Episode · This Week in Startups · 2025-04-15

Books mentioned on HuggingFace Buys Pollen Robotics, DHH & Bezos Founder Advice & a JCal Origin Story | E2111

1 book · With Alex Wilhelm, Lon Harris · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Today's show: In this episode, Jason, Alex, and Lon dive into Blue Origin's all-female celeb spaceflight (yes, Katy Perry sang on reentry), Hugging Face's unexpected move into robotics, and Jack Dorsey's wild take that we should "delete all IP law.

Mentioned: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Creative Act

   Rick Rubin · at 48:19

   The Creative Act: A Way of Being is a guide to harnessing artistic perspective and spiritual approaches to creativity by legendary music producer Rick Rubin.

   Discussed

   “So, I I thought this was a really interesting sort of insight and I it reminded me a little bit of uh that Rick Rubin book, the the creative act that we like to talk about where it's it's it's making something that you feel proud of regardless.”

   Speaker HuggingFace Buys Pollen Robotics, DHH & Bezos Founder Advice & a JCal … 2025-04-15 Listen at 48:19

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