Episode · a16z Podcast · 2016-02-18
Books mentioned on a16z Podcast: 'In the Eye of a Tornado' -- Views on Innovation from China
No matter how one views Xiaomi -- and there are many ways to view it, for better or worse -- one thing is clear: It, and other such companies (like WeChat and Alibaba), indicate a broader trend around innovation coming from China.
Clay Shirky discussed Little Rice by Clay Shirky.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Little Rice
Discussed“One of the things when I was when I was writing Little Rice, one of the things I wanted to wanted to be sure to emphasize is I am a foreigner.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Little Rice
“That's actually the subtitle of the book Little Rice by Clay Shirky who's one of the guests on this podcast.”
Passing Here comes everybody
“Um he's written a really popular book called Here Comes Everybody and he's currently the global network professor at NYU Shanghai.”