He's actually improved over time. I saw him on a panel and he was rolled over by a MPAA/RIAA shill. I'm glad he's grown more confident and poised on screen.
You're talking about my first 'debate' on MSNBC (it pains me to link to it but....) http://upwithchrishayes.msnbc.com/_news/2012/01/15/10161056-...
Yeah, I was totally unprepared for that format (my first 'debate') and it was covered in failsauce. I just couldn't believe he'd so brazenly lie like that, interrupt, etc. The feedback on reddit and HN was pretty helpful, though, and the day of the blackout I was on literally every other network much better armed.
(shameless plug: I write about all of this in great detail in my forthcoming book, Without Their Permission)
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/01/18/exp-poi...
http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/ol56z/reddit_found... (never do an interview on a cell phone)
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1400506693001/websites-go-dar...
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/83688294-reddit-com-oppositio...
The next time I was invited for a debate (fast company conference in NY) it was a different story, imho: http://www.fastcompany.com/1834779/reddit-cofounder-bands-ex...
1. You must have read a lot of books on the topic over the last few months/years. What are your top (5?) books to recommend to a budding entrepreneur (while we are waiting for yours to come out)?
2. Have you considered doing an Audiobook? (I'm a fan of non-fiction audiobooks and find they work particularly well for the sort of book you have written)
I also really didn't want to waste my reader's time (my writing is pretty conversational and there are even some jokes in the book along with doodles) so I advertise on the back that the book can be read in 5 hrs (or a crosscountry flight).
2. Yep! They asked me to read it (I of course said yes, since Christopher Walken wasn't available).
Yes! I listened to the audiobook version of this which was read by Wil Wheaton, great stuff.
Thanks for the other suggestions - I'm going to start with Drive as I liked Daniel Pink's latest book but haven't read Drive yet.
I like conversational style, and 5 hours is a good length for a book - I hate it when a 5 hour book gets dragged out to 10.
http://www.amazon.com/Without-Their-Permission-Century-ebook...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/without-their-permission-ale...
Would that suffice?
Keep up the good fight.
There are some people who I would love to introduce you to who are also of the same mind. I wish there was an easy way to contact you so we could maybe set something up.