book publishing
2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 20, 2025 by Morgan Housel · across every show →
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Oct 20, 2025 neutral
Oct 20, 2025 neutral
Housel: Books are like seed startups and tail-driven, usually failing despite talent
“All books are basically a seed stage startup in the sense of even if you do everything right, and it's run by talented people and well-funded, it's probably going to fail. That's most of the case. Books are a tail-driven business.”