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Burn Book
- A Tech Love Story
- By: Kara Swisher
- Narrated by: Kara Swisher
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,739
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,629
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,629
Part memoir, part history, Burn Book is a necessary chronicle of tech’s most powerful players. This is the inside story we’ve all been waiting for about modern Silicon Valley and the biggest boom in wealth creation in the history of the world. When tech titans crowed that they would “move fast and break things,” Kara Swisher was moving faster and breaking news. While covering the explosion of the digital sector in the early 1990s, she developed a long track record of digging up and reporting the facts about this new world order.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Let me save you 8 hours
- By Momx4 on 02-29-24
- Burn Book
- A Tech Love Story
- By: Kara Swisher
- Narrated by: Kara Swisher
Expected more … her podcasts are way better
Reviewed: 03-01-24
This was a bit of a disappointment. I pre-ordered the book. This is how excited I was about this book. Sadly it’s none of that. The book has an oddly flat tone from a person who comes off as very alive and opinionated on podcasts. It was as if she was reading Wikipedia entries:( i wish her passion translated into to this book. Sadly it does not.
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Founder vs Investor
- The Honest Truth About Venture Capital from Startup to IPO
- By: Elizabeth Joy Zalman, Jerry Neumann
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Joy Zalman, Jerry Neumann, Andrew Magnusson
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story5 out of 5 stars 41
Every iconic tech company was once a startup. And while these companies like to paint an origin story full of surefooted confidence, the truth is usually something different: the early life of most startups is pure chaos. This chaos comes from the vastly different motivations and incentives between those with the vision and those with the money. From fundraising paranoia to boardroom coups, Zalman and Neumann train their inimitable voices on the gulf between what founders and investors promise to do and what they end up actually doing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well narrated and straight to the point book
- By Zoryana Tischenko on 06-18-25
- Founder vs Investor
- The Honest Truth About Venture Capital from Startup to IPO
- By: Elizabeth Joy Zalman, Jerry Neumann
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Joy Zalman, Jerry Neumann, Andrew Magnusson
Canary in the Coal Mine Book
Reviewed: 09-28-23
Excellent book about the two sides of taking investment money. The founder took 70M from big name VCs but regrets the price she had to pay ( which included being fired by the board ). The early stage VC does a great job of trying to explain it to her but she is still upset.
The only thing missing in this book are numbers. After reading the book I looked her up company and saw that the valuation is super high relative to revenue which gives A LOT of context to investor behavior.
It explained a lot to me personally and this was not in the book. There is a reason investors were A-holes.
Yes if the company does not perform investors lose interest. 70M comes with strings attached which is common sense.
This is a cautionary tale everyone needs to read. Just because you can it doesn’t mean you should.
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Undermining Stability in Lebanon
- Length: 42 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Hezbollah’s deep penetration of the Lebanese financial system threatens the legitimacy and stability of the state it claims to protect. After all, when the group engages in money laundering and narcotics trafficking around the world, where does the dirty money go? Back home to Lebanon. And critics beware—vocal opposition to Hezbollah’s activities can be fatal. Even for a former prime minister.Guests: Daniel Glaser, former assistant secretary, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Treasury DepartmentHanin Ghaddar, Friedmann Fellow at The Washington InstituteNathan Sales, former...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent series
- By Cherry Pie on 01-22-23
Excellent series
Reviewed: 01-22-23
As a fan of the history of Hezbollah and the Lebanese Civil War this podcast is an excellent addition to the cannon. Thank you Mr. Levitt
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Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule
- By: Washington Institute
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
Lebanese Hezbollah goes to great lengths to publicize its overt, social, and political activities and to conceal its covert terrorist, militant, and criminal pursuits. In the words of one operative, Hezbollah's "Golden Rule" is this: The Less You Know, the Better.In this podcast, terrorism scholar Matthew Levitt sets out to break this rule by shining a bright spotlight on Hezbollah's global terrorist and criminal activities. Levitt has been following Lebanese Hezbollah for almost three decades in and out of government. He's written books, given expert testimony, and literally mapped ...
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1 out of 5 stars
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Well produced israeli propaganda
- By Anonymous User on 03-14-23
Excellent addition to Hezbollah-obsessed randos like me
Reviewed: 01-22-23
I have a strange obsesssion with the history of Hezbollah and the consequences of the Lebanese Civil War. Their kamikaze mindset is fascinating; their danger post-Syria civil war is underestimated as Israel descends into useless “peace plans” with Saudis. Meanwhile Iran’s military power only grows.
The real danger gets closer and closer to Tel-Aviv. Wake up people!!!!
This series adds a lot of interesting information. Also Mr. Levitt please make an audiobook version of your earlier book. Thank you!!!!
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Revenge
- Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors
- By: Tom Bower
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,086
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 955
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 955
After a childhood spent on Hollywood film sets, Meghan Markle fought hard for stardom. But even when she landed her breakthrough role on Suits, her dream of worldwide celebrity remained elusive until she met the man who would change her life—Prince Harry. Their whirlwind romance culminated with Meghan’s ultimate fairy tale ending: their 2018 wedding at Windsor Castle. Finally, the world was her stage. It seemed that the dizzying success of the wedding between the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex marked the beginning of a fresh era for the British Royal Family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THE Truth, Not “HER Truth”
- By Trump16 on 09-05-22
- Revenge
- Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors
- By: Tom Bower
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
Fun and sharp book in Meghan
Reviewed: 09-16-22
Yes this book is critical of Meghan yet it made me like her a bit more. I understand and sort of admire her willingness to push herself ahead.
Yet she and Harry seriously miscalculated how her grievances would affect the Royal Family and how their demands for Lifestyle support and the use of titles would undermine their claims.
They can’t have it all.
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