Episode · This Week in Startups · 2026-05-23
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Jason Calacanis discussed The Box by Marc Levinson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Box
The Box by Marc Levinson is a comprehensive non-fiction account detailing the invention, rollout, and revolutionary economic impact of the intermodal shipping container.
Discussed“How the shipping container made the world smaller and the world economy bigger by Mark Levenson, this book went like I I read the first like three chapters and I sorry I was like I don't know if I have a thousand pages.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Prozac nation
“Because I I remember when these were introduced when I was in my 20s in the 90s, uh we became like Prozac, generation Prozac. They were I don't know five or 10% of my Prozac nation was a book.”
Passing The Hunger Games
“So he says, "Meta was easily the most toxic company I've worked for. There's a reason the Chinese call it Squid Game. Other refers to it. Others refer to it as Hunger Games or Lord of the Flies."”
Passing Lord of the Flies
“So he says, "Meta was easily the most toxic company I've worked for. There's a reason the Chinese call it Squid Game. Other refers to it. Others refer to it as Hunger Games or Lord of the Flies."”