4 posts and columns on Jason Rapp

Mahalo Lays Off 25 Percent for Shift to Apps From Video

in News on October 26, 2011 at 9:37 am PT

Mahalo, the often-pivoted company run by well-known entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, laid off a quarter of its staff earlier this month.
Jason Calacanis

Roll Camera! Jason Calacanis Makes a Video Push at Mahalo, and Wants You to Know About It

in Media on January 25, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

But what he really wants is a billion-dollar-plus valuation, like the one that competitor Demand Media is going to get.

Mahalo Taps Jason Rapp as President

in News on June 2, 2010 at 10:31 am PT

Jason Rapp, the former New York Times exec who was moved by IAC last year from its M&A department to head up Gifts.com, left the company back in February without a word about where he was headed. Turns out he’s found a new gig: President of human-powered search engine Mahalo.

Rapp Becomes CEO of Gifts.com

in News on June 2, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

Jason Rapp, IAC’s SVP of mergers and acquisitions, will become CEO of Gifts.com, an IAC-created gifts recommendation engine. Gifts.com President & CEO William Lynch, who founded the site for IAC (IACI), will transition to HSN full-time as its EVP of marketing and content. He had previously been managing the HSN.com site, while also running Gifts.com. [...]