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.”
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Jason Calacanis
Published podcast speaker
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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.”
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What Jason said.
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01 / evaluation
I will say the thing I'm proud about the show, I think, is that through a lot of the trials and tribulations shown, you can be friends, disagree, learn from each other, and have a vibrant debate, which is how we all grew up.
“I will say the thing I'm proud about the show, I think, is that through a lot of the trials and tribulations shown, you can be friends, disagree, learn from each other, and have a vibrant debate, which is how we all grew up.”
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02 / evaluation
I think part of the reason this works with Sacks, I think Sacks has probably taken the brunt of the hit of the pod because he is so passionate about a lot of topics that maybe are unpopular in the tech circles.
“I think part of the reason this works with Sacks, I think Sacks has probably taken the brunt of the hit of the pod because he is so passionate about a lot of topics that maybe are unpopular in the tech circles.”
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03 / evaluation
Trust me, there's nothing scripted about that. But I did say like, I think I can, as the point guard here, shape the conversation and literally created the character of the Sultan of Science.
“Trust me, there's nothing scripted about that. But I did say like, I think I can, as the point guard here, shape the conversation and literally created the character of the Sultan of Science.”
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04 / evaluation
I think we worry a little bit too much about wealth creation with a small outlier wealth creation.
“I think we worry a little bit too much about wealth creation with a small outlier wealth creation.”
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05 / evaluation
If you want to learn Black Jack, sit at the $1 Black Jack table instead of the $100 end because you will lose a minimum and it doesn't matter if you lose, it's like paying for an educational course.
“If you want to learn Black Jack, sit at the $1 Black Jack table instead of the $100 end because you will lose a minimum and it doesn't matter if you lose, it's like paying for an educational course.”
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06 / evaluation
I own like 85%, 90% of the company. It was like the one of the most difficult times of my life because I had my chance to be rich and then I was poor again.
“I own like 85%, 90% of the company. It was like the one of the most difficult times of my life because I had my chance to be rich and then I was poor again.”
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07 / evaluation
That's what trips early stage investors at which is why I wrote my book. It's because I felt I had figured something out and I wanted to share it with the world which was this is the greatest casino in the world, in my opinion.
“That's what trips early stage investors at which is why I wrote my book. It's because I felt I had figured something out and I wanted to share it with the world which was this is the greatest casino in the world, in my opinion.”
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08 / evaluation
" Then, they basically took 90% of our traffic away and the punch line was, they took 90% of their own revenue away because the way we're monetizing was with their tools.
“" Then, they basically took 90% of our traffic away and the punch line was, they took 90% of their own revenue away because the way we're monetizing was with their tools.”
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09 / evaluation
The great thing about Silicon Alley Reporter crashing and burning was I learned very early on that I was more than the brand, because the brand Silicon Alley Reporter had gotten so big, and I was so identified with it.
“The great thing about Silicon Alley Reporter crashing and burning was I learned very early on that I was more than the brand, because the brand Silicon Alley Reporter had gotten so big, and I was so identified with it.”
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