Interview with Jason Calacanis: Investor in Uber by AngelList Radio

published on 2016-03-17T12:19:13Z

Interview with Jason Calacanis: Investor in Uber In our third episode, we interview Jason Calacanis and learn the best way to allocate capital at the seed-stage and how to use syndicates to improve your odds as a new investor. Jason was the first scout at Sequoia Capital and is an investor in Uber, Thumbtack, and over 100 other startups.

Genre: Business

Comment by JasonCalacanis

@rohrercarlos: boom!

2016/04/09 22:54:08 +0000

Comment by JasonCalacanis

@prostocar: enjoyed it!

2016/04/09 22:54:03 +0000

Comment by PaperFree.com

thx @JasonCalacanis nice source for insights for investors and entrepreneurs as well.

2016/04/01 21:46:58 +0000

Comment by Rohrer Carlos

Thanks Jason! As always you giving tons of knowledge and information! Keep things always very real! Love it!

2016/03/30 23:24:56 +0000

Comment by Todd Hubers

Great content. You seem to avoid saying that "Jason" is disrupting the VC world in SV - maybe too cliche. Great to have the SPV/Sidecart thing explained a bit further for me, I only heard of that about a week ago from a friend from Geelong who visited SV recently. I'm actually not an investor but run StartupCloud in Geelong and aspire to be an incubator, and also have some ideas I want to startup but I'm stuck in a lifestyle software consulting company currently (self-owned). If Jason is focusing on earlier stage and getting involved, what are some suggestions for me in Geelong - how can I stimulate deal flow? Such a topic has international appeal.

2016/03/19 11:18:21 +0000

Comment by Paul Rubillo

Some of my favorite lines/tips from the podcast - "If you are maniacal and can't execute, you are just a crazy person" , "You have to be prepared to lose often as an #angel investor", get a warrior mentality and go down swinging side by side with your founder partner(s), "The plan was to be the #1 angel investor in the world and #1 angel investor of all time", "wanting to help founders so much a founder will refer them to other founders", "Founders need to have integrity to not screw early investors" and not buckle to #VC pressure", "Pro-rata rights is something every angel investor should want", "The large winners come when angels double and triple down on your winners", "Angel investors need a 10-year horizon, bankroll, strategy, patience and not place too many bets early on"