Episode · This Week in Startups · 2022-09-01

Jason Calacanis & Sebastian Mallaby: books mentioned on This Week in Startups

The Definitive History of VC with "Power Law" author Sebastian Mallaby | E1550

1 book · With Sebastian Mallaby · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Huge interview today. "Power Law" author Sebastian Mallaby joins the show to break down some of the most important moments in VC history and his lessons from writing the book, including: the youth revolt (14:18), KP vs Sequoia (27:02), what makes a legendary VC (38:40), and more!

Jason Calacanis recommended The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Power Law

    Sebastian Mallaby · at 0:03 · mentioned 6 times

    The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby is a comprehensive history of venture capital that examines the legendary firms and high-stakes investments that shaped the modern tech economy.

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    “sebastian did an insane amount of research for his book which is a great book he spent five years writing it 250 people in our industry he interviewed and we talked about all the legendary vc firms and what they learned”
    Where to get it