Episode · This Week in Startups · 2022-09-15
Books mentioned on Crypto news: Do Kwon arrest warrant, ETH merge, Orange DAO + The Blueprint Part 10 | E1560
First up, Jason is back with the tenth and FINAL edition of The Blueprint, where he explains the seven ways to create wealth (2:12). Then, Vinny and Sunny join J+M for a crypto roundtable, covering: Do Kwon's arrest warrant (24:04), the ETH merge (49:54), an Orange DAO breakdown (1:14:24), and more!
Jason Calacanis discussed Cujo by Stephen King, Carrie by Stephen King, and Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Cujo
Cujo by Stephen King is a chilling horror novel about a once-gentle Saint Bernard that contracts rabies after being bitten by a bat, terrorizing a mother and her young son trapped inside a broken-down car.
Discussed“okay you wrote a book you're Stephen King you created this incredible series of characters uh and you made the book Cujo or Carrie or whatever it happens to be it”
Where to get it
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Carrie
Carrie is Stephen King's debut horror novel, published in 1974, which follows a tormented teenage girl gifted with psychokinetic powers.
Discussed“okay you wrote a book you're Stephen King you created this incredible series of characters uh and you made the book Cujo or Carrie or whatever it happens to be it”
Where to get it
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Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton is a sci-fi thriller novel about a theme park populated by genetically resurrected dinosaurs.
Discussed“so if you're Michael Crichton and you created Jurassic Park my Lord that IP giveth forever which is why a universal wanted it so badly and I think they own it”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“if you're a deal maker and you can buy a company like a private Equity person can or a banker or somebody who's a deal maker like Michael Ovitz at CAA shout out talking about Jurassic Park”