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jasonmcalacanis

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About jasonmcalacanis

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

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    Comment #36510809

    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…

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    Comment #32334121

    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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    Comment #22315516

    this one was special... only person I know who worked for Bezos and Zuck -- really great episode.

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    Comment #19341580

    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 th…

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    Comment #17618837

    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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    Comment #15828632

    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://thisweekinsta…

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    Comment #15828526

    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 …

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    Comment #15121009

    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…

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    Comment #15120842

    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 a…

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    Comment #15120785

    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 subscrib…

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    Comment #12585745

    Good feedback !

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    Comment #12585740

    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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    Comment #11896212

    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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    Comment #11896161

    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... n…

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    Comment #11363440

    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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    Comment #11334106

    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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    Comment #11334093

    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…

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    Comment #11323863

    thanks eric...

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    Comment #11323861

    thanks pal... we are all in this together!