OMG…Calacanis commented on my blog!

I actually was a little excited that Jason commented on my last post, not necessarily OMG excited (since I would never say that in real life) but it says a lot about the guy. A lot more than can be said for many business leaders. The majority of sites that I’ve raved about or criticized have never gotten a response from anyone inside the site. Whether you like Jason or hate him, you should take a couple of lesson from him - 1) listen to what is being said and 2) fight for your product.

Regarding the actual comment, I responded, but it did get me thinking about whether I blindly accept that Netscape is backwards because of all the bad press or whether it actually is flawed. As far as his opinion on Sanger, he may be right - he may not be the right man for the job. I liked Sanger’s class, but I was one of the few. More than anything I think that he had trouble communicating with the average student. In one session he went as far as to tell the class that we wouldn’t be able to understand the reading that he assigned. If you’re going to build a product for the masses make sure that is accessible to them.

- J.D. Amer