Episode · a16z Podcast · 2016-08-03
Books mentioned on a16z Podcast: The Meaning of Emoji
This podcast is all about emoji. But it's really about how innovation really comes about -- through the tension between standards vs.
Jennifer 8. Lee discussed How to Speak Emoji by Fred Benenson. Fred Benenson discussed MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE by Herman Melville.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How to Speak Emoji
Discussed“In fact, the first time I ever heard of emoji was when Fred started his Kickstarter called Emoji Dick, and I was like, what the are emojis?”
Where to get it
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MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville is an epic American novel that chronicles the obsessive, self-destructive quest of Captain Ahab to hunt down the giant white whale that maimed him.
Discussed“For a moment I thought about the Bible and I was like, that's too obvious. What's like what's like totally even more inappropriate? So, Moby Dick came to mind. it came to mind as like this this like impossible book”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Bible
“And then I was like, well, maybe I can translate a book in emoji. I was like, okay, what books would work? And I was like, well, it has to be in the public domain”
Plugged How to Speak Emoji
“So, I worked on it for, you know, nights and weekends for another like eight or nine months, and then, you know, Yeah. self-published it on lulu.com. You can still buy it. It gets printed on demand”