The headline pretty much says it all.  Jason Calacanis, founder of Mahalo.com, puts out an extremely intriguing newsletter every now and again that's totally free.  Who is Jason?  Well, he's basically a successful tech entrepreneur who is business-minded but doesn't neglect the inner geek.  You might have seen or heard him on the This Week In Tech podcast, which he participates in from time to time.

I have to admit, at first glance Mr. Calacanis might rub people the wrong way.  His brash manner and uninhibited honesty is a departure from the norm, but that's also the reason he's garnered my respect.  That's what inspired me to subscribe to his newsletter when I first heard about it a few months ago.  That being said I tended to ignore it when it landed in my inbox for the first few times.  That has changed.

A couple weeks ago Jason sent out his now famous email about the Microsoft/Yahoo partnership.  I won't go into details because they're readily available online, most notably at his blog, but it was the first newsletter that I took the time to read.  He presented a well-written argument which, if nothing else, inspired me to think a lot more about the matter.  He's since followed up with emails about Apple and their flight from openness in regards to the iPhone, each equally if not more thought-provoking than the "seppuku" note.  Calacanis provides the perfect mixture of equal parts experience and opinion that stimulates great discussion, and he doesn't shy away from readers replying to his comments (in fact he has shared some of them in follow-up newsletters).

So, with that said, hit up http://tinyurl.com/jasonslist and subscribe right away.  Even if you don't agree with everything he writes about it's a great way to keep in the loop and stimulate thinking.  In the meantime I'll steadfastly await that next [Jason] subject line to drop into my inbox.