💯 people underestimate the value (and impact) of the media we consume. And not just for work, but social relationships too. Just think how many conversations over the last year eventually drifted to "so...are you reading any good books?"
But why stop at reading? What about the podcasts you listen to, or the movies/shows you watch? Every piece of media we consume is a potential conversation starter – or as you put it, a stumbling block to your next discovery. We started Chapter a few months back as a sort of multimedia GoodReads or Letterboxd. It's in private beta but you can check out my "shelf" here: https://www.getchapter.app/profile/d40a194c0a65423
A lot of my peers don't read at all, something that I find interesting. For me, reading is a really great refresh, books like Ready Player One, Armada(I really enjoy Ernest Cline) and Fahrenheit 451 are amazing and help me in my day-to-day life and my future, giving me things to think about.. Really great post!
Arvind, I'm shocked at how few folks in the startup world (vcs, angels, startups, accelerator folks, etc.) actually read to gain additional information or insights. They just want to attend the next event. So many 'players' are largely event planners or event attenders. There is a tremendous body of new research on how to invest better in startups, (see https://bit.ly/32m6sYQ), in addition to a great book on the history of venture capital (VC - An American History), that most haven't event consumed yet. Blows me away. Keep it up.
💯 people underestimate the value (and impact) of the media we consume. And not just for work, but social relationships too. Just think how many conversations over the last year eventually drifted to "so...are you reading any good books?"
But why stop at reading? What about the podcasts you listen to, or the movies/shows you watch? Every piece of media we consume is a potential conversation starter – or as you put it, a stumbling block to your next discovery. We started Chapter a few months back as a sort of multimedia GoodReads or Letterboxd. It's in private beta but you can check out my "shelf" here: https://www.getchapter.app/profile/d40a194c0a65423
For some good reading, take a look at https://bit.ly/32m6sYQ.
A lot of my peers don't read at all, something that I find interesting. For me, reading is a really great refresh, books like Ready Player One, Armada(I really enjoy Ernest Cline) and Fahrenheit 451 are amazing and help me in my day-to-day life and my future, giving me things to think about.. Really great post!
A big part of reading is finding the space to read. And prioritizing it. Thats the hard part.
Arvind, I'm shocked at how few folks in the startup world (vcs, angels, startups, accelerator folks, etc.) actually read to gain additional information or insights. They just want to attend the next event. So many 'players' are largely event planners or event attenders. There is a tremendous body of new research on how to invest better in startups, (see https://bit.ly/32m6sYQ), in addition to a great book on the history of venture capital (VC - An American History), that most haven't event consumed yet. Blows me away. Keep it up.
Will read later.
Thank you for the kind words and the book recommendation! Will definitely check it out!