Episode · This Week in Startups · 2024-06-19
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Alex Wilhelm discussed The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith and Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James. Jason Calacanis discussed The Martian by Andy Weir.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Wealth of Nations
Why people recommend it: Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations is a foundational 1776 text by the Scottish economist often regarded as the father of modern capitalism, examining the nature and causes of national prosperity through free markets and division of labor.
Discussed“um he is paraphrasing a quote from Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations which I'll just share because why not what's called book talk quote people of the same trade seldom meet together even for Mart and diversion”
Where to get it
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.
Discussed“just like having I guess a YouTube channel um most famously 50 Shades of Gray was originally TW Twilight fanfic I I knew that it was Twilight fanfic”
Where to get it
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The Martian
The Martian by Andy Weir is a hard science fiction novel about an astronaut stranded alone on Mars who must use his engineering ingenuity and scientific knowledge to survive.
Discussed“and then the Martian I remember Andy Weir who I had on the program and he he lived in San Jose at the time and so I went to his house and we did an interview”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and dune in our references um but the the critical thing here as Jason pointed out is that this could be in pill form”
“and dune in our references um but the the critical thing here as Jason pointed out is that this could be in pill form”
“50 Shades of Gray was originally TW Twilight fanfic I I knew that it was Twilight fanfic are you saying that it was on a web tune back in the day it was on watpad”