Episode 1393

How Jason Calacanis turned a conference into a VC fund: Angel S6 E7 | E1393

Feb 25, 20221:03:10Watch on YouTube

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00:00 Jason and Molly intro the show, cybersecurity and Russia invading Ukraine, Molly interviews the OG Angel

01:32 Cybersecurity and Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine

12:40 LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free.

15:06 TikTok’s not secure, Florida water treatment plant hacked last year

17:27 Hiring “bounty hackers” for defense

21:33 Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/angel

22:47 Molly interviews the original Angel, Jason

36:52 Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist

38:18 Jason tells Molly what didn’t work out with his first LAUNCH fund

48:14 When Jason knew the fund model would work

58:48 How his role as changed as the fund has scaled

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Mentioned in the episode

NotPetya: https://www.wired.com/story/notpetya-cyberattack-ukraine-russia-code-crashed-the-world/

Colonial Pipeline: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-04/hackers-breached-colonial-pipeline-using-compromised-password

Solar Winds: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/16/985439655/a-worst-nightmare-cyberattack-the-untold-story-of-the-solarwinds-hack

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