Episode · This Week in Startups · 2020-03-13
Books mentioned on E1036: #AskJason Special! When to join a startup to maximize equity & job security, types of companies that will thrive in an economic downturn, legendary founder & investor traits, tips for starting a podcast & more!
0:01 Jason intros today's topics 2:15 George calls in and asks Jason about social media interference in the 2020 election 11:13 Joey calls in and asks Jason for some tips on starting and growing a pod
Jason Calacanis discussed Range by David J. Epstein.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Range
Range by David J.
Discussed“there's a book called range and I'm listening to it now it's great book and I know Bill Gurley likes and a lot of other investors seem to like it about how some of the best ways to really have breakout thinking is to be to understand what's worked in many different fields”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Moneyball
“that ability to see things that worked in other fields and then apply them to adjacencies or things that are very far off the same way Moneyball they took Quon tative analysis and stock analysis and they applied it to baseball and it worked right”