jasonmcalacanis

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   by jasonmcalacanis 3y ago

   posted to Reddit to see i could find it https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthemoviecalled/comments/14lhq2...
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   by jasonmcalacanis 3y ago

   When I was a kid I saw a movie or TV show about a guy who had won one of these in a contest, but then threw a party and never completed the build out of the house... so the kit was left in parts all over the plot of land he won. I've n
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   by jasonmcalacanis 4y ago

   Is this a function of less folks applying or less high-quality/YC ready folks applying? or maybe the funding environment being harder for graduates?
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   by jasonmcalacanis 4y ago

   oh, hey
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   by jasonmcalacanis 7y ago

   this one was special... only person I know who worked for Bezos and Zuck -- really great episode.
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   Interview with Dan Rose from FB and Amazon(youtu.be)

   2 points by jasonmcalacanis 7y ago|1 comments
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   by jasonmcalacanis 8y ago

   This might be one of the biggest issues in America today. We have a seemingly large number of folks, or perhaps a small number of highly vocal ones on social media, that believe the system is so rigged against them and that they have no cha
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   Replaced all our Macs with Chromeboxes--massive productivity ensued(calacanis.com)

   2 points by jasonmcalacanis 8y ago|1 comments
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   by jasonmcalacanis 8y ago

   that is correct. a little caution can also let the steam out of a really hot market like we have seen with Facebook's stock today.
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    by jasonmcalacanis 9y ago

    my podcast is a complete front for me figuring out if i should invest in startups. :-) just had coinlist on the show as well.... they did filecoin's $200m+ ICO http://thisweekinstartups.com/andy-bromberg-coinlist/
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    by jasonmcalacanis 9y ago

    1. ICO founders are getting a quick education in the fact that "anyone can sue anyone at any time" -- no matter what paperwork you have folks sign. 2. What are the damages if they just give the money/coins back? That's t
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    Interview with superangel Ben Narasin(soundcloud.com)

    1 points by jasonmcalacanis 9y ago|0 comments
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    by jasonmcalacanis 9y ago

    NYT and Netflix are an exceptional value at $10 a month, but those are large scale consumer content. In the B2B content space, any content that saves folks a couple of hours a week is worth a LOT of money. in this case, $10-25 a month is no
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    by jasonmcalacanis 9y ago

    I hear people say this from time to time, but I think once you get to college and into the workforce you start to center your life around TXT and email. I view each email address as an LTV of $10-50 and every phone number as 2x that. Owning
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    by jasonmcalacanis 9y ago

    We built our own CMS after realizing there is nothing out there. Our CMS has the email-based paywall system, plus manages all the opens and pre-subscriptions (i.e. you can subscribe to new newsletters before we launch them). We just added a
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    by jasonmcalacanis 10y ago

    Good feedback !
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    by jasonmcalacanis 10y ago

    I'm responsible for 5% of the new inside -- our team did heavy lifting! I am interested in people's feedback of course!
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    by jasonmcalacanis 10y ago

    I think the whole situation is ugly and none of us want a future defined by how these two parties have acted. I do know both parties, but certainly not astroturfing for Peter
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    by jasonmcalacanis 10y ago

    we are doing direct to consumer publishing via email (after failing to get our App to reach critical mass). Basically .0X% of people who downloaded our app opened it every day... now, 40-60% of people who signed up for our email lists open
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    by jasonmcalacanis 11y ago

    You mean my ripoff where I give 250 startups tables for free and 15,000 founders free tickets to the event? :-p
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    by jasonmcalacanis 11y ago

    thanks Sonny! It's been a pleasure working with you as well... So nice to see so many founders give details of what it's like in the launchincubator.co
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    by jasonmcalacanis 11y ago

    +1
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    by jasonmcalacanis 11y ago

    I can confirm this is true, because YC staff members have explained to me that they bring in a small group of investors to mentor -- and because founders have confirmed it. This is something I talked about on This Week in Startups, and fran
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    by jasonmcalacanis 11y ago

    thanks eric...
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    by jasonmcalacanis 11y ago

    thanks pal... we are all in this together!
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    by jasonmcalacanis 11y ago

    you've worked really hard with Morgan Spurlock to get http://www.clect.com/ to launch. Marketplaces are hard, but it's clear you're making massive progress. well worth checking out their launch video https:&
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    by jasonmcalacanis 11y ago

    Love speaking at Adeo's FI... such an open program.
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    by jasonmcalacanis 11y ago

    thanks for the candid review....
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    by jasonmcalacanis 11y ago

    Thanks Geoff... I'm very proud of the work we did together. Failure we is the precursor of success, so make sure I'm your first phone call when you have your next idea!
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    by jasonmcalacanis 11y ago

    The issue here is that the way Sam originally wrote his response, he was clearly saying I leaked information and changed a deal on a startup -- two things I've never, ever done. There really is no upside to leaking information on a sta