"Turpentine VC" | Venture Capital and Investing
Erik Torenberg
On Turpentine VC, host and venture capitalist Erik Torenberg delves deep into the art and science of building successful venture firms through conversations with the world’s best investors and operators. Hear about insider strategies on decision-making, investment theses, and building firms for the long term—from the ground-level, VC to VC. Guests in season 1 include Ben Horowitz of a16z, Mamood Hamid and Ilya Fushman of Kleiner Perkins, and Alfred Lin of Sequoia.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the "Turpentine VC" | Venture Capital and Investing podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Rocket Men
The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
Robert Kurson
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The winner within
A Life Plan for Team Players
Pat Riley
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
NOT THE END OF THE WORLD
Simon Reade
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Last Days of Night
Ina Friedman
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Clayton M. Christensen
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Expert Political Judgment
How Good Is It? How Can We Know?
Philip E. Tetlock
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Crossing the Chasm
Geoffrey Moore
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Seven powers
Alex Rovira
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Chip War
The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Chris Miller
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Freedom's Forge
How American Business Built the Arsenal of Victory in World War II
Arthur Herman
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
High Output Management
Andrew S. Grove
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The success equation
Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing
Michael Mauboussin
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Dopamine Nation
Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Anna Lembke, MD
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Engines That Move Markets
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Alistair Nairn
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
High Growth Handbook
Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People
Elad Gil
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Dark Wire
The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
Joseph Cox
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
1984
George Orwell
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Israel
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Noah Feldman
