Episode · My First Million · 2021-05-14
Books mentioned on #182 - How an Astrology App Makes $10m+, Why a Boxing Announcer is Worth $400m & Creating a Personal Monopoly
Shaan (@ShaanVP) and Sam (@TheSamParr) talk about an astrology app that has been creating controversy throughout Silicon Valley -- Sanctuary. VCs have come out against the app as pseudoscience, but the guys question their logic.
Shaan Puri recommended Hooked by Nir Eyal and Influence by Robert B. Cialdini, and discussed The 5 Love Languages for Men by Gary Chapman. Sam Parr recommended Influence, New and Expanded: the Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B Cialdini, and discussed Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hooked
Hooked by Nir Eyal is a widely read business and psychology book that outlines how companies build habit-forming products by utilizing a cyclical framework known as the hook model.
Recommended“you should probably go and read like ryan hoover's book hooked near iowa or yeah ryan who was like the editor whatever sorry near or go and read”
Where to get it
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Influence
Influence by Robert B.
Recommended“or go and read um influence by robert exactly somebody who who gets into this stuff and is nonjudgmental”
Where to get it
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Influence, New and Expanded: the Psychology of Persuasion
Influence, New and Expanded: the Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B.
Recommended“you should probably go and read like ryan hoover's book hooked near iowa or yeah ryan who was like the editor whatever sorry near or go and read um influence by robert”
Where to get it
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The 5 Love Languages for Men
The 5 Love Languages for Men by Gary Chapman is a popular relationship guide that outlines different ways individuals express and receive affection.
Discussed“have you read the book the uh five love languages or five languages of love obviously”
Where to get it
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Trust Me, I'm Lying
Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday is an expose detailing the mechanics of media manipulation and the darker incentives driving online journalism.
Discussed“so there's this guy named ryan holiday you know ryan holliday the author of trust me i'm lying is that it”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Have you read the book the uh five love languages or five languages of love”
“the enemy i think is one of his right”
“or you read the odyssey”