Episode · This Week in Startups · 2020-05-06

Jason Calacanis & Siobhan Dullea: books mentioned on This Week in Startups

E1054: The Power of Accelerators E3 Siobhan Dullea, CEO of MassChallenge on running a non-profit accelerator, accepting hundreds of companies per year, what makes a great application, why East Coast investors are more conservative & more!

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0:42 Jason intros MassChallenge CEO Siobhan Dullea 3:09 What is MassChallenge & how is it different from a typical accelerator? 5:48 How many startups do they accept across their different programs?

Jason Calacanis recommended The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Black Swan

   Nassim Nicholas Taleb · at 1:00:43

   The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is an influential examination of how highly improbable, unpredictable events profoundly impact history, finance, and human society.

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   “and they're like what's a black swan I'm like need to kind of need to read the book if there's a black swan the markets turn off for six to 18 months”

   Jason Calacanis E1054: The Power of Accelerators E3 Siobhan Dullea, CEO of MassChallen… 2020-05-06 Listen at 1:00:43

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