Episode · This Week in Startups · 2023-09-12
Jason Calacanis & Zeke Faux: books mentioned on This Week in Startups (Sep 2023)
Inside crypto's wild rise and fall with "Number Go Up" author Zeke Faux | E1807
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Jason Calacanis discussed Number Go Up by Zeke Faux.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Number Go Up
Zeke Faux's Number Go Up is an investigative non-fiction book that chronicles the chaotic, fraudulent underbelly of the cryptocurrency boom and meme-stock mania.
Discussed“So, uh you spent the last two or three years writing this book. And there's so much you uncovered uh in terms of grift, crime, and insanity. And I guess everybody really wants to start with SBF.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Number Go Up
“Zeke is back on the program because he has a book coming out today, t o d a y, today. And I want you to go buy it uh because it's awesome. I'm listening to the audio book. And I this is going to be a classic. The book is titled Number Go Up, Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering”
Passing Moneyball
“Because these are successful smart people I respect. Michael Lewis, how do you not respect him? This guy wrote Moneyball. This This is like one of the smartest, greatest writers of our time.”
Plugged Number Go Up
“Uh the book is incredible. Zeke Fox, number go up inside crypto's wild rise and staggering fall. I could talk to you for hours but I don't want people not to buy the book. You got a taste of it. The stories are even crazier. I'm two thirds of the way through the book. You're a great writer.”