The Rise of Calacanis

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

October 23, 2022

Duration

7m

Channel

Acquired

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Watch the full ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbKGlAJsPIE

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Jason Calacanis

  guest

  Entrepreneur and angel investor known for Silicon Alley Reporter and for hosting This Week in Startups.

• Ben Gilbert

  host

  Co-host of Acquired, interviewing founders and covering company histories.

• David Rosenthal

  host

  Co-host of Acquired, focusing on detailed business/tech history through interview questions and context.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Acquired, featuring Jason Calacanis and Ben Gilbert, The Rise of Calacanis explores jason Calacanis’ scrappy Brooklyn origins to New York internet kingmaker Calacanis describes a formative financial shock—his father’s bar being seized by federal authorities—that forced him to work full-time while attending Brooklyn College at night.

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