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Every book Shyam Sankar recommended on podcasts

Guest on a16z Podcast · 1 book · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Books recommended by Shyam Sankar

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  1. AMERICAN GRAFFITI.

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    Discussed
    “In '73 George Lucas made American Graffiti because he was tired of it. He's like, I'm tired of it. I just want to make a movie about boys driving cars chasing girls.”
    a16z Podcast Inside Palantir: Building Software That Matters with Shyam Sankar 2026-03-20 Listen at 45:54
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Books Shyam Sankar wrote

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Inside Palantir: Building Software That Matters with Shyam Sankara16z Podcast2026-03-201
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged Mobilize
“And mobilize seeks to set that story in context of one, hey, this is the industrial base, what I like to call the American industrial base that won World War II. Chrysler built Minuteman missiles and minivans. And every camera, car, cereal box that American consumer bought was actually also subsidizing our national security.”
a16z Podcast Inside Palantir: Building Software That Matters with Shyam Sankar 2026-03-20 Listen at 8:11