E1036: #AskJason Special! When to join a startup to maximize equity & job security, types of companies that will thrive in an economic downturn, legendary founder & investor traits, tips for starting a podcast & more!

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

0:01 Jason intros today's topics
2:15 George calls in and asks Jason about social media interference in the 2020 election
11:13 Joey calls in and asks Jason for some tips on starting and growing a podcast
21:05 Dan asks Jason about which health-tech startup idea to pursue
26:49 Alex calls in and asks Jason about the types companies that will thrive in an economic downturn
34:35 Karen asks Jason about legendary founder & investor traits
44:11 Blaze calls in and asks Jason about when to join a startup to maximize equity & job security
52:14 Patrick asks Jason how to get on his radar in terms of getting an internship/job at LAUNCH
55:33 James asks how a young early-stage firm can differentiate itself from the pack and attract talented founders

Transcript

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0:00.0	We've got an amazing ask Jason for you including questions from superfans, founders, investors.
0:06.0	One question, very interesting.
0:08.0	What companies and startups will come out of this economic downturn caused by the coronavirus.
0:15.0	Also, when's the right time for an employee to join a startup to have their stock options
0:20.6	be worth something?
0:21.6	I've got some incredible insights on this based on watching people
0:25.0	who've made millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions of dollars by getting into the rocket ship
0:30.6	at the right time. We also have tips for starting a podcast,
0:34.0	since everybody in the future
0:35.4	will have a podcast for 15 episodes.
0:37.2	Finally, we have a great question about what
0:41.1	are the founder traits and investor traits that equal success in my mind and from what I've seen and you're going to be surprised by one of the answers there
0:50.0	And we also talk about something that's been on people's mind and we probably talk to death,
0:54.0	which is how do we deal with foreign interference on social media before this next 2020 election?
0:59.6	It's a great collection of questions.
1:01.8	We got some people who called in live, got some people who emailed in.
1:05.2	We're always taking your questions, just email, ask Jason at launch.co.
1:09.6	Stick with us. It's going to be a great episode.
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