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

By Brittany Robins

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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