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5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jun 4, 2015 by James Altucher · across every show →

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Jun 4, 2015
Disclosure
Altucher never surfs the web or reads online sites, only books
“I don't read any online sites. I never surf the web or anything. And so I only read books.”
James Altucher Jun 4, 2015 ▶ 5:40 James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
Aug 14, 2017 negative
Opinion
Calacanis: Books should cost $50 because too many idiots publish
“They should probably cost 50, I can't understand why books are so cheap. Putting that aside, I think the reason they're so cheap is because so many idiots write books”
Jason Calacanis Aug 14, 2017 ▶ 4:21 20VC: Jason Calacanis on The 4 Questions Investors Must Ask Founders, Whether YC Have Scaled Their Process Successfully & Why Early Founder Liquidity Is Good Not Bad
Jul 22, 2022
Disclosure
Samani: Reads three to four hours daily but stopped reading books
“I don't read books anymore. But my daily reading time, although it is not on my calendar is probably on the order of three to four hours.”
Kyle Samani Jul 22, 2022 ▶ 37:36 Kyle Samani: Why Bitcoin is Not a Hedge Against Inflation | 20VC #909 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 15, 2025 positive
Opinion
Riparbelli: A two-minute TikTok conveys information better than a book
“A two minute long TikTok video is a better way of understanding a topic Then a 20 minute long YouTube video, which is a better way of understanding a topic than a few hundred page book.”
Victor Riparbelli Jan 15, 2025 ▶ 47:19 Victor Riparbelli, CEO @Synthesia: OpenAI vs Anthropic vs X.ai - Who Wins and Why | E1246 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 31, 2025
Disclosure
Ferriss estimates 70% to 80% of his wealth came from angel investing
“I would say, like, maybe it's 70% angel investing, could be 80, 20% podcast, 10% books.”
Tim Ferriss Oct 31, 2025 ▶ 27:48 20VC: Tim Ferriss: Why I Walked Away From Angel Investing After Uber | How I Accidentally Lost $150 Million | Money Fixed My Problems—Then Made Me Miserable
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