Jason Calacanis: The World's Greatest Angel Investor

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🗓️ 1 June 2015

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Jason Calacanis is arguably the world's greatest angel investor with over 60 investments including the likes of Uber (1st round), ThumbTack and Calm, just to name a few. Jason is also the Host of This Week In Startups, the world's biggest startup podcast and Founder of Launch and Launch Festival, the world's biggest startup festival.

In this interview we discuss, how Jason invested in Uber's 1st round, what Jason looks for in startups, how Jason can tell whether a founder has got what it takes, which VC's Jason most likes to work with, which entrepreneurs Jason most likes to invest in, what pisses Jason off more than anything, what inspires him more than anything, what industries will see the most disruption in the coming years, what makes a great entrepreneur and how startups can position themselves best for entering a round of funding.

Enjoy! All show notes, links and resources from this episode can be found at http://www.thetwentyminutevc.com and you can follow Harry, Jason and The Twenty Minute VC on Twitter.

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0:00.0	You are listening to episode 41 of the 20 minute VC with your host, Harry Stebbings.
0:05.6	Now, today is an incredibly special day at the 20 minute VC as we welcome the incredible,
0:11.5	the legendary Jason Calacanis. Where do I start with an intro for Jason? He's one of the greatest
0:17.8	angel investors in the world with over 60 angel investments, including the
0:22.3	likes of Uber and Thumbtack, just to name a few. He's also the host of the immense this week in
0:28.5	startups. He's the founder at Launch and Launch Festival, and he sold his previous company
0:34.6	web blogs to AOL for 30 million.
0:41.7	Now, if you listen to this week in startups, you'll know that Jason has the incredible Jackie to assist with the running of the show.
0:44.7	Well, with the growth of the 20-minute VC, thanks to the amazing folks at Product Hunt,
0:50.2	and amazing guests like Jason, the time has come for me to get my own Jackie. A tough task,
0:55.6	I must admit, but made incredibly easy with the help of hiring screen, the smartest and fastest way
1:01.7	to identify the most relevant candidates for a job. They helped me sift through 184 CVs in just 15
1:08.9	minutes, and now I have found my very own Jackie. Hiring screen, I couldn't
1:13.4	have done it without you. But without further ado, here is Jason Kalakanis.
1:21.8	You have now arrived at your destination. Jason, welcome to the 20 minute VC.
1:28.6	It's a huge honor to have you on the show.
1:30.7	And I'd like to start by hearing what you think about the 20 minute VC as a show.
1:34.6	And it is a great show.
1:35.8	Okay, great.
1:36.2	We should just talk.
1:36.8	We should just do a conversation about podcasting.
1:39.0	That would be like a really good.
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