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How To Get Your Startup Funded - Tips From Entrepreneur and Renowed Angel Investor Jason Calacanis

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Jason Calacanis founded Silicon Alley Reporter, Weblogs Inc, Mahalo, and Inside.com. He turned down a $20 million offer for Silicon Alley Reporter. But most of Jason's money has been made by angel investing. Then the dotcom bubble burst, and he wound up with a net worth of negative $10,000.

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YouTube Injects $200M Into More Content

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The company is reportedly also investing another $200M in its channel efforts, on top of the $100M effort it kicked off last year. New channels listed in the preview of YouTUbe's new content effort include channels developed by My Damn Channel, EQAL, Big Frame, Katalyst, Mahalo, Demand Media, Maker Studios, DECA, and many others.

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Raising $$ on AngelList? Working w/ McClure? Ask Jody Sherman

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When I described to people why I initially invested my calls went something like this, “He’s taken kicks to the face for nearly 2 years and is still standing. Still, my wife had seen a report that almost all sun blocks for kids had a chemical known to be dangerous to kids. Through this process he raised $2 million.

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