Episode · This Week in Startups · 2019-12-06
Jason Calacanis & Josh Browder: books mentioned on This Week in Startups
E1007: DoNotPay CEO & Founder Josh Browder built an AI lawyer to fight corporations & governments, demos product features & how it helps consumers, shares insights on following in footsteps of his father Bill Browder, & future of consumer empowerment
0:51 Jason intros Josh Browder & DoNotPay 2:48 Starting DoNotPay in college 6:12 How much $ has DoNotPay saved citizens since launching in 2016?
Jason Calacanis recommended Red Notice by Bill Browder, and discussed The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a sweeping historical and data-driven book arguing that violence has steadily declined over the course of human history.
Discussed“you read Steve Pinker spoke better I did yeah he kinda I mean I know some people have given it a hard time but it does feel directionally correct”
Where to get it
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Red Notice
Red Notice by Bill Browder is a gripping memoir detailing the author's financial career in Russia, his subsequent battle against state corruption, and his campaign to pass the Magnitsky Act following the tragic murder of his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky.
Recommended“have you ever read the book red notices one of my favorite books probably top three books the last decade is this incredible book about the guy who created the Magnitsky act to protect people from these incredible oligarchs”
Where to get it
