Episode · This Week in Startups · 2021-06-24

Jason Calacanis & Bill Maris: books mentioned on This Week in Startups

The power of the SOD/EOD plus Bill Maris on early Google stories, origins of GV, bioterrorism & more | E1236

1 book · With Bill Maris · Listen · Watch on YouTube

First, Jason does a "Founder University" segment on the benefits of remote managing using a SOD-EOD format (1:31). Then Bill Maris joins to discuss what working at Google was like when Bill started GV (25:28), why Google didn't win on social (38:49), bioterrorism risks (1:07:39) & more.

Jason Calacanis recommended The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Checklist Manifesto

    Atul Gawande · at 13:09

    The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande is a nonfiction exploration of how simple checklists and systematic processes can dramatically reduce human error and prevent catastrophic failures in complex fields like medicine and aviation.

    Recommended
    “Remember I always talk about that book, The Checklist Manifesto, which had a great impact on me. Uh great book, as an aside, you should read it.”
    Where to get it