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Every book Alex Moazed recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Alex Moazed has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of November 20, 2018.
- Alex Moazed has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of November 20, 2018.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of November 20, 2018.
- The 2 books Alex Moazed has mentioned in the most episodes, not counting Alex Moazed's own, as of November 20, 2018: The Master Switch and Zero to One.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Alex Moazed aired on November 20, 2018.
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Books recommended by Alex Moazed
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Modern Monopolies
Discussed“So it takes at least 10 years for these businesses to really hit a point of strong critical mass or the book I co-authored called Modern Monopolies, essentially to become that modern monopoly for these network effects and winner take all dynamics, which we'll discuss.”
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The Master Switch
The Master Switch by Tim Wu examines the repeating historical cycles in which information technology and media industries inevitably consolidate from open systems into concentrated empires controlled by a few dominant players.
Recommended“I mean, I think, well, some of the, some of the books that, that I know we read with myself and coauthor and Nick Johnson, uh, while putting the book together was Tim Wu's book, the master switch really does, especially if you want to dig deeper into this kind of, you know, old monopoly versus new platform, modern monopoly”
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Zero to One
Zero to One by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters is a prominent business and technology book that explores how startups can build unique monopolies and create entirely new innovations rather than incremental improvements.
Recommended“Um, I think some of Peter Thiel's work as we were talking about is great, really fast, quick, easy reads like zero to one, but the, you know, the concepts are there and pure and, um, he's definitely a strong stalwart and in the arena of, of this thinking. So those two would, would be where I'd start”
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Books Alex Moazed wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| [REPLAY] Alex Moazed – Building Modern Monopolies - [Invest Like the Best, EP.25] | Invest Like the Best | 2018-11-20 | 4 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged Modern Monopolies
“Ooh, um, I think, I think the book launch was a pretty huge milestone. I never thought I'd be an author to, to begin with, but I, I am that title and I was invited to a conference and they had my bio and they said author and I looked at it saying, I guess, I guess so.”

