainly never tried anything. Just never and didn't know very much. Read the Michael Pollen book.”

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