Episode · This Week in Startups · 2022-03-16
Books mentioned on Ex-FB Diem team builds Aptos blockchain, Metamask parent ConsenSys raises $450M, Mojo's athlete betting market, Zero Grocery shutdown | E1409
First, we discuss a new Layer 1 blockchain called Aptos, valued at $1B in a recent round led by a16z (2:42). Then discuss MetaMask's parent Consensys raising 450M at a $7B valuation (39:47).
Molly Wood recommended The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson and others. Jason Calacanis discussed How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Ministry for the Future
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson is a gripping speculative science fiction novel that chronicles a near-future world grappling with the escalating and devastating consequences of climate change through the efforts of a newly established UN subsidiary.
Recommended“it exists in um ministry for the future which is kim stanley robinson's book that all the climate people are reading you should read this it's really really good”
Where to get it
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a classic self-help manual focused on interpersonal communication, relationship building, and effective social influence.
Discussed“the really great lesson in life early on reciprocation effect showing interest in other people which was uh codified and how to make friends that influence people the seminal networking book”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“a children's book writer wrote a really funny children's book um what's so uh you know it's so interesting i like dj novak i take it back he's cool yeah that's for that the book with no pictures”