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Episode · The Ben & Marc Show · 2024-06-28

Books mentioned on Marc Andreessen on Building Netscape & the Birth of the Browser

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Welcome back to "The Ben & Marc Show," featuring a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. In this special episode, Marc and Ben dive deep into the REAL story behind the creation of Netscape—a web browser co-created by Marc that revolutionized the internet and changed the world.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. The Once and Future King

    T. H. White · at 1:20:01

    Discussed
    “There was a cult science fiction book retailer, a tiny little hole-in-the-wall bookstore on El Camino Real in Mountain View called Future Fantasy Books.”
    Speaker Marc Andreessen on Building Netscape & the Birth of the Browser 2024-06-28 Listen at 1:20:01
    Where to get it
    Amazon Audible Bookshop.org Open Library

  2. Much Ado About Nothing

    William Shakespeare · at 1:26:33

    Much Ado About Nothing is a classic comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of deception, honor, mistaken identity, and the complexities of romantic love through witty dialogue and intricate subplots.

    Discussed
    “You remember in those days the books started to show up; before people had the internet, there were books about it.”
    Speaker Marc Andreessen on Building Netscape & the Birth of the Browser 2024-06-28 Listen at 1:26:33
    Where to get it
    Amazon Audible Bookshop.org Open Library

  3. Superforecasting

    Philip E. Tetlock, Dan Gardner, Santiago Foz (argentino) · at 1:35:52

    Discussed
    “Phil Tetlock, a professor studying this topic, wrote a comprehensive study on political predictions, leading to the conclusion that the average credentialed expert is less than random likely to be correct.”
    Speaker Marc Andreessen on Building Netscape & the Birth of the Browser 2024-06-28 Listen at 1:35:52
    Where to get it
    Amazon Audible Bookshop.org Open Library