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I was never very much into history. But it didn't matter because this series is amazing. I would recommend "Blueprint for Armageddon" about the first world war, but be warned that it's very long. If you want something shorter (it's still almost 6 hours!) try "The Destroyer of Worlds".
But really, pretty much everything is fantastic.
Here's a collection of my top audiobooks/podcasts that I think HN readers will love. This is the best stuff I have discovered over the past 3–4 years, and I’m sure you guys will enjoy each of these books, so if you haven’t read some of them yet — I highly recommend you to check them out. ======= Excellent audiobooks: - Rework https://www.audible.com/pd/Rework-Audiobook/B0036FLXLQ - Creativity, Inc https://www.audible…
I have the privilege of working at a beautiful University campus and being able to get there by bicycle. In the 45 minutes it takes for me to complete the 7 miles of the bicycle lane along the Pinheiros river I like to hear audiobooks and podcasts. Some of the things I've heard lately: - Startups for the rest of us: http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/ - Rework (37 signals): https://www.audible.com/pd/Business/Rewo…
I have the privilege of working at a beautiful University campus and being able to get there by bicycle. In the 45 minutes it takes for me to complete the 7 miles of the bicycle lane along the Pinheiros river I like to hear audiobooks and podcasts. Some of the things I've heard lately: - Startups for the rest of us: http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/ - Rework (37 signals): https://www.audible.com/pd/Business/Rewo…
Isn't it dangerous to listen to podcasts while riding your bike? (It seems to me if you wear headphones you're much less likely to hear any outside noise).
The Weeds by Vox Media, this is a more 'wonk' and policy based podcast which also focuses on the latest news. This year their focus has been not surprisingly going into the finer details of ACA and Tax reform.
More Perfect by WNYC, this is a spin off podcast from the Radiolab folks which focuses on important supreme Court cases, this podcast features audio from oral arguments and interviews with folks involved in these landmark cases.
I've listened to countless startup podcasts and read countless startup books. Without your own experiences running a business its hard to sift through the cruft of bad advice out there. I guess it's more entertainment than an actual productive pursuit.
I have the privilege of working at a beautiful University campus and being able to get there by bicycle. In the 45 minutes it takes for me to complete the 7 miles of the bicycle lane along the Pinheiros river I like to hear audiobooks and podcasts. Some of the things I've heard lately: - Startups for the rest of us: http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/ - Rework (37 signals): https://www.audible.com/pd/Business/Rewo…
Isn't it dangerous to listen to podcasts while riding your bike? (It seems to me if you wear headphones you're much less likely to hear any outside noise).
Another thing to consider is listening to lectures in other fields. I liked to listen to astronomy, physics, astrophysics, etc lectures when I had a long commute.
Am the only one that finds listening to startup podcasts to be useless? I've listened to countless startup podcasts and read countless startup books. Without your own experiences running a business its hard to sift through the cruft of bad advice out there. I guess it's more entertainment than an actual productive pursuit.
For the most part they are just regurgitating commonsense and nothing is new under the sun as much as SV would want you to think.
If you want to create a health startup it probably better to become a bioscientist instead of an MBA ... unless you are filthy rich already an just need to learn management skills.
But for those that already have the tech skills and need a little guidance on management, marketing, talking to VCs I think the info is good. Just dont expect to understand how to make the next ubiquitous distributed system (amazon ec2) without any systems/programming knowledge.
In fact I think "startup" should be considered a fad that is over. The word holds little meaning and any meaning it had is now over. The money guys are all over the place and the true "startups" already panned all the easy gold from the river.
Startups as they were (if ever) cannot be create now. Now you just have an internet business. And that pretty cool too.
If anyone happens to know a nanotechnologist working out of their garage I would like to speak to them about a startup project
Obligatory shout out to Hardcore History: http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/ I was never very much into history. But it didn't matter because this series is amazing . I would recommend "Blueprint for Armageddon" about the first world war, but be warned that it's very long. If you want something shorter (it's still almost 6 hours!) try "The Destroyer of Worlds". But really, pretty much everything is fan…
One day I figured I should at least see what everyone was talking about, so I started listening during a bike ride. It made me want to exercise more, just so I could hear the next part of the story.