Entrepreneur and Angel Investor Jason Calacanis Shares His Advice For Young Entrepreneurs Young Entrepreneur®

By Brittany Robins Feb 20, 2024

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Key Takeaways

What makes an entrepreneur fundable, he says, is building up credibility.
Nobody cares about what you're working on until you make it amazing.
Calacanis adds you have to be better than 99% of the other people he sees.

Brittany Robins

Entrepreneur Staff

Executive Editor, Digital

Brittany Robins is the Executive Editor of Entrepreneur.com. She was previously the Deputy Editor of TIME.com and has a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University.

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