Comments on: Mahalo Growing Rapidly, Opens New Office at Pelican Bay State Prison

By: Will

Will — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:42:24 +0000

There’s no linkbait value in keeping someone on the payroll who does freelance writing. There’s something very bizarre about this story. It makes you wonder if he intentionally kept this person around just so he could use them for linkbait later. The hiring process, as he described it, doesn’t make any sense. It’s so rigorous that there are “5 to 8 interviews, and in which at least three, but more typically five, references are checked.” But despite this, they don’t do a Google search? I think it’s more likely that Jason knew about this person’s background and decided to hire them anyway because they could do the job well, and he knew that, whenever he wanted to, he would be able to use their background as a means for him to be mentioned on every tech blog on Earth.

“After working with the Jason it became obvious he’s a compulsive liar and a terrible business man. He’s a wanna-be. No substance, all talk.”

Spoken like someone who’s created a bunch of blogs and sold them himself for 30 million right? I know, I know, Jason was only successful because he got VC money when they were giving it to anyone who could walk and chew gum. Except that he sold WebBlogs Inc. for 30 million after his first startup, Silicon Alley Reporter, popped with the bubble. It’s tiresome to hear people whine about how he was only successful because of circumstance. MOST people are only successful because of circumstance and their ability to time markets.

By: The Biz

The Biz — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:31:55 +0000

Strange how Calacanis will fire someone for doing freelance writing for another site, but will keep a lying felon on the payroll.

By: Jantos

Jantos — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:21:34 +0000

Word is Jason actually cried in the office today over this.

Funny, cuz he didn’t shed a single tear when he laid off more than half of his staff back in October.

After working with the Jason it became obvious he’s a compulsive liar and a terrible business man. He’s a wanna-be. No substance, all talk.

Two more people quit this week, that brings Mahalo’s editorial staff down to 6 with roughly 30 people working remotely.

By: Bart

Bart — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:43:35 +0000

damn. was wondering when you would take care of this matter