Episode · My First Million · 2024-06-28
Books mentioned on Business Tricks We've Learned From Gamblers, Pickup Artists, & Feynman
Episode 602: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.
Shaan Puri discussed A Man for All Markets by Edward O. Thorp, The Game by Neil Strauss, and Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Man for All Markets
A Man for All Markets by Edward O.
Discussed“Ed Thorp I'm reading his biography called man for all markets”
Where to get it
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The Game
The Game by Neil Strauss is a non-fiction book that explores the secretive underworld of pickup artistry and social dynamics.
Discussed“did you ever read that book the game did you ever read like books on like how to meet women not only did I read the game not only did my girlfriend in high school buy the game for me before I went to college as a goodbye gift”
Where to get it
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Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich is a non-fiction book detailing the true story of an MIT card-counting team that developed a sophisticated system to win at blackjack in casinos.
Discussed“until I read the book I think it's called Bringing Down the House or something like that that's the other Blackjack card counting book and immediately my mind shifted into oh black Che is a beatable game”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I think it's from the book The 22 immutable laws of marketing and in that book it's talking about marketing how do you actually stand out”