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Four years ago Jason Calacanis charged us with creating the first international podcast worthy of his “This Week in Startups” branding.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Jason<\/p>\n

In those four years Australia’s startup community has grown from strength to strength – and legendary angel investor Jason Calacanis joins us to launch series 6 of TWISTA with a wide-ranging conversation about what it takes to make it in the news business, how he grades each investment offer presented to him, why ICOs aren’t the end of angel investing – and how Australia can build upon its incredible startup success. <\/span><\/p>\n

An interview 23 years in the making – on this episode of TWISTA!<\/span><\/p>\n

Update 11 July 2018 – This morning INSIDE.COM announced it’s raising a round of funding to expand its operations – with Jason leading the round. Find out more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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