Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-02-15
Lex Fridman & Jason Calacanis: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #161
#161 – Jason Calacanis: Startups, Angel Investing, Capitalism, and Friendship
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Jason Calacanis discussed The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren, The purpose driven church by Rick Warren, and Authentic Happiness by Martin Elias Pete Seligman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Purpose-Driven Life
The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren is a Christian devotional book that guides readers through a forty-day spiritual journey to discover God's purpose for their lives.
Discussed“but then i read this book by i've got his name rick something um he wrote the purpose driven church and he had spoken out of ted or something and everybody went crazy about it”
Where to get it
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The purpose driven church
The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren is a well-known book that argues organizations, particularly churches, must focus intensely on a single primary objective rather than trying to do everything at once.
Discussed“but then i read this book by i've got his name rick something um he wrote the purpose driven church and he had spoken out of ted or something”
Where to get it
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Authentic Happiness
Authentic Happiness by Martin Elias Pete Seligman is a psychology book that explores the science of positive psychology, joy, and how human beings can cultivate deeper well-being.
Discussed“and it turns out martin seligman in um uh was it authentic happiness anyway the guy who really studied happiness and joy”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the following is a conversation with jason calacanis who's an entrepreneur investor author of angel how to invest in technology startups”
“the following is a conversation with jason calacanis who's an entrepreneur investor author of angel how to invest in technology startups and as many people may know he's a fun brilliant long time podcast host of this week in startups and co-host of the all in podcast with chamath palahapatia david sax and david friedberg who all happen to be”
“and so i wrote a book on that angel and then i do a course called angel university that i teach six times a year”