Hi, my name is Jason and this is my blog.
While I’ve blogging since 2003, I retired from it two years ago to write longer-form emails. You can signup for these emails at www.jasonnation.com.
You can follow my on twitter at @jason.
In 2009 I started angel investing, with the five-year goal of becoming one of the 10 most helpful, and therefore sought after, angel investors on the planet. 15 investments and 18 months later I think I’m half way there. When I invest in a startup company I have three specific goals:
1. Use their product and give feedback.
2. Bring the first 10,000 users to the service.
3. Help the founder(s) raise their next round of capital.
Happy to report that in many of the startups I’ve been lucky enough to invest in, I’ve been able to accomplish these goals. My portfolio/partners:
Blippy
GDGT
Backupify
SignPost
Riptano
Rapportive
Gowalla
ChallengePost
Chartbeat
PostUp
Jibe
SmartyPants
StorkBrokers
Thumbtack
CauseCast
Savings
Companies I’ve founded and operate comapanies include:
Open Angel Forum
LAUNCH (conference and newsletter)
Mahalo
ThisWeekIn
HackADay
Prvious companies:
Silicon Alley Reporter (sold to Dow Jones)
Weblogs Inc: Publisher of Engadget, Autoblog, Joystiq, HackADay, Cinematical, Gadling, TVSquad, Luxist and dozens of other blogs. (sold to Aol).
