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Out of curiosity, who is Jason Calacanis, and why does anybody care what he says or does? (Honest question. I see his name pop up on HN pretty often, but can'
by blhack 16y ago
Out of curiosity, who is Jason Calacanis, and why does anybody care what he says or does?
(Honest question. I see his name pop up on HN pretty often, but can't really figure out what he does beyond mahalo, which looks similar to eHow etc.)
Honestly, this quote just looks like it was boo hooing facebook's success.
- bretpiatt 16y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Calacanis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Calacanis The LAUNCH <> TechCrunch 50 split gives some background: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17465035?nclick_check=1 http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17465035?nclick_check...
- Dramatize 16y agoHe's an entrepreneur who is very good at making noise and getting attention. While his public persona is grating, he has actually done more than most of the people who complain about him.
- robryan 16y agoI think most of his fame came because he built an audience on the internet before anyone else really, before blogging was even a term. Since then he's just looked at ways to capitalise on his influence in the tech world.