#161 – Jason Calacanis: Startups, Angel Investing, Capitalism, and Friendship
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<p>Jason Calacanis is an angel investor, entrepreneur, and co-host of All-In Podcast and This Week in Startups. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br />
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:52) – WallStreetBets and Robinhood<br />
(17:58) – How does the WallStreetBets saga end?<br />
(21:09) – Capitalism<br />
(26:30) – Ideas vs Execution<br />
(27:38) – Learning to learn<br />
(33:06) – Risk-aversion<br />
(39:07) – Robinhood<br />
(47:33) – Parler and AWS<br />
(49:59) – Social networks<br />
(56:33) – Leadership<br />
(1:01:21) – Work-life balance<br />
(1:09:44) – Great leaders lead by example<br />
(1:17:30) – Advice for startup founders<br />
(1:21:57) – Clubhouse<br />
(1:22:42) – When will we fully re-open the economy<br />
(1:33:20) – Augmented reality<br />
(1:36:48) – When should a startup raise money?<br />
(1:43:44) – David Goggins<br />
(1:45:40) – Disagreement with Chamath Palihapitiya<br />
(1:58:52) – Story about Elon Musk’s darkest moments<br />
(2:07:08) – Friendship</p>