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Sam Altman on EconTalk
Link to: Sam Altman on Start-ups, Venture Capital, and the Y Combinator
Sam Altman, president of startup accelerating firm Y Combinator, talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Y Combinator's innovative strategy for discovering, funding, and coaching groundbreaking startups, what the company looks for in a potential startup, and Silicon Valley's attitude toward entrenched firms. The two also discuss Altman's thoughts on sectors of the economy that are ripe for innovation and how new firms are revolutionizing operations in these industries.
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Related books (venture capital, start-ups):
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the FutureVenture DealsThe Hard Thing About Hard Things
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A Dozen Things Learned from Seneca The Younger About Venture Capital, Startups, Business and Life (LINK) Related Kindle book: Complete Works of Seneca the Younger [For more from Seneca, see the first 5 listed books HERE.] Related previous post: Stoicism...
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Meet The Uber Rich
Link to article: Meet the Uber Rich Uber’s new round of financing values it at $17 billion. So these lucky ones who were in at the start have made 2,000x their initial outlay. The valuation of Uber is poised to hit an eye-popping $17 billion...
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Nathan Myhrvold: The Wealthy Should Fund Innovation
For some technologists, it's enough to build something that makes them financially successful. They retire happily. Others stay with the company they founded for years and years, enthralled with the platform it gives them. Think how different the...
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