“there is something refreshing and clarifying about Mr. Calacanis’s frankness regarding his tech-fueled riches.” — Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times
“It’s easy to snigger at the swagger, but Calacanis has reason to preen. He hasn’t merely survived the bust; he’s thrived in it. The qualities that made him annoying to his New York colleagues during the boom—his abrasive demeanor, his hucksterism, his incessant networking—serve him well in the postbubble economy.” — Wired
“And that’s the thing about Calacanis. Only a sucker would bet against him.” — Fast Company
“The sort of person who is frequently described as a character out of a movie.” — The New Yorker
“Sequoia Capital has funneled millions of dollars to scores of well-connected entrepreneurs, academics, and other people known as scouts. . . .Mr. Calacanis was one of the earliest scouts and ran an online news startup called Inside.com, in which Sequoia had invested.” — The Wall Street Journal
“Jason would never stab you in the back. He might stab you in the face, though.” — Douglas Rushkoff
“Arguably the world’s greatest angel investor.” — The Twenty Minute VC