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Captain’s Book Reviews: 11 Worthwhile Books

 

Here are 11 worthwhile books that I read over the past 2 months:

  1. “A Fine Balance” by Rohinton Mistry ★★★★★
  2. “Lonesome Dove” by Larry McMurtry ★★★★★
  3. “Uncanny Valley” by Anna Wiener ★★★
  4. “The Strange Career of William Ellis” by Karl Jacoby ★★★
  5. “Another Country” by James Baldwin ★★★★★
  6. “McTeague” by Frank Norris ★★★★
  7. “At the Mountains of Madness” by H.P. Lovecraft ★★★
  8. “Shane” by Jack Schaefer ★★★★
  9. “The Devil’s Highway” by Luis Alberto Urrea ★★★
  10. “Little Big Man” by Thomas Berger ★★★★★
  11. “Mastermind” by Maria Konnikova ★★★

The First (E-) Governance Focused Conference on Dec 8, 2020


This virtual event will be hosted via Zoom on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 featuring some of the most amazing investors and innovators in blockchain and governance.

Speakers Include:

Silvio Schembri, Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses, Malta Government
Miko Matsumura, General Partner, Gumi Ventures; Venture Partner, BitBull Capital; Advisor, Arrington XRP Capital
Kenzi Wang, General Partner, AU21 Capital
Alex Norta, Associate Professor at the Department of Software Science of the Tallinn University
Ben Bartlett, Berkeley City Councilmember
Eylon Aviv, Head of Partnerships, DAOstack
Maximilian Kuck, Co-founder, deora.earth (quadratic voting) Read More...

Can China Innovate Like Silicon Valley?

YES and NO. Before I explain this contradiction, let me say that I’ve spent a considerable amount of time in China working with entrepreneurs and running incubator programs, so I’ve gained insights into the country and its business culture. This has allowed me to see the differences between the startup ecosystems.

First, China’s economy, geography, culture, politics and history are fundamentally different from that of the United States. China was the world’s leading innovator for a thousand years, with the invention of everything from porcelain and gunpowder to paper currency. However, like all great empires, it missed a step or two, and others overtook it. But China is back in the game now, and it has more people than any country on earth and more potential for innovation than ever before in its history. Read More...

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