The Jordan Harbinger Show 100: Jason Calacanis | Advice from the Most Successful Angel Investor
Sep 27, 2018
01:23:29
Backing Comdotcom Against Doubts
- Jason defended investing in comdotcom.com despite skepticism.
- The investment grew fast with recurring subscriptions, returning 3.5x to investors.
Run Fundraising Like Campaigning
- When raising funds, run a process targeting specific investors and stop raising once goals are met.
- Manage fundraising like campaigning, not while running your business simultaneously.
Gauge Founders' Passion Early
- Ask founders "What are you working on?" to gauge passion and focus.
- Passionate founders talk nonstop; this reveals their commitment to the work.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
I'm a Cop, and I Want to Be in the Fbi
02:46 • 2min
Bartenders - The Worst Job in the World
04:29 • 2min
You'll Never Fail Fail
06:12 • 2min
The Stock Market Crash
07:48 • 2min
Pay Content Blogs Are a Waste of Time, and You Need an Editor
09:29 • 2min
Web Log's Ink - Is That Speed?
11:03 • 2min
Is It All About the Money?
12:47 • 2min
Is 20 Million Dollars Taking the Edge Off?
14:19 • 2min
The Best Way to Be an Angel Investor
16:08 • 2min
Investing in People and Businesses
17:48 • 2min
Coinsmart, Crypto Is Fascinating.
19:25 • 2min
The Cyril Killer's Couch
21:00 • 1min
The Jordan Harbinger Show With Jason Calicanus - Episode 100
22:26 • 1min
Should I Pay a Thousand Dollars With Seven Eightel?
23:52 • 2min
What Are You Looking for to Find a Founder Who Might Give Up?
25:45 • 2min
Aren't You Feeling Like We Need a Joint for Jo Rogan?
27:16 • 2min
The Life of the Critic
28:53 • 2min
Will You Invest in My Company?
30:56 • 2min
Is There a Level of Craftsmanship?
32:29 • 2min
How to Scale a Start-Up
34:00 • 2min
The Million Dollar Home Page
35:40 • 2min
Investing in a Meditation Amp
37:38 • 2min
Uber
39:15 • 2min
Are You a One Trick Pony?
40:51 • 2min
Investing in Venture Capital
42:41 • 2min
Venture Capital - Is This a Good Venture Capital?
44:34 • 2min
How to Reach Investors in a Meeting?
46:07 • 2min
How to Raise a Million and a Half
47:48 • 2min
What Are You Working On?
49:26 • 2min
How to Make a Million Dollars a Year - The Why Now Question
50:59 • 2min
What's Your Unfair Advantage?
52:37 • 2min
Are You a Venture Scale Business?
54:15 • 2min
How to Fix a Leak in Your Game
56:01 • 2min
What Got You Here Does Not, We'll Not Get You There.
57:37 • 2min
The One Five Star Phenomenon
59:08 • 1min
The Biggest Leak for Ontra Pinors
01:00:36 • 2min
The News Letter Thing Is the Most Wonderful Example
01:02:09 • 2min
What's Your Best Advice for an 11 Year Old?
01:03:54 • 2min
The Greatest Skill of All
01:05:39 • 2min
How Pot Casting Has Changed Your Business?
01:07:15 • 2min
How to Get the Most Out of Your Podcasts
01:09:12 • 2min
Is It OK if Talent Splits Up?
01:10:53 • 2min
I Expect You to Put in 40 Hours a Week, Not Hours a Week
01:12:34 • 2min
How to Get the Most Out of the Meeting, and Demand Everyone Else to Do It
01:14:06 • 2min
How to Scale a Million Dollars a Year
01:16:21 • 2min
How to Sweep the Fences and Build a Billion Dollar Company
01:17:53 • 2min
How to Invest in Technology Start Up - Timeless Advice From an Angel Investor
01:19:29 • 4min
Jason Calacanis (@Jason) is Silicon Valley royalty, the most successful angel investor today, and author of Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups -- Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000.
What We Discuss with Jason Calacanis:- What venture capitalists are looking for in startup founders.
- How Jason bounced back after losing everything (something to which we can personally relate).
- How to make yourself more marketable, whether you're a founder or an angel investor yourself.
- What Jason considers "the greatest skill of all."
- The impersonations Jason can do to make your blood run cold when you're miles away from any semblance of civilization.
- And much more...
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