Apr 24, 2007 2:09 PM

My email conversation with Jason Calacanis

A couple of blogs are making a to do about an email conversation I had with Jason Calacanis yesterday and today – about how I don’t like to do email interviews. In the interests of clarity, here is the entire conversation. Arrington weighs in the matter here. Remember to read the emails from bottom to […]

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