other / built
Founder University
“Well, I created a platform, Founder University, where if you want to build something, I will talk to 200 people that you can build.”
Public evidence record
Jason Calacanis
Published podcast speaker
- Claims
- 58
- Episodes
- 2
- Shows
- 1
- Named items
- 4
Books, apps, and tools
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hardware / owns
JURA one touch espresso machine
“But I did buy a one touch espresso machine. I bought a JURA one touch espresso machine, which at the time was like $2000.”
other / likes
Hall of Fame
“We live in a very volatile time right now. I like the Hall of Fame idea. It's kind of interesting.”
other / built
CyberSurfer
“I started a magazine called CyberSurfer about dial up because somebody had told me that Star Log and Fangoria, that magazine, wanted to create a magazine about CD roms and dial up.”
Claim ledger
What Jason said.
8 transcript-backed records
01 / commitment
I'm a shooting guard too so sometimes I will want to shoot the ball and I can do both.
“I'm a shooting guard too so sometimes I will want to shoot the ball and I can do both.”
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- Jason Calacanis
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- ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis
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- Acquired
02 / commitment
I will say the information edge compared to journalists—this is not a dig to my journalist friends.
“I will say the information edge compared to journalists—this is not a dig to my journalist friends.”
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- Jason Calacanis
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- ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis
- Publisher
- Acquired
03 / commitment
I was like you are a unique talent. Nick Denton will never give you equity, I will give you equity.
“I was like you are a unique talent. Nick Denton will never give you equity, I will give you equity.”
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- Jason Calacanis
- Episode
- Special: Jason Calacanis
- Publisher
- Acquired
04 / commitment
Then, I just made it as the first gap ad and I introduced, I think first round and definitely Cyan.
“Then, I just made it as the first gap ad and I introduced, I think first round and definitely Cyan.”
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- Jason Calacanis
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- Special: Jason Calacanis
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- Acquired
05 / commitment
I studied the Wiki Soft, I started playing with it and I made a little proof of concept where Google was dealing with web spam at the time and the order of the links weren't very good.
“I studied the Wiki Soft, I started playing with it and I made a little proof of concept where Google was dealing with web spam at the time and the order of the links weren't very good.”
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- Jason Calacanis
- Episode
- Special: Jason Calacanis
- Publisher
- Acquired
06 / commitment
I made a list and ranked the top 100 people in the industry, and I ranked it just to tweak people.
“I made a list and ranked the top 100 people in the industry, and I ranked it just to tweak people.”
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- Jason Calacanis
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- Special: Jason Calacanis
- Publisher
- Acquired
07 / commitment
I said, I will give you equity on day one, fully vested, everything, just like me.
“I said, I will give you equity on day one, fully vested, everything, just like me.”
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- Jason Calacanis
- Episode
- Special: Jason Calacanis
- Publisher
- Acquired
08 / commitment
I will show everybody that not only am I not a fraud, that I can do this again and I could do it quicker, faster and better.
“I will show everybody that not only am I not a fraud, that I can do this again and I could do it quicker, faster and better.”
- Speaker
- Jason Calacanis
- Episode
- Special: Jason Calacanis
- Publisher
- Acquired