Let me start by saying I’m a huge business book cynic.  I But Net had told me that he picked up some valuable lessons from the book, so I thought, “WTF? So people diligently put in their hours every year, brag about how little vacation they’ve taken and try to save up for 45 years so that one day in their late 60’s (or in today’s era 70’s) they can do what they’ve always dreamed of.  They A couple of years ago I read the popular book, “The Four Hour Workweek ” by Tim Ferriss.  It It was recommended to me by my friend,

Andrew Warner from Mixergy posted - Before Looking for Funding, Get an Advisor . He recommends that early stage companies get input from people who know the funding process, know the vertical, etc. On the flip side, as a person who regularly advises early stage start-ups, I often have a hard time finding interesting start-ups. That's great advice. Of course, it's sometimes hard to find advisors.

want to turn some of my past and upcoming interviews with entrepreneurs into a book of startup stories. That story inspired me when I started out in business and was desperate to make a sale. Other entrepreneurs’ experiences can inspire us and give us ideas for how we can build our own companies. My thoughts on the book I

Mixergy fan, Lisa Bruckner saw me interview other entrepreneurs here and asked, “Where’s YOUR interview Andrew?” Lisa: Can you tell us about your childhood and how you grew up? Andrew: Business and reading were very important to me growing up. Many of the books She wanted to know how I bootstrapped that $30+ MM/year business and a few other things about me. So I invited her to interview me.

An aspiring entrepreneur on Hacker News recently asked, “I want to start a startup, but have no ideas. Here are some suggestions based on my interviews with entrepreneurs here on Mixergy. Start by consulting Mike Jones What should I do?” 8221; Teach what you’re

put together a list of entrepreneurs who I'd like to interview about how they founded and grew their companies. Beyond creating one of the most successful online social networks, he's on the board of top net companies like Six Apart, Kiva.org, and Mozilla Corporation. Combinator funds startups, but it's also a startup itself. About this request I

Co-founder Gregg Spiridellis came to Mixergy to tell you how he and his brother Evan built their company. If you’re running an internet company, this story will inspire you AND teach you how to hustle for every piece of business. The vision for JibJab was to take advantage of the fact that production costs were falling significantly and distribution was opening up to build a brand. This is the story of two brothers who took on the established entertainment industry, succeeded for a while — and then almost went out of business when the dot com market crashed.

invited Jeffrey to Mixergy to teach how he thought about the opportunity when he first discovered it and how he implemented it. Jeff Fluhr and his friend from school got together and created a company called StubHub which they built up and sold to eBay. Jeff, here's what I noticed when I looked you up. In 2000, people had all kinds of assumptions about buying and selling tickets to events. They assumed it was illegal or that they'd get ripped off or that it was a small-time business run by guys who stood outside of stadiums.

If you’re reading Mixergy, I know you routinely work hours that most people don’t know exist. In this program Eric Ries teaches you the lean startup ideas that saved his business when customers hated his product. Eric co-founded IMVU and is the author of Startup Lessons Learned . Imagine if you spent all that time building your business–plus risked your money–and customers hated what you built. Want to learn how to protect yourself from that devastation?

invited Dennis Crowley to Mixergy because I think he sees the future and then invents it. Not only are early adopters crazy for this mobile app that helps them find their friends, but as you'll hear in this interview, it's getting enough interest from local businesses that foursquare might end up building the holy grail of local advertising: an ad network that will show you coupons for local business as you're walking past them. This technology is still in its early days, but I If you like this interview, you can submit it to my favorite news site . --Andrew Andrew