Ep. 586: Jason Calacanis Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
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Michael Covel
4.6 • 730 Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2017
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
My guest today is Jason Calacanis, a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, angel investor, author, blogger and has years of perspective when it comes to investing in start ups. His new book is “Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups–Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000”. Even if you never plan on becoming an angel investor, his book is a great look at how the modern economy works.
The topic is his book Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups–Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000.
In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:
- Creating a global footprint
- Who is able to export their ideas around the world
- Silicon Valley
- Chinese border controls
- Unicorn companies
- Portfolio diversification
- Risk aversion
Jump in!
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I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show.
To start? I’d like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/
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| 0:00.0 | This is Trend Following Radio, where great thinking comes alive. |
| 0:10.9 | Nobel Prize winners, legendary traders, bestselling authors, and the pros that know what drive us irrational human beings. |
| 0:21.2 | I am your host, Michael Coval. |
| 0:24.0 | Not filtered, raw, honest. |
| 0:27.4 | That's my passion. |
| 0:33.3 | My guest today is Jason Calacanis. |
| 0:37.2 | He is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, angel investor, author, blogger. |
| 0:42.8 | He's had some perspective going back quite a long time when it comes to investing in startups. |
| 0:50.9 | First thing, out of the gate, his book, Angel, check it out. |
| 0:55.8 | Even if you say to yourself, Michael, I don't plan on being an angel investor, read this book. |
| 1:03.6 | Read this book so you understand how our modern economy unfolds. |
| 1:10.5 | Jason gives great insights. |
| 1:12.9 | Also, as a quick reminder to those of you that have not yet had a chance to see my newest |
| 1:19.3 | edition of trend following out right now in 2017. |
| 1:24.5 | Now, you might be saying to yourself, Covel, I've already read your book. |
| 1:29.2 | Give me a break. |
| 1:30.3 | This thing is basically an entirely new book. |
| 1:33.2 | Yes, I kept the same title. |
| 1:35.0 | Who would not keep the same title of trend following? |
| 1:37.6 | It's a great title. |
| 1:38.5 | I own the brand. |
| 1:39.9 | Of course, I'm going to stick with it. |
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