Episode · This Week in Startups · 2019-12-10
Books mentioned on E1008: VSCO CEO & Co-founder Joel Flory is building a photo-sharing platform free of ads, likes & comments to empower creators, shares insights on appealing to Gen Z, expanding their global reach & the magic of subscriptions
1:08 Jason intros Joel Flory 2:12 What is VSCO? How is it different than Instagram, Facebook & other photo-sharing apps?
Joel Flory recommended The Outward Mindset by The Arbinger Institute and others, and discussed Peak by Chip Conley. Jason Calacanis recommended The Advantage by Patrick M. Lencioni, and discussed The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Peak
Peak by Chip Conley is a business and leadership book that explores how leaders can build enduring organizations by focusing on employees, customers, and investors using Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
Discussed“and I think if you from a been a longtime listener and one of my favorite guests that you had on the show was chip Conley yes chip colonies book peak has this concept”
Where to get it
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The Outward Mindset
The Outward Mindset by The Arbinger Institute is a business and self-improvement book that explores how shifting from a self-focused perspective to an other-focused perspective can dramatically improve collaboration and leadership.
Recommended“one of my favorite books the outward mindset by the our Binger Institute it's real word mindset without word Minds exactly that it's around for in the workplace in particular”
Where to get it
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The Advantage
The Advantage by Patrick M.
Recommended“and that and probably the largest one was Patrick Lencioni x' book the advantage the advantage which his previous books the five dysfunctions of a team”
Where to get it
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni is a popular business fable that explores the behavioral pitfalls that derail team collaboration and leadership.
Discussed“the advantage which his previous books the five dysfunctions of a team so that's the one that made me realize that we had a lot of issues”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and then he did another one like the additional 500 or something like exploring them but it's about off-site meeting”