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Jason Calacanis: uncertainty

29 Apr 2020 Acquired Special: Jason Calacanis

“Mark Pincus and Evan were like how did you go from $11 million to a $100 million before the product launch in 6 months? I was like I don't know.”

— Jason Calacanis

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Speaker
Jason Calacanis
Attribution
Verified speaker
Claim type
uncertainty
Recorded
29 Apr 2020
Publisher
Acquired

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…Wow. And this is in 2006? Yeah. 2007. 2006–2007. Mark Pincus and Evan were like how did you go from $11 million to a $100 million before the product launch in 6 months? I was like I don't know. They were going for $30 or $40 million each, and they were further along, and their products were launched. Fred Wilson's East Coast is awesome. He's been one of my best friends for a long time, he helped me get in business. Also, Joanne Wilson, his wife, worked with me at Silicon Alley Reporter and the reason she was successful was she was the salesperson. It was two bulldogs, she's a tiger. She's now a great angel investor herself.…

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