Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis
Jason McCabe Calacanisis an American Internet entrepreneur and blogger. His first company was part of the dot-com era in New York, and his second venture, Weblogs, Inc., a publishing company that he co-founded together with Brian Alvey, capitalized on the growth of blogs before being sold to AOL. As well as being an angel investor in various technology startups, Calacanis also keynotes industry conferences worldwide...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth28 November 1970
CountryUnited States of America
As the founder of your company, you must be in love with your brand and inspired by your brand's mission if you have any hope of getting press for your product.
The stuff coming out of Silicon Valley is dorky. Like, it's not very sexy.
The idea is that angel investors are supposed to be wealthy people supporting people who need funds, typically who are not wealthy, and don't have the ability to do it themselves.
These days, headlines are trying to get you to click.
After Sept. 11, New York wasn't the same, and that's part of the reason why I left.
This concept that starting a company is so hard and that you'll never make it is conspiracy concocted by the rich and powerful to keep you from trying - and you've fallen for it.
I'm not an investor in Meerkat, sadly, or, Periscope - I missed both of those - however, I do have a lot of inside information.
If folks focus in on a niche and own it, there is a good chance they could make half a living from blogging.
The Internet is about giving the consumer exactly what they want, whether there's an audience of one or 1,000 or 10,000, and then figuring out how to make money on it later.
Even if you're a relatively small player in search, that can still mean a company that's worth several billion dollars.
Instant access to anything is the future. So if you need a tutor or a baby sitter or a massage or any service, it's going to be instantly available, 24 hours a day, through your phone, with one click.
In the technology industry, a 48 hour work week would be, for most, a vacation.
Let's make it so the more you invest in YouTube, the better deal YouTube gets for you.
People can easily make millions of dollars without much work in America.