TIP142: The Startups of Uber and Airbnb w/ NY Times Best Selling Author Brad Stone (Business Podcast)

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Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2017

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

This week we are very excited to talk to the New York Times bestselling author, Brad Stone. In Brad's new book, Upstarts, he talks about how companies like Uber, Airbnb, and other killer companies of Silicon Valley are changing the way the world works.

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In this episode, you'll learn:

How much skill and luck is behind the success of Uber and Airbnb
Why investors are currently paying close to $70B to own a company that loses $4B a year
Why the next generation of successful companies in Silicon Valley will master Artificial Intelligence
How and why Brad Stone’s previous book got a 1-star review from Jeff Bezos’ wife

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0:00.0	You're listening to TI-P.
0:02.5	Hey everyone, I hope you're having a wonderful week.
0:05.1	We are extremely excited about this week's episode because we have a big name off there
0:09.1	with us Brad Stone.
0:11.3	Brad wrote the number one selling book on Amazon called The Everything Store.
0:15.6	He has personally interviewed people like billionaire Jeff Bezos and numerous other Silicon
0:19.9	Valley Titans.
0:20.9	Today, we brought Brad on the show because he has a new book that covers a few exciting
0:24.9	companies that have shot into the stratosphere in the last three years.
0:28.6	Specifically, we'll be talking about Airbnb, Uber and Lyft.
0:32.7	Brad has personally sat down with the CEOs and founders of Uber and Airbnb and he talks
0:37.6	about those engagements on today's show.
0:40.4	You are listening to THE Investors Podcast.
0:46.5	Where we study the financial markets and read the books that influence self-made billionaires
0:50.9	the most.
0:51.9	We keep you informed and prepared for the unexpected.
0:58.9	All right.
1:04.5	So I am so pumped today to have Brad Stone with us and Brad, just so you know, Stig and
1:11.0	I read your book on Jeff Bezos probably almost two years ago now.
1:15.7	It was a while ago, but I find myself recommending that book to so many people because it's like
1:23.7	getting a master's in business after you read that book.
1:26.4	You're reading this stuff and you do such a great job of capturing how brilliant Jeff
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