Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2020-10-22

Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Jason Citron: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #4

Jason Citron - Building the Third Place - [Founder’s Field Guide, EP.4]

2 books · With Jason Citron · Listen

My guest today is Jason Citron, founder and CEO of Discord. Discord is one of the largest and fastest growing social networks in the world.

Jason Citron discussed The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg and Drive by Daniel H. Pink.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   The Great Good Place

   Ray Oldenburg · at 32:23

   The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg is a sociological examination of informal public gathering spaces that foster community life outside the home and workplace.

   Discussed

   “And I read the book, The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg, which was written in the eighties, where he actually talks about this and starts to put labels and words to describe the concepts of how these third places work.”

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   Drive

   Daniel H. Pink · at 49:06

   Drive by Daniel H. Pink is a popular psychology and management book that explores the science of human motivation, arguing that traditional reward systems are outdated and that true engagement stems from autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

   Discussed

   “And actually, there's this guy, Dan Pink, who wrote this book called Drive, which I discovered kind of after thinking about this stuff, and helped me sort of codify these ideas more.”

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