What do you think of Jason Calacanis?
I was wondering what your opinions of him are. Whether you know him personally, met him once, or know him only from his online presence tell me what you think of him and why.
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The more I listened to him, however, the more I like him. Either I've become accustomed to his online mannerisms and turns of phrase or he's mellowed out a bit and became less abrasive, possibly both.
At this point, I hold him in a fairly positive light. I think my initial disdain was due to a difference in his personality and mine, not because he's a dick.
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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.
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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.
:-)
I asked myself. :-)
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M$I know him only through his "online presence" and some email conversations. Yet, I have yet to see anything that would make me question his integrity or not like him.
I would say some people do not like him because he is rather focused on the bottom line and making money, but in my experience there are very few people who are at the top of their game financially that are not this way.
Online-haters are usually upset with something a person has said and, for some reason, they can't argue with what they are saying so they start focusing on WHO said and how they said it. Then, having made their judgment, they look for anything that will support their feelings.
Then there are those who hate anyone above them and will do everything they can to bring them down.
Of course, I don't bother reading a lot about what people are saying about Jason. Although I like him, I am not that focused on what he does.
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M$His TWIST show is hilarious. It's an extremely thinly veiled vehicle for the promotion of Jason Calacanis, which he presents surrounded by a bunch of Yes men. Most of the guests seem to be friends or former colleagues and the interviews are the audio equivalent of a circle-jerk. The only time I ever heard anyone challenge Jason's trademark b******t was when DHH (creator of Ruby on Rails) was on the show.
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M$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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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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