Episode · This Week in Startups · 2020-03-18
Jason Calacanis & David Cowan: books mentioned on This Week in Startups
E38: "Angel" Podcast: David Cowan, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners shares insights on owning up to his anti-portfolio, understanding sunk cost, top traits for becoming a VC & best Founders & CEOs he's ever worked with
0:53 Jason intros Bessemer's David Cowan 1:54 David explains how he got his start in Venture capital in 1992 4:22 What does Bessemer look for in a potential investor today? How has VC hiring and demographics have changed over time?
David Cowan discussed Directory of Members - Western Association of Venture Capitalists by Western Association of Venture Capitalists and Directory : Castes in Kashmir by Bashir A. Dabla. Jason Calacanis discussed The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Directory of Members - Western Association of Venture Capitalists
Discussed“she took out a book called the Western Association of venture capital and directory and she circled five names on them and she gave it to me”
Where to get it
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Directory : Castes in Kashmir
Discussed“she took out a book called the Western Association of venture capital and directory and she circled five names on them and she gave it to me”
Where to get it
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The Fifth Risk
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis is an accessible exploration of the critical, often unseen functions performed by the federal civil service and government agencies.
Discussed“Michael Lewis did that whole little short book on weather and data and just a trump administration just gutting that agency at some point it was just super scary”
Where to get it
