Episode · This Week in Startups · 2023-03-04
Jason Calacanis & Dylan McDonnell: books mentioned on This Week in Startups
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Molly starts the show with Producer Rachel, covering Apple blocking an email app with an AI update (7:17), TikTok's latest restriction for users under 18 (14:05), and Salesforce Q4 earnings results. Then, they break down the startup immi, an instant ramen company (26:55).
Michael Tan discussed Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Also mentioned: The Death of Uncertainty by Michael Tan.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Death of Uncertainty
Michael Tan's book The Death of Uncertainty explores complex themes surrounding artificial intelligence and the evolving technological landscape, prompting readers to rethink traditional assumptions about the future.
Discussed“my friend Michael tan he is an author which is really cool I've never had an author on my segment four and his book is called the death of uncertainty”
Where to get it
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian classic that envisions a technologically advanced future society dominated by conformity, engineered happiness, and superficial distractions.
Discussed“it's kind of similar to like it's a little bit inspired by Brave New World this other kind of like dystopian fiction novel”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Jason the original host and now co-host of this weend startups before Molly even came on he wrote a book um so he wrote a book called Angel”
“I mean Shameless self-plug uh you could check my book out yeah uh where can yeah it's on Amazon you can search for the death of uncertainty”
“well I'm super excited again everybody this was this was Michael tan Mike the man right Mike the man Mike Tan the man Mike Tan Link in his bio you can find uh the death of uncertainty”