Episode · a16z Podcast · 2017-06-29
Books mentioned on a16z Podcast: Companies, Networks, Crowds
Is a network -- whether a crowd or blockchain-based entity -- going to replace the firm anytime soon? Not yet, argue Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson in the new book Machine, Platform, Crowd.
Sonal Chokshi discussed Machine, Platform, Crowd by Andrew McAfee and others. Also mentioned: Race Against the Machine by Erik Brynjolfsson and others and Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Machine, Platform, Crowd
Discussed“today we're doing one of our book podcasts around the new book just out machine platform crowd”
Where to get it
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Race Against the Machine
Discussed“one of the things that got in writing our first book Race Against the Machine was there were people who were talking about quote the great stagnation and how there were no good inventions anymore”
Where to get it
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Why Nations Fail
Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James A.
Discussed“then our colleagues durin s mo glory Gems Robinson wrote this amazing book called why nations fail okay and their and their answer was very was really straightforward”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Second Machine Age
“the author's previously wrote the popular book the second Machine Age and before that their book was race against the machine”
Passing Race Against the Machine
“the author's previously wrote the popular book the second Machine Age and before that their book was race against the machine”
Passing The Fatal Conceit
“and we all have bounded rationality Friedrich Hayek called it was the Fela conceit the idea that we could plan everything in excruciating detail”