Learn From Proven Entrepreneurs

Could you introduce me to someone who works for Charlie Rose now or used to work for him?

I based the title of this post on comments by two Mixergy viewers who saw an early version of this interview and were moved by Maria Sipka’s entrepreneurial story. (Thanks Sloan & Michael!)

What I think is most inspiring about Maria is how she sees a goal and systematically finds a way to achieve it. I’d sum up her approach using a quote that I pulled from the interview: “Who …

I saw this white paper on a test Dell did recently. Thought you might want to flip through it.

FlexJobs has over 10,000 subscribers who pay to access its job listings. In a world were online job listings are usually free, how does FlexJobs get thousands of people to pay for access? And, more importantly, what can YOU learn from FlexJob’s sales process?

That’s what I invited Sara Sutten Fell, the site’s founder, to teach.

I’m trying a new editing approach based on the comments I’ve gotten. I used it on this interview. Before I publish it on the main part of Mixergy.com, I wanted to get your feedback.

When I asked Henk Rogers how he made Tetris and other businesses work, he said, “crazy persistence.” If you listen to this program, you’ll hear how his persistence helped him overcome obstacles that would have made others quit.

Read this first The actual interview with video, audio and text is here. You should start with that. The RAW transcript Andrew: Before we go before Tetris, let me ask you this. What are you most proud of with your success with Tetris? Interviewee: With Tetris? As a game designer — it’s kind of a [...]

Read this first – The actual interview with video, audio and text is here. You should start with that. – This text is here because Mixergy reader Roshan Martin thought you’d want to read it. (Thanks Roshan!) The transcript Andrew: Hey everyone, it’s Andrew Warner, founder of Mixergy.com, home of the AMBITIOUS UPSTART! And I [...]

Note: This is posted on a semi-private part of Mixergy. Based on your comments, I might add more details and post it on the main part of the site

At the end of a talk that I gave at Wordcamp LA about video blogging, I told the audience that I’d show them the email I use to get all the great interviews on Mixergy.com. Here it is with a few notes.

Read this first 1. This transcript is raw, so it’s full errors. 2. You can read the cleaned excerpts AND see the video AND download the audio if you click here. 3. If you know of a way I can let anyone edit this in WordPress, please tell me. The RAW transcript Andrew: Hey everyone [...]

Somehow, as Luke Burgis raced to build his business, he ended up selling fitness bars, cereal, pet supplements and “sexual enhancement” products. At the same time, he found himself running an online message board and a YouTube-like video site. Lack of focus is a big reason why Fit Fuel had to shut down.

It sounds nuts as you read it, but…

Read this first 1. This transcript is raw, so it’s full errors. 2. You can read the cleaned excerpts AND see the video AND download the audio if you click here. 3. I’m putting this here because Mixergy reader Roshan Martin thought you’d want to read this. The RAW transcrip Andrew: Hey everyone, its Andrew Warner, [...]