Episode · This Week in Startups · 2021-06-16
Books mentioned on GameStop poaches Amazon execs, Streaming stalls + Genies CEO Akash Nigam on Avatars & NFTs | E1233
Jason kicks off the episode with the news: an update on the Tether (02:02), how Gamestop poached Amazon talent (06:17), and the first-ever decline in the average number of streaming accounts per household (19:04).
Jason Calacanis recommended Virtual Light by William Gibson, All Tomorrow's Parties by William Gibson, and Idoru by William Gibson, and discussed Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Ready Player One
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a science fiction novel set in a dystopian future where people escape their harsh reality by logging into an expansive, 1980s pop-culture-infused virtual reality world called the OASIS.
Discussed“so you've seen probably the movie ready player one or read the book you'll see how they take up amazing so you see how they take on a completely different form than they are in the real world”
Where to get it
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Virtual Light
Virtual Light by William Gibson is a seminal cyberpunk novel that established the author's renowned Bridge trilogy set in a dystopian future San Francisco.
Recommended“and one of the virtual light was the last one it was a very cool did you read that series by chance this is a good one for you to read”
Where to get it
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All Tomorrow's Parties
All Tomorrow's Parties is a science fiction novel by William Gibson that forms part of his acclaimed Bridge trilogy, set against the backdrop of a dystopian future.
Recommended“yeah i mean if for people who haven't read william gibson's bridge trilogy all tomorrow's parties uduru i don't know what the third one was but i i remember reading them back in the day”
Where to get it
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Idoru
Idoru is a science fiction novel by William Gibson that is part of his celebrated Bridge series, exploring themes related to virtual reality, digital celebrity, and dystopian urban environments.
Recommended“yeah i mean if for people who haven't read william gibson's bridge trilogy all tomorrow's parties uduru i don't know what the third one was but i i remember reading them back in the day”
Where to get it
