Thanksgiving Gratitudes – 2025

<p><em>Apps, books, and people we love</em></p><p>It’s time for our annual Thanksgiving-inspired episode! Grant and Hammad share a few thoughts on an app, book, and person that they each are grateful for.</p><p>We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and wonderful start to the Holiday season. Thanks for listening!</p><p><strong>🔗 Show Resource Links</strong></p><ul><li><p>App Recommendations: <a href="https://app.inkind.com/refer/SPHGQOEQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">InKind</a>, <a href="https://copilot.money/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Copilot</a> (referral code: MW6MHW), and <a href="https://readwise.io/i/grant011" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Readwise</a></p></li><li><p>Book Recommendations: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Apple-China-Capture-Greatest-Company/dp/1668053373" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Apple in China</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Book-Rosy-Mothers-Separation-Border-ebook/dp/B07YSMB1LK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.W74HayF-qzCTOu8hF8D8t0ZA6z1pgCzLg5yFxREy14h8nduDfFOfZNl81bHc-LvvFADVFPHXiCaklwvv10cGOrMsg04VWjs57W_Q-2mwn2x5nAbmmWIewTVCBnptbjHQh0RkIWWWZXhyaxGx17T_CNuw7WK8ny6NTryD2cWc_81RJBHSvKJLhNfRwlrsmdOHf2M8qJQVrQ44zDp4UFHOrwpr_Rj8o4meTNRHlbmWbko.kVEOH9ipHz7T_5L56GPkTDsFOIFz5z3diug8A4ahfCY&qid=1763618062&sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Book of Rosy</a></p></li><li><p>Maui: <a href="https://roadtohana.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Road to Hana</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>🎙️ Podcast Links</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6caKxOvhIoajsp6c2TnLC9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motion-blur/id1777266172" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠Apple Podcasts⁠</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://twitter.com/MotionBlurFM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://motionblur.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>🌀 About Motion Blur</strong></p><p>Exploring what makes great companies and technologies work. Brought to you by Grant Gregory &amp; Hammad Aslam. Grant is an investor at <a href="https://cantos.vc/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠⁠Cantos⁠⁠</a> where he focuses on physical world technologies. Hammad is a Partner at Kivu Ventures, <a href="https://susaventures.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠⁠Susa⁠⁠</a>’s growth fund. Learn more about the hosts:</p><ul><li><p>Grant Gregory, <a href="https://twitter.com/grant__gregory" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠⁠⁠@grant__gregory⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://grantgregory.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠⁠⁠Embers⁠⁠⁠</a></p></li><li><p>Hammad Aslam, <a href="http://twitter.com/_hammad_aslam" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠⁠⁠@_hammad_aslamh⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://susaventures.com/team" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠⁠⁠Susa Ventures⁠⁠</a></p></li></ul><p>If you&#39;re interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every week for new episodes.</p><p>Intro music credit: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/01vcSVQOpFHutiYq0lrBwt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠⁠⁠Will Harrison⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Thanks for reading and listening to Motion Blur! <a href="https://motionblur.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠</a> to get notified for future episodes.</p>