# Eric Jorgenson Author, entrepreneur, and investor. CEO at Scribe Media and GP at Rolling Fun (early-stage investment fund). On the founding team of Zaarly. Known for curating the wisdom of great thinkers into accessible, widely-read books. Publishing online since 2014; his blog has reached over a million readers. Hosts the Smart Friends podcast. ## Known For - [[The Almanack of Naval Ravikant (book)]] (2020): 2M+ copies sold, 40+ languages. Compiled [[Naval Ravikant]]'s writing, podcasts, and interviews into a single coherent volume. Released for free and spread virally. - The Anthology of Balaji (2023): Curated Balaji Srinivasan's ideas on technology, truth, and building the future. - [[The Book of Elon (book)]] (2026): Five years distilling [[Elon Musk]]'s most useful ideas in his own words. Illustrations by [[Jack Butcher]], foreword by [[Naval Ravikant]]. - All three books follow the same format: assembling the subject's own words from interviews, tweets, and talks. ## Recent Activity ### March 2026 - [[The Book of Elon (book)]] released - Active podcast appearances: David Senra's Founders, Hustle & Flowchart, The Greatness Machine - Continuing Smart Friends podcast with guests like Jonathan Swanson (Thumbtack), Danielle Strachman (Thiel Fellowship), Brad Feld (Techstars) ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Eric Jorgenson]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/book AND [[Eric Jorgenson]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/book AND [[Eric Jorgenson]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[The Book of Elon (book)]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Related - [[The Almanack of Naval Ravikant (book)]] - [[The Book of Elon (book)]] - [[Naval Ravikant]] - [[Tim Ferriss]] (foreword for Almanack) - [[Jack Butcher]] (illustrations) - [[Elon Musk]] ## References - https://www.ejorgenson.com - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4029970.Eric_Jorgenson - https://www.ejorgenson.com/podcast