Episode · This Week in Startups · 2024-06-22
Books mentioned on Start-Up Nation Deep Dive with Dan Senor | E1970
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Mark Suster recommended Start-up Nation by Dan Senor and others, The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig, and Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, and discussed The Genius of Israel by Dan Senor and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Start-up Nation
Start-up Nation by Dan Senor and Saul Singer is a foundational exploration of Israel's remarkable economic miracle and its vibrant, thriving startup ecosystem.
Recommended“and I often quote my guest today Dan cenor who wrote I think the seal book on what's really happened in Israel and why it's been such a great Community for startups”
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The Genius of Israel
The Genius of Israel by Dan Senor and Saul Singer explores Israeli society, its culture, and the communal factors that contribute to its resilience and technological innovation.
Discussed“more recently he's written a book called Genius of Israel we'll go into both of those books today”
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The World of Yesterday
The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig is a haunting autobiographical memoir that captures the author's life in Vienna and the broader cultural splendor of a united Europe before its collapse into the catastrophic world wars and the rise of Nazism.
Recommended“there's a wonderful book I can't recommend highly enough I don't know if you've read it Dan it's called the world of yesterday have you come across this book Before It's a Wonderful book”
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Born a Crime
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is a critically acclaimed autobiographical memoir detailing the comedian's extraordinary upbringing as the child of a white Swiss father and a Black Xhosa mother in apartheid South Africa, where his very existence was illegal.
Recommended“even if you read uh Trevor Noah's book I don't know if you ever read it BN crime yeah can I just tell you listen to it on Audible because he reads it and it is so informative so funny and also so poignant”
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