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Book SynopsisTrade Review"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