Episode · BG2 Pod · 2025-08-28
Books mentioned on China, China, China. Breaking Down China’s Tech Surge | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner
Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, they dive deep into China’s explosive innovation across AI and EVs, the rise of open-source models, lessons for U.
Brad Gerstner discussed Breakneck by Dan Wang.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Breakneck
Breakneck by Dan Wang is a bestselling book exploring China's engineering-driven quest for the future and offering a comparative look at the political economies of the United States and China.
Discussed“And there's this new book out by Dan Wang that I want to talk about um you know uh where where he really takes on the differences between the two countries.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Apple in China
“You know, I haven't read this uh Apple China book. Um it's it a lot of people have been talking about it and I and I aim to.”
Passing Breakneck
“And so there's a phrase, I don't know if it was in Dan's book or I read somewhere else called don't be the tallest tree.”