Episode · This Week in Startups · 2021-03-26
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Mentioned: Idoru by William Gibson, Virtual Light by William Gibson, and All Tomorrow's Parties by William Gibson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Idoru
Idoru is a science fiction novel by William Gibson that is part of his celebrated Bridge series, exploring themes related to virtual reality, digital celebrity, and dystopian urban environments.
Discussed“but william gibson did something called the bridge series which was all tomorrow tomorrow's parties it was like a dystopian san francisco”
Where to get it
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Virtual Light
Virtual Light by William Gibson is a seminal cyberpunk novel that established the author's renowned Bridge trilogy set in a dystopian future San Francisco.
Discussed“really good serious uduru virtual light and all tomorrow's parties i think are that trilogy um the bridge trilogy”
Where to get it
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All Tomorrow's Parties
All Tomorrow's Parties is a science fiction novel by William Gibson that forms part of his acclaimed Bridge trilogy, set against the backdrop of a dystopian future.
Discussed“really good serious uduru virtual light and all tomorrow's parties i think are that trilogy um the bridge trilogy”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Snow Crash
“and you were saying this book 20 years ago and you're like what idiot spending a hundred dollars on that snow crash”
Passing Neuromancer
“you're talking about um william gibson yeah that's neuromancer similar genre”