Episode · This Week in Startups · 2026-06-29
Books mentioned on Chamath on why young people need more agency, risk, and adventure
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Jason Calacanis discussed The adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a classic American novel featuring memorable episodes of boyhood mischief, including the iconic fence-painting trick that demonstrates reverse psychology and irony.
Discussed“which is, you know, he had to paint the fence. Or was it Huckin? It was one of the two. And he said, "Hey, painting the fence is a lot of fun. If you guys give me an apple, I'll let you paint the fence."”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Or was it Huckin? It was one of the two. And he said, "Hey, painting the fence is a lot of fun. If you guys give me an apple, I'll let you paint the fence."”
Passing A Game of Thrones
“And we're making a lot of progress, but the default Jason was to create an ORC chart. People would ask to hire people, then it's like who should report to whom. Yeah. Then you get Game of Thrones starting five.”