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Jason Calacanis’s book recommendations in 2019

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Every episode from 2019, newest first

E1008: VSCO CEO & Co-founder Joel Flory is building a photo-sharing platform free of ads, likes & comments to empower creators, shares insights on appealing to Gen Z, expanding their global reach & the magic of subscriptions

This Week in Startups · 2019-12-10

Peak by Chip Conley · recommended · at 1:09:19
The Advantage by Patrick M. Lencioni · recommended · at 1:09:23
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni · discussed · at 1:09:27

E1007: DoNotPay CEO & Founder Josh Browder built an AI lawyer to fight corporations & governments, demos product features & how it helps consumers, shares insights on following in footsteps of his father Bill Browder, & future of consumer empowerment

This Week in Startups · 2019-12-06

The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker · discussed · at 2:17
Red Notice by Bill Browder · recommended · at 38:48

E1005: Scale AI CEO & Co-founder Alexandr Wang creates training data for all AI applications to improve machine learning, shares insights on the future of autonomous vehicles, China's AI advantages over US, importance of humans focusing on higher-value

This Week in Startups · 2019-11-29

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · discussed · at 1:30:15
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · discussed · at 1:31:11

E1000: 1000th Episode Retrospective! Jason & TWiST lifers Lon Harris, Brian Alvey, & Tyler Crowley re-live favorite moments & guests, highlighting innovations in podcasting & tech over the last decade, hitting global trends & what's in store for the nex

This Week in Startups · 2019-11-12

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull · recommended · at 1:02:31
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou · discussed · at 2:09:57

E998: The Next Unicorns: Benchling CEO & Co-founder Sajith Wickramasekara is increasing efficiency for scientists with a cloud-based platform, gives insights on recent life-science innovations, ethics of gene therapy & defining the line between quackery &

This Week in Startups · 2019-11-06

The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande · recommended · at 36:58
Why we get fat by Gary Taubes · discussed · at 44:19

E992: The Next Unicorns: Expanse CEO & Co-founder Tim Junio reduces exposure to online threats by providing "attack surface visibility", shares insights into current threats from China & Russia, potential 2020 election tampering, reasons for cybersecu

This Week in Startups · 2019-10-23

Applied Cryptography by Bruce Schneier · discussed · at 42:33

E989: The Next Unicorns: Culture Amp CEO & Co-founder Didier Elzinga is building an employee analytics platform that keeps workers satisfied & motivated, shares insights on the changing role of culture, what modern employees value & maintaining culture wh

This Week in Startups · 2019-10-16

Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott · discussed · at 58:28

E985: #AskJason! Recognizing great founders as an investor, dealing with a lack of updates, raising capital through crowdfunding, the ideal makeup of today's founder, how Angel Investing has changed since the release of "Angel", standing out in slow

This Week in Startups · 2019-10-09

Angel by Jason Calacanis · discussed · at 28:43

E983: The Next Unicorns: Zola CEO & Co-founder Shan-Lyn Ma shares insights on growing her all-in-one wedding platform in a $100bn market, adapting to changes in wedding demographics, balancing growth and profitability while keeping her team focused, raisi

This Week in Startups · 2019-10-04

Super Pumped by Mike Isaac · discussed · at 47:52

Other mentions in 2019 (8: passing, ad reads, own books)