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ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis

2022/10/4
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Jason Calacanis
一位多才多艺的美国互联网企业家、天使投资人和播客主持人，投资过多家知名初创公司，并主持多个影响广泛的播客节目。
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Jason Calacanis 分享了他对 All In 播客成功的见解，包括其独特的组合、不同视角的碰撞、以及与听众建立的亲密关系。他认为 All In 的成功超出了他的预期，其影响力已经超越了科技领域，吸引了各行各业的听众。他还谈到了 All In 中几位主持人的角色塑造，以及他们之间观点的碰撞如何吸引听众。 Jason Calacanis 还分享了他对硅谷的看法，他认为硅谷对财富的看法很奇怪，人们过于关注财富的创造，而忽略了创业和学习的重要性。他相信任何人都可以通过学习和努力取得成功，并通过 Foundry University 来帮助人们创业。他还谈到了他对美国政治的看法，以及他如何看待不同政治观点之间的辩论。 Ben Thompson 和 David Rosenthal 也参与了讨论，他们分享了对 All In 播客的看法，以及他们如何看待 All In 的成功对其他三位主持人的影响。他们还讨论了 All In 播客的内容如何吸引听众，以及 All In 播客的未来发展方向。

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Jason Calacanis shares how his father's financial struggles and early exposure to computers led him to pursue a career in technology. Starting with fixing laser printers and cracking software, he transitioned to publishing magazines about dial-up services and CD-ROMs, eventually becoming a prominent figure in the New York internet scene.
  • Jason's father's bar was seized by the IRS, motivating Jason to work while attending college.
  • Jason worked fixing laser printers and cracked software as a side hustle.
  • He created zines about technology, which were early precursors to blogs.
  • Jason became a successful magazine publisher, covering the burgeoning internet scene in New York.
  • He worked with Fred Wilson and Jerry Colonna in the early days of their venture firm, Flatiron Partners.

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We kick off ACQ Sessions with the-behind-the-scenes story of All-in, from the world’s greatest moderator himself Jason Calacanis. ACQ Sessions is our new, occasional “MTV Unplugged” version of Acquired: a great IRL guest, a bottle (or two) of wine, and no script. We talk about everything you’d imagine we would over wine with JCal — All-In, bestie relationships, money & politics in Silicon Valley, who his influences and mentors have been (one surprise — the great Fred Wilson of USV!), what motivates him to keep grinding and why, at age 50+ when he could easily be winding down he’s instead speeding up into the most productive phase of his entire career. Pour a beverage yourself, pull up a comfy seat and join us! 

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