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Cover of Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

Cryptonomicon

Neal Stephenson · 1999
Mentioned 10 times across 3 podcasts · 2018–2026
Mention timeline10 mentions
20182026
Where it's mentioned
2026
#869: Max Levchin, PayPal and Affirm — The Path from The Soviet Union to Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies (Plus: Real-World Socialism vs. Capitalism)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2026
“is that we all had cryptonomicon as required reading. So I want”
2025
#827: Pablos Holman — One of The Scariest Hackers I’ve Ever Met
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2025
“When Cryptodomicon came out”
#806: How Rich Barton Built Expedia and Zillow from $0 to $35B — Audacious Goals, Provocation Marketing, Scrabble for Naming, and Powerful Daily Rituals
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2025
“It's not like cryptonomicon or something like that. Which I love”
2024
Twitter’s former Head of Product opens up: being fired, meeting Elon, changing stagnant culture, building consumer product, more | Kayvon Beykpour
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Apr 2024
“I love Krypton Kryptonomicon, I love Reem D”
2023
#670: The Random Show with Kevin Rose — The $1M Bitcoin Bet, Japanophilia, Rare IPAs, Preventing Hangovers, AI Companions, Fringe Discords, Affordable Luxuries, High-Fidelity Audio, and Much More
The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2023
“Actually cryptonomicon. And a lot of people hate on cryptonomicon, but I just absolutely loved it”
2022
#568: Cal Newport — The Eternal Pursuit of Craftsmanship, the Deep Life, Slow Productivity, and a 30-Day Digital Minimalism Challenge
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2022
“My favorite is probably Kryptonomicon, which I think is a rare choice as a favorite”
2020
#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2020
“Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon. You have many others”
2019
#394: Q&A With Tim — On Wealth, Legacy, Grief, Lyme Disease, Gratitude, Longevity, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2019
“And I would say Kryptonomicon. Cryptonomicon is a gigantic book”
2018
#41 Tobi Lütke: The Trust Battery
The Knowledge Project · Sep 2018
“Wonderful book called Cryptonomicon by Neil Stevenson”
#321: Brandon Stanton — The Story of Humans of New York and 25M+ Fans
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2018
“if you have not read Cryptonomicon, which is a a So Cryptonomicon part of the through line, one of the narratives. takes place in the Philippines”