Jason Calacanis, Super Angel & Podcast Host

Learn About Sal's Syndicates: Link to Sal's Syndicate Page Silicon Valley's angel-investing phenomenon Jason Calacanis is our guest. Hear how he turned $700K into a portfolio worth $100 million. We had an inspiring conversation about building companies and investing in them. Highlights include: Sal Daher Introduces Jason Calacanis as his Guest on Angel Invest Boston How Jason Built the Stellar Team that Makes His Success Possible Sequoia Capital Picked Jason Calacanis to Scout for Promising Ventures How Jason Calacanis Turned $700,000 into $100 million Jason Calacanis Once Thought Angel Investing Was Stupid The Odds of Success for Founders and for Angels “…we live in a time when people believe in balance, and they believe in getting Olympic-caliber rewards…but they only want to commit to putting in 40 hours a week.” Jason Calacanis Investment Syndicates versus Funds VC Returns Have Note Been Spectacular “If you want to be active, you can do syndicates…” “My personal goal is to train 10,000 people to be active investors in thesyndicate.com. We've got 3,300 members.” Why Jason Leads Syndicates Despite Having Raised Several Funds Syndicate Members Act as Scouts, Bringing in Interesting Companies Jason Would Not See Otherwise Syndicate Members Can Be a Resource to Founders As His Syndicates Develop, Jason Calacanis Hopes to Match Investor Background to the Needs of Companies “For me, media is my leverage…” Jason Calacanis Success Brings More Success How “This Week in Startups” Podcast Came About The Responsibility That Comes with Success “And I watch my contemporaries, and I hold many of them in contempt for the cavalier nature of which they go through their work. They must take the work seriously.” Jason Calacanis Jason Calacanis’ Launch Accelerator – Sam Bogoch of Axle.ai Found It Very Useful Jason Calacanis Recommends “Skin in the Game” by Nicholas Nassim Taleb “Angel” by Jason Calacanis, a Manual on How to Be an Angel Investor How Y-Combinator Plays the Odds Jason Is Building His Organization So He Can Start Delegating Investment Decisions Delighting Your Clients Is Essential, But It’s Not Enough: Luxe Valet The Unit Economics Has to Work for a Company to Make Delighting Its Customers into a Business “I think we could have at least 10 times the number of people participating in angel investing than we do here in the United States”. Jason Calacanis “Start small and start slow. Yes. And you know, it's just like learning how to play poker or blackjack”. Jason Calacanis on Angel Investing Jason’s Advice for Angels & Founders Distinctions Between a Life Style Business and a Venture Business