Episode · This Week in Startups · 2022-09-29
Books mentioned on Meta's text-to-video tool, Zuck's grand plan, Vision Fund to cut staff 30% + $WBD lawsuit | E1573
J+M discuss Meta's new text-to-video tool and what the future of creativity might look like (2:59), then they break down Zuck's grand plan (14:49) before discussing what a recession might mean for startups (27:18) and SoftBank reportedly cutting 30% of its Vision Fund staff. (36:41) (0:00) J+M intro today's segments!
Lon Harris discussed Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin and Fire and Blood by George R. R. Martin.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fire & Blood
Fire & Blood by George R.
Discussed“I mean I don't know that he's got that whole Fire and Blood book that George RR Martin wrote that they're sort of cribbing off of which is almost written like a history it's not written like a novel it's written like a history book about the Targaryen Dynasty”
Where to get it
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Fire and Blood
Fire and Blood by George R.
Discussed“I mean I don't know that he's got that whole Fire and Blood book that George RR Martin wrote that they're sort of cribbing off of which is almost written like a history it's not written like a novel it's written like a history book about the Targaryen Dynasty”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing How to Live in a Van and Travel
“those are all real Nomads who live that lifestyle for real including the guy she's talking to is like the author of the book about how to live that lifestyle yes yes that's the real guy he's telling his real story about his son dying and how he got to be on the road”