Episode · This Week in Startups · 2024-07-13
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Jason Calacanis recommended The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt and Red Notice by Bill Browder.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt is a contemporary psychological study examining how the rise of smartphones, social media, and a shift toward safetyism have devastated adolescent mental health and created a severe youth loneliness crisis.
Recommended“and I just had John height on the Allin interview show that we tested and his book um is really good about this anxious generation they need to get out there they need to be allowed to grow”
Where to get it
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Red Notice
Red Notice by Bill Browder is a gripping memoir detailing the author's financial career in Russia, his subsequent battle against state corruption, and his campaign to pass the Magnitsky Act following the tragic murder of his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky.
Recommended“you know in Russia obviously uh if you've read red notice your lawyer will be murdered like that book by the way incredible incredible I mean it just if you want a incredible book to read this summer or listen to the audio book's fantastic as well”
Where to get it
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“when I was there I spoke to a group of like 30 Angel Investors and they hosted a lunch for me with 30 family Angel Investors and they like they they had all read my book because there's really only one book on Angel Investing”