Episode · This Week in Startups · 2020-03-11

Jason Calacanis & Nicole Quinn: books mentioned on This Week in Startups

E37: "Angel" Podcast: Nicole Quinn, Partner at Lightspeed shares benefits of celebrity founders like Lady Gaga & Gwyneth Paltrow, insights on investing in consumer & power of "Force of Nature" product people

2 books · With Nicole Quinn · Listen · Watch on YouTube

0:53 Jason intros Nicole Quinn 1:59 Nicole & Jason describe their separate Calm investments, will it be the first mental health IPO? 8:00 Calm's I.

Jason Calacanis discussed Choose Your Own Adventure - Ghost Hunter by Edward Packard and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Choose Your Own Adventure - Ghost Hunter

   Edward Packard · at 34:04

   Discussed

   “I really think the interactive audio I don't know if you had these in England when you were growing up but we had these books choose-your-own-adventure did they make it across the pond”

   Jason Calacanis E37: "Angel" Podcast: Nicole Quinn, Partner at Lightspeed shares benef… 2020-03-11 Listen at 34:04

   Where to get it

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2. The Hobbit

   The Hobbit

   J.R.R. Tolkien · at 35:06

   The Hobbit by J.R.R.

   Discussed

   “and I would say to her you know I have the Hobbit which I used to listen to but they wouldn't let us listen to it until I was 12 cuz it's scary”

   Jason Calacanis E37: "Angel" Podcast: Nicole Quinn, Partner at Lightspeed shares benef… 2020-03-11 Listen at 35:06

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible