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on Feb 5, 2009 - 3:21 PM PST
Do you know how to excite people when you tell them about your business? Jason Calacanis, founder of Mahalo, is a partner in the TechCrunch50 conference, where he helped rehearse most of the 50 startups who presented. In this video (which he did exclusively for Mixergy) he talks about how to present a new product. Here’s [...]
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on Feb 4, 2009 - 9:38 PM PST
Want to see an example of a simple business model that’s growing using creativity, persistence and social media? Jason Sadler, founder of IWearYourShirt, is a model of how an entrepreneur can build a business using hard work and some social media. Here’s a paraphrased version of our conversation. (Download the 35-minute interview for more.) What’s [...]
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on Feb 3, 2009 - 3:38 PM PST
The full program This is an audio program. Listen and/or download it here. A few lessons from this program What can you learn about building a startup from an investor who helps launch multiple companies at once? Matthew Jacobson is a partner at Launch Box Digital, a seed investment and accelerator program that helped launch [...]
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on Feb 3, 2009 - 1:48 PM PST
Now there are 2 reasons to check Mixergy’s events calendar: 1) It has the most robust list of events in the tech/dot-com space. 2) The calendar will now include discounts, free tickets and other perks. Here some discount examples: Startonomics – 60% off (Look under the “ticket” section) Black Card Circle – 50% off (Use [...]
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on Feb 2, 2009 - 10:28 AM PST
It’s hard to get the first members of a community. So why not bribe people to join? Some of the past Mixergy interviews suggest that it’s the way other communities start. Here’s a response to that issue from Seth Godin, founder of Squidoo and author of Tribes: Let’s be really clear on the simantecs. A [...]
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