I Was a Student at Brooklyn College and I Worked Fixing Laser Printers All Day

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I was a bad student I was always that student who underperformed. VHS Jason's hot tapes was technically my first business but there was a side job I had which was cracking software. We were the first generation to have a computer at home so we just got exposure to video games, computers and then I happened to hack some softwareWe stood around a lot of scams but you told us about the VHSJason's hot tapes wasTechnically my first business is called "VHS Jason's Hot Tapes" It started out as an online store where people could buy their favorite music videos for $1 each. Now it has its own website with more than 20 million songs on

We kick off ACQ Sessions with the-behind-the-scenes story of All-in, from the world’s greatest moderator himself Jason Calacanis. ACQ Sessions is our new, occasional “MTV Unplugged” version of Acquired: a great IRL guest, a bottle (or two) of wine, and no script. We talk about everything you’d imagine we would over wine with JCal — All-In, bestie relationships, money & politics in Silicon Valley, who his influences and mentors have been (one surprise — the great Fred Wilson of USV!), what motivates him to keep grinding and why, at age 50+ when he could easily be winding down he’s instead speeding up into the most productive phase of his entire career. Pour a beverage yourself, pull up a comfy seat and join us!

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