Episode · Big Technology Podcast · 2021-10-06
Alex Kantrowitz & Michael Sayman: books mentioned on Big Technology Podcast
Why Facebook Will Keep Building For Kids — With Michael Sayman
Michael Sayman was 16 years old when Facebook recruited him to join the company. The overture arrived as he was sitting in math class, and the teacher promptly took away his iPad.
Alex Kantrowitz recommended App Kid by Michael Sayman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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App Kid
App Kid by Michael Sayman tells the remarkable true story of a young developer who broke into the tech industry as a teenager and went on to work at major Silicon Valley companies like Facebook.
Recommended“and he's the author of the new book app kid out in stores uh already and i encourage you to get it”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing App Kid
“we're back here on the big technology podcast with michael saman he's the author of brand new book app kid out in stores now”
Passing App Kid
“i remember when i was growing up and my dad had you know i message with me um a lot of times we couldn't talk in person because you know family drama um that you can read in the book about”
Plugged Always Day One
“yeah i wrote about this a little bit and always day one and um i don't know if we've spoken i'm sure we have but yeah i did go up to you know i got a chance to spend some time with zuckerberg for the book”