He seems like a legitimate guy online, and he's always been open to responding to questions he thinks he can answer, and asking questions on Mahalo Answers. I have not yet met him in real life, but I don't believe he's out to bite you or anything like that. Just like any entrepreneur, he wants to see Mahalo succeed!
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Have heard him on TWIT many times - and I think he's pretty knowledgeable in the biz.

To be honest, I'm not a TWIT fanatic so I probably confuse him with a couple of the other TWIT regulars - (not Dvorak or british accent guy etc...)

Something along the lines of, "Is he the guy who Dvorak hates, or the guy with the Tesla, or that other guy who likes to do the Audible Commercials?"

Bottom line is he has Leo's seal of approval - and that's big cred in my book.
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My experience with Jason is primarily through this site, his emails, and listening to tech shows like 'This Week in Tech.' In reverse order:

On tech shows, Jason can be pretty vocal, but holds up his end of any disagreement with good reasons. He's pretty passionate about some topics, notably Tesla and (to a lesser, more amusing extent) Audible. Other personalities, mainly those whose image relies on being skeptical - dare I say "cranky"?" - have, at times, portrayed Jason as being less than genuine. When they go head-to-head, Jason emerges as genuine. Point - Jason.
I signed up for his emails when he switched to that format from blogging. I liked his reasoning, and I like his emails. I even like the monthly reminder that I can unsubscribe - no one has ever done that before, in my experience. Point - Jason.
Finally, there's Mahalo Answers. I'm having fun. It's SO great to have reasoned interaction with people that can express themselves in discourse more extensive than can be printed on a bumper sticker. Point - Jason.

I don't know him, but I very much appreciate this venue and his contributions to the discussions listed above. I guess you'd have to put me on the "like" side of that polarized viewpoint.
Bonus credit: we both love our dogs and alternative energy.

Source(s):
This Week in Tech (TWIT) listener for more than 2 years
Emails from J. Calacanis
Bulldog photos pervasive throughout internet
Mahalo Answers

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I've met him and he's a great guy. He's passionate about what he does and he knows alot. I am extremely impressed with his resume and his new project Mahalo, and given the opportunity to work for him would be a great learning experience and opportunity for anyone. Two thumbs up!
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I'v been listening TWIT for several years now and one of the best laugh out loud moments on that show is where Jason is pretending to do the Celebrity Reading of audible books. The way Leo seamlessly "Queued up the clip" for Jason, Ohh my god I nearly laughed out a lung. Not only is he a shrewd businessman, but he does some really good jokes on TWIT as well.
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He can be annoying at times, especially when he feels passionate about something.

However, everyone who gets to know him really loves him and understands that he has a good heart and deeply cares about his people and projects.

:-)
Source(s):
I asked myself. :-)

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I think he's great to have present when there's an audible ad going on. :)

Other than that, he's been a great help in the only time I had issue with something when Mahalo Answers was getting started, and I think he's got a great attitude towards the Tesla (puts his money where his mouth is) ..so yeah, a stand-up guy, I reckon.
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