Episode · This Week in Startups · 2025-05-22
Jason Calacanis & David Friedberg: books mentioned on This Week in Startups
David Friedberg on AI-First Startups & the Future of Biology, Business & Creativity | AI Basics with Google Cloud
In this episode, Jason chats with David Friedberg—CEO of Ohalo Genetics and co-host of the All-In Podcast—about how AI is transforming agriculture and startups. David introduces Ohalo's "Boosted Breeding" technology, which enables plants to inherit 100% of genes from both parents, potentially doubling crop yields.
Jason Calacanis discussed The Man who Fed the World by Leon F. Hesser.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Man who Fed the World
Discussed“You know, one of the things I wanted to ask you about was I read this book back in the day um and I'm sure you're you're well aware of it, the man who fed the world about Norman Borlo.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Bible
“By the way, when people go to church and read the Bible, Yes. they're not all hearing the same sermon. They're like when you go to a gospel church in the South, it's not the same experience as going to a Catholic church in San Francisco, right?”