This post is about one of the greatest guys I have ever had the honor of meeting.  In case you didn’t bother to read the title of this post, that man is Jason Calacanis, founder of Mahalo.

Jason is such a great guy, I would say he gave me the greatest opportunity of my life.  Jason invited me as a guest to the TechCrunch50 conference.  The conference turned into an amazing opportunity to network with angle investors, venture capitalists, founders of startups, bloggers, journalists and much more.  The connections I made with people from all over the world are already opening some doors for me and it is all thanks to Jason.

The event was the most amazing event of any kind that I have ever been to.  Many of the companies that were unveiled had products that blew me away.  While some had evolutionary products, there were several that were revolutionary.  If I had the money, there were a couple that I would have invested in without a second thought.  I will be blogging my thoughts on a number of the different companies, both the good and the bad over the next week or so on the Global Geek News Blog.  I will also be writing a couple of more posts on here about the event over the next couple of days to talk about the trip, the event itself, the connections that I made, and finally meeting some internet friends such as Justine Ezarik and Don Reisinger.

I really hope I can go again next year as this was truely one of the highlights of my life.  I can never thank Jason enough for giving me this opportunity.  Jason, if there is ever anything that you need, just ask!  Below is the picture that Jason’s wife took of me and him together after the conclusion of the conference.

Me (Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray) and Jason Calacanis

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