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Built Founder University.

4 Oct 2022 Acquired ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis

“Well, I created a platform, Founder University, where if you want to build something, I will talk to 200 people that you can build.”

— Jason Calacanis

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Jason Calacanis
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4 Oct 2022
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Acquired

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…Have you exercised? Well, I created a platform, Founder University, where if you want to build something, I will talk to 200 people that you can build. Then whatever rises as the performance and the product and as people move from talkers to the walkers, when they actually start building stuff, that's when I get great joy. Bring me the people who have product velocity. People don't understand the scale of the business. Nobody really understands what I'm doing and I kind of like it that way. The angel syndicate is now the largest syndicate in the world. I've deployed $185 million in my career as an angel investor doing $50 million a year now. That's awesome.…

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