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What Facebook Theory Does Jason Calacanis Describe to Mike Sudyk? · 2 Cent Dad Podcast

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Jason Calacanis

Serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and author Jason Calacanis joins the podcast.

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  1. Who Is Jason Calacanis, the Guest on 2 Cent Dad? at 1:12

    Mike Sudyk, host of 2 Cent Dad, introduces Jason Calacanis as a serial entrepreneur, an angel investor, and the author of the book Angel. Full answer

  2. What Is the Greatest Investment We Can Make at 2:00

    Kids are the greatest investments. Full answer

  3. Why Did Jason Write Angel at 2:28

    Jason says that writing Angel was his way of sharing how he, essentially, went from rags to riches. In the book’s case, rich to mega rich. Full answer

  4. What Did Jason Calacanis Say He Had Learned by Age 46? at 3:10

    On 2 Cent Dad, Jason Calacanis tells host Mike Sudyk about the years before blogging paid off. Full answer

  5. Why Does Jason Calacanis Say Podcasts Are Booming? at 3:42

    Jason Calacanis tells Mike Sudyk that public talk has turned nasty, and that podcasts are crowded because people want a real conversation instead of a… Full answer

  6. What Are Some Problems When It Comes to Investing at 7:29

    Finding investors is not the problem, it’s understanding what makes them tick, how they make decisions, and having empathy for them. Full answer

  7. How Is Jason Calacanis Preparing His Daughters for Society? at 18:08

    Jason is teaching his twin teenaged daughters on how to make their way into the world. Full answer

  8. What Are the Wrong Things That People Are Focusing on at 23:47

    These include status and competition, which are all shallow concepts. Full answer

  9. Why Aren’t the Palo Alto Suicides Mentioned in the Book at 25:48

    When you write about the topic of suicide, more people view this as an option. Full answer

  10. What Does Jason Say to Parents Obsessed With Their Kids Going to a Great University at 29:55

    Jason went to public school and he was not the top of his class. Yet, he has had significantly more success than some who graduated from Harvard. Full answer

  11. Who Are the People That Are Going to Be Happy in Life at 30:49

    It's the people who feel a sense of mastery, that they have control over their destiny. Full answer

  12. What Kind of World Are We Living in at 31:49

    We live in a world with peer pressure and social media influence. People feel like they need to live this Kardashian lifestyle, Jason uses as an example. Full answer

  13. What Does Jason Want His Daughters to Grow Up to Be at 33:10

    He's raising them to be bosses, not bossy. Full answer

  14. What Are the Things That Will Kill Us at 39:45

    As the idea of dying a tragic death and of starving to death are ideas that have gone down significantly, the things that are self-inflicted and highly… Full answer

  15. What Should Be Offered in Schools at 50:44

    Jason believes that schools should adjust their operating hours and also be open seven days a week to fit both the parents and children’s schedules and needs. Full answer

  16. What Does Jason Calacanis Want People to Value Instead of a Shortcut? at 58:35

    Jason Calacanis tells Mike Sudyk that society should cherish learning a skill again. Full answer

  17. Without Role Models, How Can a Dream Be Discouraging at 1:01:11

    If you don’t see people who look like you or are doing what you want to do, then you dismiss your idea or possibility because you don’t see any higher… Full answer

  18. What Is the “burn It Down” Mentality That Society Has Right Now at 1:06:38

    Jason thinks that people don’t want to hear that there are possibly solutions to society’s problems since things have been bad for so long. Full answer

  19. What Facebook Theory Does Jason Calacanis Describe to Mike Sudyk? at 1:11:25

    On 2 Cent Dad, Jason Calacanis says a theory going around Silicon Valley looks to him closer to true than false. Full answer

  20. What Is a Piece of Advice for First Time Dads at 1:15:31

    Jason says that kids value this four letter word the most: time. In his mind, love is spelled as time. Full answer

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