Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

Landon Cambell's biggest inspiration: This Week In Start-ups host Jason Calacanis

10 Sept 2022 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, the host asks the guest (presumably Landon Campbell) about creators he looks up to for inspiration. The guest cites Jason Calacanis as a major influence, highlighting Calacanis’s journey from 1990s journalist and early content creator to media personality and capital allocator. He explains that Calacanis’s journalistic background taught him how to build networks, spot nonsense when speaking with founders, and develop a keen eye for evaluating opportunities—skills that translate into successful investing. The guest also notes that Calacanis continues to focus on content creation, illustrating the strong link he sees between media work and capital allocation.

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Are there any specific folks who you look towards for inspiration as a creator? It could be like outside the space as well.
Oh gosh, that's a wonderful question. I mean, yeah, there are so many great creators out there. I mean, I'd say that I— a huge inspiration of course has to be J. Cal. I just feel like how he got started, like I relate to a lot of it. You know, he started as a journalist and, um, so, you know, content creator pre— back in the '90s before, you know, the term was coined. But, you know, he started as a journalist and was able to pivot into, you know, other industries and, you know, ultimately became a capital allocator. From his journalistic abilities, you know, he learned how to build a network, how to, you know, find BS, you know, when talking to founders. There were a lot of skills that he learned, you know, from that period of his life, which made him and make him continue to make him a really good investor. And he still like has that same keen focus on creating content, though, you know, like really finding the relation between media and capital allocation.