Episode · This Week in Startups · 2021-11-19
Books mentioned on A DAO bids $40M on the Constitution, Startup Checklist: Operational best practices, Gen Z VCs | E1330
First, Jason covers ConstitutionDAO attempt to buy one of the remaining 13 copies of the constitution at Sotheby's (01:56). Then, he does 10 points from the Startup Checklist on operational excellence (34:54).
Jason Calacanis discussed The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande and The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Checklist Manifesto
The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande is a nonfiction exploration of how simple checklists and systematic processes can dramatically reduce human error and prevent catastrophic failures in complex fields like medicine and aviation.
Discussed“there's a great book called the checklist manifesto that jack dorsey from square and twitter fame turned me on to uh on as a way to create operational excellence and i think he's achieved that at square a long time ago and i think he figured it out at twitter um which you can see in their product velocity what”
Where to get it
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The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries is a foundational business guide that advocates for validated learning, rapid experimentation, and minimum viable products to help entrepreneurs build successful companies without wasting time or resources.
Discussed“have you read the lean startup uh do you understand this concept of the lean startup and that was published by author eric reese he was on the program episode 199 in episode 1041. and it basically says you know you're going to take the startup the scientific method you're going to spend the least amount of money as possible”
Where to get it
