Ask Jason – This Week In Startups

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TWIST fans and influencers ask Jason Calacanis questions about startups, tech trends and more.

May 15, 2021

Ask an Angel PLUS Antonio Garcia Martinez vs. Apple with Zach Coelius | E1215

May 7, 2021

Facebook’s Oversight Board rules on Trump ban plus how to reverse engineer TAM & more | E1211

March 25, 2021

Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: Starting your angel career, building marketplaces & more | E1189

March 18, 2021

Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: changing VC landscape, pitch deck punch-ups, Tesla’s future & more | E1186

February 26, 2021

Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: early-stage valuations, product roadmaps, startup killers, Twitter gets its groove back & more | E1179

February 20, 2021

Ask Jason! All-In origins, avoiding common investor mistakes, defining “lifestyle” business vs. venture scale & more! | E1176

February 10, 2021

Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: is moving to SF still worth it, bubble/recession potential, post-COVID funding & more | E1172

November 17, 2020

E1139: Loop CEO Brian Gannon shares secrets to scaling a hardware startup & launching the Loop 2 + bonus Ask Jason!

November 13, 2020

E1138: Ask Jason! Benefits to growing a company internationally, Apple’s new chip impact, investing in solo founders & more!

September 25, 2020

E1114: #AskJason! Silicon Valley exodus, product vs. branding, expanding into adjacent markets, avoiding burnout & more

June 9, 2020

E1072 Ask Jason: Growing as a leader, managing more experienced employees as a young CEO, Consumer SaaS pricing tips, bull markets post-COVID & more

June 5, 2020

E1071 Ask Jason: Black Lives Matter, Post-COVID tech hubs, Founder/VC disputes, bringing manufacturing back to the US, pre-selling SaaS products & more

May 5, 2020

E1053: Ask Jason! Catching‌ ‌an‌ ‌investor’s‌ ‌eye‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌cold‌ ‌email‌, what founders/investors often overlook during pitches, COVID’s impact on Jason’s deal flow, domain name hacks & more!

April 21, 2020

E1047: Ask Jason Slack Special! Sourcing talent during a crisis, building strong culture & motivating remote teams, investing in distributed startups, importance of market timing & more!

December 6, 2017

E782: Founder.University Startup Tuneup: Jason & Brian Alvey dissect then perfect pitches in 7 verticals (stain-free clothes, outdoor marketplace, political engagement, acct data, podcast sharing, healthcare, electric scooters!)

November 2, 2017

E774: All #AskJason: product pitches, investment v. bootstrapping, best models & metrics for SaaS & enterprise, getting to revenue, diversity in teams, landing angels & VCs, with Brian Alvey

July 8, 2016

E658: #AskJason at The Last Mile tech accelerator & training program at San Quentin State Prison

June 21, 2016

E653: #AskJason @ Microsoft Global Startup Roadshow: global economic engagement, universal CEO challenges, China’s B2C market, fundraising metrics & more

June 3, 2016

E648: All #AskJason: cannabis, education, diversity, real estate, funding & more at #TWiSTlive, Microsoft Reactor

January 12, 2016

E612: All #AskJason: scaling strategies, pitching tips, video trends, traction tactics, cautionary hiring, valuable practices and more for 2016

December 4, 2015

E601: All Shark Tank / Ask Jason at TWiST Live!

October 28, 2015

#AskJason: Mobile, Wearables & Internet of Things! Part 3, with Janice Fraser, Pivotal

October 1, 2015

#AskJason: Mobile, Wearables & Internet of Things! Part 2

September 10, 2015

#AskJason: Mobile, Wearables & Internet of Things! Part 1

August 14, 2015

E569: All #AskJason: Zirtual lessons, product launch tips, VCs & copycats behaving badly, crowdfunding v. raising, remote devs, side projects, living in the now — and more

July 31, 2015

E565: Ahryun Moon, founder of EtchApp & the return of “Ask Jason”!

May 29, 2015

E546: #TWiSTLive at Samsung Global Innovation Center: All “Ask Jason”/Shark Tank

December 23, 2014

E501: “No holds barred” Part 2: Jason tells all & makes bold predictions for 2015

December 19, 2014

E500: The “No holds barred” interview with Jason in the hot seat (PART 1)

October 9, 2014

BONUS TWIST!: Jason hosts Singularity University for lively Q&A

January 7, 2014

E410: Mogl’s Jon Carder on ‘fighting hunger with hunger’ & Ask Jason

April 30, 2013

E347: All Ask Jason – Fundraising #E347

October 16, 2012

E297: All Ask Jason – TWiST

August 21, 2012

E283: All Ask Jason – TWiST

April 30, 2012

E255: All Ask Jason on This Week in Startups

December 28, 2010

E104: Ask Jason Marathon!

December 7, 2010

E099: -Ask Jason/Shark Tank Takeover

November 28, 2010

E096: – Bonus Episode – All Ask Jason and Shark Tank

October 20, 2010

E087: Ask Jason and Shark Tank Special!

June 25, 2010

E059: All Ask Jason

June 13, 2010

E056: All Ask Jason

April 21, 2010

E048: Ask Jason

January 8, 2010

E034: Ask Jason Bonanza

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