Episode · a16z Podcast · 2019-03-16
Books mentioned on a16z Podcast: For the Billions of Creatives Out There
with Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman), Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) The writer-showrunner is a relatively new phenomenon in TV, as opposed to film, which is still a director-driven enterprise.
Brian Koppelman recommended Difficult Men by Brett Martin, and discussed The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins, and Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Artist's Way
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is a foundational self-help guide designed to help readers recover their innate creativity and overcome artistic blocks through structured practices like morning pages and artist dates.
Discussed“I do morning pages every morning. So what, certain morning pages? Like out of Julie Cameron's book, the artists way.”
Where to get it
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Awaken The Giant Within
Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins is a classic personal development guide focused on mindset, decision-making, and mastering personal psychology.
Discussed“That is the tool I used to become unblocked when I was 30 and it when I was that unhappy and I said I had to try to write something I had given Dave awaken the giant within.”
Where to get it
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Difficult Men
Difficult Men by Brett Martin is a critically acclaimed non-fiction book that explores the Golden Age of television and the influential showrunners who revolutionized modern prestige drama.
Recommended“There's this there's this great book called difficult men by Brett Martin that's about five showrunners the David Simon David chase Vince Gilligan Sean Ryan and one other I'm not remembering right now.”
Where to get it
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Catching the Big Fish
Discussed“And so in reading about I read David Lynch's book catching the big fish and a couple of other books and it made me interested enough.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I've read chem who's notebooks and Somerset mom's notebooks and I'm happy that they exist but that probably wasn't their intention.”
“I've read chem who's notebooks and Somerset mom's notebooks and I'm happy that they exist but that probably wasn't their intention.”