Back in the '90s, folks were not sure if they could trust the Web, and frankly, a lot of the services back then didn't provide massive value.
— Jason Calacanis
Everyone's drunk on the term 'blog.'
The blogosphere is real, and it can be really harsh on fakes... so, if you're a phoney, you're going to get your bell rung.
Google can say they are not in the content business, but if they are paying people and distributing and archiving their work, it is getting harder to make that case.
The balance of power shifts on the Internet to the individual. This is a two-way medium.
When it comes to education, there is no one site you can point to that you can say, 'They speak to the world, and that is the site where you go to learn.'
After Sept. 11, New York wasn't the same, and that's part of the reason why I left.
I learned from my past.
I have hundreds if not tens of thousands of fans... The people who have negative things to say are typically loser-type people who are probably in some cases mentally ill.
Just start thinking about all the different services in your life. Like getting your dry cleaning picked up and dropped off. Nobody has done the Uber of that yet. But that will be Uberfied. You will arrange your dry cleaning via your phone.
If you are delusional, sometimes the reality catches up with your delusion, and then all of a sudden you are a genius.
Things that look like an 'overnight success' typically are not.
These days, headlines are trying to get you to click.
Obviously, New York and Boston and Los Angeles have pretty vibrant entrepreneurial scenes.
Today you can start a blog, build an audience, and give the advertising slots to AdBrite or Google AdSense.
Fire people who are not workaholics.
I only take causes or write about things that I am passionate about, and I do it with a certain flair and a sort of wink and a nod.
If I said I was going to make a newsletter that made $2-$3 million a year, no one would question me. If I say, 'It's a blog,' everyone questions me.
If the founder comes to work every day, and it's a struggle, that permeates the whole organization.
Commercial real estate is really a black box: its super opaque, and it's hard to get the information.
The Internet is about giving the consumer exactly what they want, whether there's an audience of one or 1,000 or 10,000, and then figuring out how to make money on it later.
My mission is to grow business in Silicon Alley.
You have to get in the limelight based on what you do, how creative you are, and not how much money you make.
Search folks don't understand editorial. I'm not afraid of editorial costs, just like machine-search folks are not afraid of computer servers.
Imagine being 30 years old, thinking you were a media titan, and now you are labeled a 'scam artist.'
In my next life, I would like to be Charlie Rose or Howard Stern or maybe something in between.
I really think the Uberfication of everything is a trend that I didn't expect to be coming this fast. I mean, every single thing you want to do in your life, people are building services to take all the pain out.
I've become addicted to playing poker because you're constantly faced with confusion, and winning is trying to make sense out of nonsense.
I've gotten more press than any entrepreneur could dream of - certainly more than I deserve - and I've never had a public relations firm working for me.
AOL has a great collection of brands, and the question is, 'Can they innovate and scale their business?' And those are very challenging things to do. But I think they are well positioned to grow.
The idea is that angel investors are supposed to be wealthy people supporting people who need funds, typically who are not wealthy, and don't have the ability to do it themselves.
When it comes to individual bloggers, they have many choices now that include blogging for a network or going solo.
I am a huge fan of capitalism and a huge fan of entrepreneurship and changing the world with technology and with entrepreneurship. Capitalism is awesome. To me, capitalism is my religion.
That's one of the things I love about entrepreneurship is that if you see something that you don't like - and if you think you have a better idea - you can pursue your model.
Do I think there's going to be a business in blogging? Yes.
Until you use the iPad for a couple of weeks, you can't appreciate it. But it quickly becomes your primary consumption device.
While people are quick to praise the wisdom of the crowd, being an old-school journalist, I look at the wisdom of the crowd and know it can quickly turn into a mob mentality.
For three or four decades, we've been sitting here in front of this TV consuming a one-way medium that we had no control over.
To get people to switch from Google, you have to offer something twice as better. But the truth is, the world doesn't actually need better-quality search. I think we've got good enough search.
Creative destruction is gonna be the greatest thing that can happen to Manhattan.
CNN was crazy to think they could fill 24 hours with news - let alone around the world in 10 to 20 languages. Reuters or AP with a thousand people around the world covering news? Crazy.
Risk-taking is my thing... I think of my company as my chip stack.
Instant access to anything is the future. So if you need a tutor or a baby sitter or a massage or any service, it's going to be instantly available, 24 hours a day, through your phone, with one click.
You can't be ever embarrassed about hustling.
As the founder of your company, you must be in love with your brand and inspired by your brand's mission if you have any hope of getting press for your product.
My first company produced 'Silicon Alley Reporter' magazine, where I held the dual titles of CEO and Editor.
I think you need to have a very strong angel community that is committed to mentoring up-and-coming entrepreneurs.
If folks focus in on a niche and own it, there is a good chance they could make half a living from blogging.
Go work at the post office or Starbucks if you want balance in your life.
I like to get attention for the things I think are important. And I think it is important that entrepreneurs - especially young ones - not be abused.
