This Week in Startups - Ep 603 with Chris Sacca — Chris and Jason talk Shark Tank, Twitter, and politics

Nice to see @sacca back on TWiST. One of my favorite episodes of the 600+ @Jason's recorded, is #291 with Chris from 2012.

From the episode description: "Legendary angel investor and "Shark Tank" star Chris Sacca returns to TWiST! Chris and Jason sit down to discuss everything from investing in relationships to Jack Dorsey as Twitter's CEO (now and early on). He talks about what he looks for in an investment, how he met Matt Mazzeo, those early years with Twitter and selling people on the business, and how his dream job involved "a lot of being on the phone, a lot of yelling at people... high risk, high reward." Chris shares his experiences on "Shark Tank," how fun it is to bust the chops (he uses a different term...) of Mark Cuban and Kevin O'Leary, and how TV could be part of the next chapter of Chris' life. Chris also listens to pitches from three companies that came out of Jason's LAUNCH Incubator - Requested, LeadIQ and Benchmade Modern - offering feedback to each of the three founders about their businesses and how to move forward."

Sacca's always fun. I wish the pitches hadn't been from the Launch incubator. Made it a bit too self-promotional. They also went on too long, though it's interesting to hear Sacca question an entrepreneur (though you can also get that on Startup). The furniture one is the only one that has real potential, but then I guess that's like Shark Tank where maybe one pitch a show is actually a good idea that you can see scaling.

I love this episode! Great insights about Twitter and many other things. Also the pitches were great! :)

Chris is always so entertaining. So bold, so sharp. "Goes deep"

Thanks to @Jason and @sacca for the awesome time. It was great to get the perspective from these two startup pros. Nice to have gained their support. And thanks to you as well PH. We really are excited to see where we can take the world of retail. I am obsessed with the idea of hybrid style retailing. Small touch and feel type stores with a online backend. Happy to answer any questions you all might have. Always love to talk brands and direct to consumer retailing. We have some PH community discounts I can toss your way if you like. Let me know. Happy to help keep the world in styles sofas!