Jason Calacanis
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My name is Jason Calacanis. I'm a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, podcaster and writer.
Jason Calacanis
1y ago
I’ve been lucky enough to participate in almost 20 venture capital funds as an LP — limited partner — over the past decade.
Unfortunately, these funds have historically been impossible to access, even as a person of means.
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They are raised quietly and deployed slowly.
If you miss the window of when a fund raises, which typically occurs in months, you have to wait years for the next fund to be offered.
You are invited into these funds if you can provide value to the firm’s general partners, typically becau ..read more
Jason Calacanis
2y ago
This episode wraps up the Startup Checklist. 100 items across 10 episodes of This Week in Startups https://bit.ly/twiste1342. Thank you to Charlie, Nick, Jacqui, Ashley, Presh, Mahreen and everybody who worked on it. Share it & feel free to remix it thisweekinstartups.com/checklist.
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Jason Calacanis
2y ago
Geoff is an irrepressible, delightful, candid personality on Twitter with an impressive investing track record. After leaving Founders Fund, Geoff launched Bedrock an investment firm “in search of narrative violations” with ~$6B AUM (according to Pitchbook). Episode 1340 discusses valuations, crypto, defense, AI, entrepreneurship, new city-states and more. https://bit.ly/twiste1340
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Jason Calacanis
2y ago
Lots of founders have started hiring remote. We brought on Scott Orn from Kruze Consulting to explain the pitfalls & options available to do it right. Listen here: bit.ly/twiste1326
Using PEOs to hire far & fast
Sales tax implications of a remote team
Virtual compliance best practices
How to hire anywhere in the world (legally) | Finance Basics with Kruze Consulting’s Scott Orn | E1326
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Jason Calacanis
2y ago
Ryan Engle is the developer behind Topgolf with Proputt, a top selling VR game on Oculus. The game retails for $20 on the Oculus site. He came on the show to talk about usage trends in VR, the state of hardware development and more. Listen here: https://bit.ly/twiste1322
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Jason Calacanis
2y ago
We’ve been working hard on these Startup Checklist episodes https://bit.ly/twiste1314
Do you have a MVP?
Is your product simple to use?
What’s your killer feature?
Is there an obvious product hook?
Can your product market itself?
What are your retention strategies & key metrics?
See more at thisweekinstartups.com/checklist
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Jason Calacanis
2y ago
“At Bolt, we fundamentally believe that we can get MORE work done at a HIGHER quality in a 4 day week.” @ryantakesoff & his @bolt team noticed that people were working way more & burning out because of remote work. So they made a change. Here’s how the 4-day work week is going for them. https://bit.ly/twiste1313
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Jason Calacanis
2y ago
Max is a reporter at Bloomberg. Listen to what he learned about Peter Thiel here: bit.ly/twiste1305
Coinbase chases NFT billions + Peter Thiel “The Contrarian” with author Max Chafkin | E1305
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Jason Calacanis
2y ago
Make your customers love you. 20 minutes full of tactics guaranteed to make your startup more valuable (even if you just do one thing) bit.ly/twiste1297
How to create great customer experience | Customer Basics with Salesforce’s Tiffani Bova | E1297
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Jason Calacanis
2y ago
Rising temps are increasing the frequency of wildfires in California. 6 out of the 7 largest California wildfires ever tracked by the state were in the last 18 months. Nat Manning from Kettle came on the program to discuss how their team is modeling fire risks to prevent the insurance system from falling apart. https://bit.ly/twiste1295
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