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,

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. That’s why I want to put together a collection of the stories I hear in my interviews on Mixergy. My thoughts on the book I

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

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. So I started fantasizing 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 Andrew What should I do?” 8221; Mike Jones told us how he built

Combinator funds startups, but it's also a startup itself. Like most Mixergy readers, I've read his essays on starting startups. I'm curious about how the ideas in those essays apply to an investment startup like his. want to start with guys like Fred Wilson because there's enough public information about him for me to do a meaningful About this request I

Co-founder Gregg Spiridellis came to Mixergy to tell you how he and his brother Evan built their company. 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. opened up American Greetings’s 10k, they’re a public company and they broke revenue from out their American Greetings Interactive segment, and it was an $80 million business. 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.

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 Mike Michalowicz on Mixergy to give examples of how he was scrappy when he started his businesses, and help you come up with your own creative solutions for doing more with less. 8220;And I’ve yet to find a single human being who says, ‘I give up. Many wannabe entrepreneurs give up at that point. You can complain that you don’t have enough money, connections, etc, or you can be scrappy and find a clever way to use the limited resources you’ve got. I

My goal with Mixergy is to bring a mix of different voices. Of course, just being a woman isn’t enough to qualify someone for an interview on Mixergy. What I’m looking for are women who online startups need to learn from. Tags: About Mixerg I got an email from Rosie Bernardo pointing out that there aren’t many interviews with women on this site. I’ve noticed that too, and it bothers me.