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Every book Andrew Farah recommended on podcasts
Andrew Farah discussed several prominent books during a podcast appearance, highlighting titles that explore technology, business history, and human development. He recommended reading Hard Drive by James Wallace and Jim Erickson, a book about Bill Gates and the early years of Microsoft that was originally recommended to him by Ilya Fishman. Farah also mentioned Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace, describing it as a great book detailing the formative years of Pixar that is a favorite of Dick Costolo. Additionally, Farah referenced Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens, pointing to a specific description in the book regarding important human inventions and highlighting shared myths and the creation of the limited liability company. Through these discussions, Farah connected historical accounts of major technology companies and creative studios with broader anthropological reflections on human history and societal structures.
Books recommended by Andrew Farah
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Creativity, Inc.
Creativity, Inc.
Recommended“or you read um uh you know creativity inc about pixar um which is a dick costello special like you he loves that book”
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Hard Drive
Hard Drive by James Wallace and Jim Erickson is a biography detailing the early years of Microsoft and the relentless rise of Bill Gates.
Recommended“you know if you read like hard drive which is by um which was recommended to me by ilya fishman over at kleiner which is about bill gates in the early years of microsoft”
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping narrative that traces the evolutionary and historical development of the human species from prehistoric bands to modern civilizations.
Discussed“there's this um sapiens in sapiens there's this great um description about like what are the three most important things that humans have ever invented”
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