Episode · a16z Podcast · 2018-05-17
Books mentioned on a16z Podcast: Network Effects, Origin Stories, and the Evolution of Tech
“The rules of the game are different in tech,” argues — and has long argued, despite his views not being accepted at first — W. Brian Arthur, technologist-turned-economist who first truly described the phenomenon of “positive feedbacks” in the economy or “increasing returns” (vs.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari explores the sweeping trajectory of human history, from the cognitive evolution of early hominids to the complex social and economic structures of the modern era.
Discussed“I mean, we had Yuval Harari on the podcast too, and basically in his book, Sapiens, he argues that tech helps mankind leapfrog natural evolution. And only in that context, we were talking about it across a much larger time scale, but in this context, I do think of it as a primordial soup for the next phase.”
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