JC
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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★Co-host of influential All-In podcast with industry veterans
★Host of This Week in Startups - described by WSJ as 'influential Web series'
★Listed in Fortune's 'Ultimate Guide to the Best Business Podcasts'
★Wikipedia page as notable entrepreneur and angel investor
Notable Facts
→Founder and CEO of LAUNCH accelerator and investment syndicate
→Early investor in Uber ($25K investment now worth ~$100M), Robinhood, Calm
→Sold Weblogs Inc. to AOL for $25-30 million in 2005
→Co-host of All-In podcast alongside Chamath, David Sacks, and David Friedberg
→Host of This Week in Startups podcast since 2009
→Invests in approximately 100 startups annually through various vehicles
→Former Sequoia Capital scout and entrepreneur-in-action
→Founded Silicon Alley Reporter in 1990s, sold to Dow Jones
→Author of book 'Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups'
→Regular CNBC contributor and media commentator on tech industry
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