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Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital - TWiST #291

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What it is

Jason Calacanis interviews investor Chris Sacca on This Week in Startups. Sacca discusses what makes a founder, his investments such as Kickstarter, and his personal story of losing money and recovering.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it in startup video lists for its stories and Sacca's candid background.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2012, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “My favorite, because it's so full of great stories, is the Chris Sacca interview with Jason Calacanis”

    Full of great stories from Sacca interviewed by Calacanis.

    i4i, 2014-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are your favorite videos relevant to entrepreneurs or startups? ”

  2. “Chris Sacca has a pretty damned interesting tale”

    Sacca's interesting personal story of risk and recovery.

    knappador, 2015-03 · Recommendation · in “In Silicon Valley, stories about failure are a form of social currency”

  3. “The part about him losing millions while still at university is as shocking as his recovery from the setback is amazing.”

    Sacca's little-known background, losing millions at university and recovering.

    dmitri1981, 2017-04 · Recommendation · in “Hanging up my spurs”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: chris sacca, startups, venture capital, founders, kickstarter

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