How to go from a nobody to a somebody

zkhalique · on Jan 25, 2015

a) When someone asks you what you do, answer concisely. “Hello, I’m Jason Calacanis … I’m an angel investor and I like to write the first check for founders with a crazy idea.” I actually say it like that all the time.

I'll try that... but I'm afraid that people will think I'm trying to be Jason Calacanis. And they might not like that.

lancewiggs · on Jan 25, 2015

Self serving - and the second one of these I've seen from this author in as many days. Where I come from this would be an off the Island moment.

jasonmcalacanis · on Feb 1, 2015

did you read the actual piece? It's far from self-serving... it's basically a road map of how to hack social media and silicon valley to become really well known. It's working for a lot of folks and I'm giving the playbook away for free.... since it worked for me :-)

dionyziz · on Jan 25, 2015

Why does the article assume that everybody wants to be "a somebody"?

jasonmcalacanis · on Feb 1, 2015

... because I wrote it for folks that want to get ahead. Did you read the piece yet?

derrida · on Jan 25, 2015

takes the bait

Q: "How to go from a nobody to a somebody"?

A: "Learn that everybody is a somebody."

ludoo · on Jan 25, 2015

yaaaaaaaawnnnnnnnnn