ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

October 4, 2022

Duration

2h 23m

Channel

Acquired

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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! If you want more Acquired, you can follow our public LP Show feed in the podcast player of your choice (including Spotify!): http://pod.link/acquiredlp Survey! Please take our 2022 Acquired Survey if you have a minute. It'd mean the world to us! http://acquired.fm/survey Sponsors: Thanks to Vanta for being our presenting sponsor for this special episode. Vanta is the leader in automated security compliance – making SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and more a breeze for startups and organizations of all sizes. You might say they’re like the “AWS of security and compliance”! Everyone in the Acquired community can get 10% off using this link: https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta Thank you as well to Brex and to Tiny: https://bit.ly/acquiredbrex https://bit.ly/acquiredtiny Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.

🎤 SPEAKERS

• David Rosenthal

  host

• Ben Gilbert

  host

• Jason Calacanis

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Acquired, featuring David Rosenthal and Ben Gilbert, ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis explores Jason Calacanis on podcasting, venture, motivation, and San Francisco’s future In this first “Acquired Sessions,” Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal go off-script with Jason Calacanis to explore his path from early tech media to podcasting power (This Week in Startups, All-In) and high-velocity angel/venture investing.

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