Episode · This Week in Startups · 2021-09-14
Books mentioned on "Amazon Unbound" author Brad Stone on the mind of Bezos, the future of Amazon & more | E1282
Brad Stone, the author of "Amazon Unbound", joined to talk about Elon Musk (09:44), Amazon's workplace environment (23:25), the importance of Prime (27:17), which tech companies are most dangerous for society (51:13), & more!
Brad Stone discussed The Everything Store by Brad Stone. Jason Calacanis recommended Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone and The Upstarts by Brad Stone.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Everything Store
The Everything Store by Brad Stone is a non-fiction book that chronicles the first twenty years of Amazon and the leadership of Jeff Bezos.
Discussed“well so i tell the story of of amazon prime in the first book the everything store and then in this book i talk about prime video and some of the other add-on prime services”
Where to get it
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Amazon Unbound
Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone is a business biography and investigative book that explores the later years of Amazon, the leadership style and ventures of Jeff Bezos, and the tech giant's massive societal footprint.
Recommended“go to your local bookstore even better amazon unbound space while you're at it get the collection get the triple energy get the upstarts get the everything stored as an entrepreneur read these because there's so many lessons in them”
Where to get it
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The Upstarts
Brad Stone's book The Upstarts offers a detailed examination of the modern technology landscape and the rise of disruptive venture-backed companies like Uber and Airbnb.
Recommended“go to your local bookstore even better amazon unbound space while you're at it get the collection get the triple energy get the upstarts get the everything stored as an entrepreneur read these because there's so many lessons in them”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“uh you also know him as the author of the everything store jeff bezos in the age of amazon 2013 the upstarts uber airbnb and the battle for the new silicon valley 2017”
“uh you also know him as the author of the everything store jeff bezos in the age of amazon 2013 the upstarts uber airbnb and the battle for the new silicon valley 2017”
“yeah i mean it's just it's the gift that keeps on giving amazon unbound jeff bezos in and the innovation of a global empire 2021”