Chris' interview was so incredible that we couldn't contain it in just one episode, so today is only part one--you'll have to check back soon for part two! *Disclaimer: Chris has a potty mouth and we've attempted to bleep out all of his swear words. We apologize in advance if any snuck by our censors. 1:00 Welcome everyone! Today on TWiST we have Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital. 2:30 Thank you to Hiscox for supporting the show. Everyone go to hiscoxusa.com/smallbiz to get a free quote online in less than 15 minutes. 5:00 Chris, welcome to the show. 6:15 What is it that you do on a daily basis? 9:15 Chris: There's a lot of garbage getting funded today. 10:00 What does it mean to be a founder in your book? 12:15 Is fearlessness a good trait? 14:45 Has it become too easy to become a founder? 19:15 How did you wind up being an investor in companies like Facebook, Twitter and Uber? 20:00 Chris shares the story of how he found himself in a huge financial hole. 25:30 Thank you to Stamps.com for their support of the show! Everyone go to stamps.com and use the code TWIST for your free, 4-week trial. 28:15 Chris resumes his story of how he gambled and lost big. 29:45 What happens when people come to collect on the debt? 34:30 What was Speedera's business? 35:00 How did you land at Google? 38:15 Chris: My first angel investment was in Photobucket. 40:00 Is it right that you once took over on the secondary market for most Twitter shares? 44:30 True or false: people in the Valley tend to be like "dude, I got you,"--until the money comes in. 47:45 Has VC behavior gotten better or worse in the last decade? 50:30 Tell me about Garrett Camp of Stumbleupon. 51:45 Twitter, some would say, is screwing over the developers that helped build it. What's your take on that? 1:00:00 Are you slowing down on angel investing right now? 1:01:45 Chris reveals the existence of the fund Lowercase Stampede. 1:03:30 What gives you the ability to look at a new space with fresh eyes? 1:05:30 How did you get involved in Hollywood? 1:07:00 What do you think the impact of Kickstarter is on the entertainment business? 1:10:15 This concludes part one of Jason's interview with Chris. Party two is coming soon--stay tuned! Support This Week in Startups and independent media by joining the TWiST Producer Program at TwistList.co! Want to support TWiST another way? Use bit.ly/twistamazon when you shop and a portion of your purchase will go toward helping keep independent media like TWiST on air! Keep up with the latest from our sister company, LAUNCH: Google's Fiber 'Proof of Concept' is Anything But www.launch.co/blog/googles-fiber-proof-of-concept-is-anything-but.html Good to Great to Excellent: A Roadmap www.launch.co/blog/good-to-great-to-excellent-a-roadmap.html Building a Better Techmeme www.launch.co/blog/building-a-better-techmeme.html LAUNCH Looking for an Awesome Full Stack Engineer/Developer www.launch.co/blog/launch-looking-for-an-awesome-full-stack-engineerdeveloper.html Live Blogging LAUNCH Education & Kids - Day Two www.launch.co/blog/live-blogging-launch-education-kids-day-two.html FOLLOW ON TWITTER Jason: @jason Chris: @sacca Hiscox: @hiscoxsmallbiz Stamps.com: @stampscom

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