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Summary: <a href="http://apple.co/1RlJ4Qz" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/1SdFrwX" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> Jason Calacanis joins Nick to discuss his new book and his secrets to successful angel investing. We address questions including:<br> <br> * <a href="http://fullratchet.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/MellyLee-JasonCalacanis003.jpg"></a>Why Jason wrote the book<br> * What drives him to continue angel investing after all his success<br> * His thoughts on angels that make large investments during their first year of angel investing<br> * His focus on finding 5,000x returns and his response to those that say he is discouraging innovation w/ this approach<br> * How he thinks about the economics and business model of early-stage businesses in nascent markets<br> * If he takes a contrarian or adversarial approach with founders<br> <br> <br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2tfkTuv"></a>Guest Links:<br> <br> * <a href="http://calacanis.com/">Calacanis.com</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/Jason">Jason on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.launchfestival.com/">Launch Festival</a><br> * <a href="https://www.launchticker.com/">Launch Ticker</a><br> * The Podcast: <a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/">This Week in Startups</a><br> * The Book: <a href="http://amzn.to/2tfkTuv">ANGEL: How to invest in technology startups — Timeless advice from an angel investor who turned 100k into 100M’</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br>