Episode · This Week in Startups · 2020-05-05
Books mentioned on E1053: Ask Jason! Catching an investor's eye with a cold email, what founders/investors often overlook during pitches, COVID's impact on Jason's deal flow, domain name hacks & more!
0:01 Jason intros today's questions!
Daniel Craig discussed Angel by Jason Calacanis. Dan Hepworth discussed Zero to One by Peter Thiel and others. Jason Calacanis recommended Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull and others, Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, and Good to Great by Jim Collins, and read The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger for a book club.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Angel
Angel by Jason Calacanis is a comprehensive guide to early-stage investing, offering practical advice for startup founders and prospective angel investors navigating the venture ecosystem.
Discussed“I loved your first first book angel that's my dream to become an angel investor and I'm super excited for your release of your second book”
Where to get it
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Zero to One
Why people recommend it: Peter Thiel and Blake Masters's Zero to One offers a provocative guide to startup creation, arguing that true economic progress comes from building entirely new things rather than copying existing models.
Discussed“right now I'm trying to as much as I can to become the best founder possible by listening to your podcast obviously reading books like zero to one and talking to as many experts I can”
Where to get it
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Creativity, Inc.
Creativity, Inc.
Recommended“I like creativity Inc by Ed Catmull he was also on the podcast that gives you a good idea”
Where to get it
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Shoe Dog
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight is a famous memoir chronicling the founding and incredible rise of the global athletic brand Nike.
Recommended“shoo dog another great inspirational one I think that you need to read the Lean Startup”
Where to get it
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The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries is a foundational business guide that advocates for validated learning, rapid experimentation, and minimum viable products to help entrepreneurs build successful companies without wasting time or resources.
Recommended“I think that you need to read the Lean Startup that's sort of blocking and tackling to learn those techniques also on my list”
Where to get it
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Good to Great
Good to Great by Jim Collins is a prominent business and management book that investigates what makes companies transition from being merely good to achieving sustained greatness.
Recommended“good to greats another good one yeah I think good to great would be on that list”
Where to get it
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The Ride of a Lifetime
The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger is a business memoir by the former Disney CEO detailing his professional journey, leadership philosophies, and strategies for navigating massive corporate transformations and creative challenges.
Book club“we recently read in the this week in startups book club in the slack we recently did a Bob iger's the ride of a lifetime”
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