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When I asked Howard Lindzon to go back in time and tell us how he came to own stakes in companies like Bit.ly, StockTwits, and Rent.com, he showed me a ball called “The Grip.” It’s a balloon full of seeds that users squeeze to relieve tension.

How does that lead to a portfolio of internet companies? Read on.

I tried something new in this program. To help me understand how the seed venture firm Y Combinator helps entrepreneurs launch and grow their startups, I invited not one guest as I usually do, but three founders of three different companies. Each entrepreneur talked about how he got into Y Combinator, how the program helped launch his startup and what it did for him after he left the program.

I invited Mark Magnacca to Mixergy for a second time so he could go into more depth about the ideas behind his book “So What?” and show us they’d apply to web sites.

To help illustrate his message, he…

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There’s a reason why I started this program by asking Simon Sinek to tell you a story about a man you probably never heard of, Samuel Pierpont Langley. It’s because if you understand how two unfunded upstarts beat him to a major technology achievement, you might be able to beat your better-funded rivals.
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Before I tell you about Boris Wertz’s successful startup and how he’s investing in other startups, I want to point you to a spot in the interview that starts around minute 18. That’s when he talks about how he always wanted to be an entrepreneur and even launched small businesses as a kid — like the one where he sold snails.

Watch that spot and you’ll see why…

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This is more than an interview because the Mixergy audience challenged me to make my programs even more useful. So I invited AJ Vaynerchuk, Co-Founder of VaynerMedia, to show how his company helps organizations like the Jets and the NHL build their brands using social media — and [...]

I have an idea to charge for some content on Mixergy as a way of bringing in revenue and growing audience engagement. My idea is different from what others have done, so I detailed it below….

I invited Daniel Delaney to Mixergy because I wanted to learn how he makes his self-produced online show feel like something that a team at a big TV network put together. The program, VendrTV, featured Daniel traveling the country and tasting food from America’s mobile food venders.

Back in the early days of the internet, Juan Dominguez had an idea for an online travel agency. Before he launched Viajar.com to seize his idea, he sold it to Ya.com, a site that hadn’t launched either did have financing. His vision was validated when Viajar became one of Spain’s largest travel sites and he was able to cash in his shares of Ya.com after it went public, but the experience wasn’t as easy at it sounds.

So I invited Juan to Mixergy to talk about…

You can see in the video that Adriaan “Adii” Pienaar was a bit uncomfortable when I asked him to reveal that his company, WooThemes, makes over $2 million a year selling Wordpress themes. But in the pre-interview he agreed to say it on Mixergy and that he would show my audience how they achieved those sales.

He’s doing it to..

If you want to meet one of the heros behind the work I do at Mixergy, watch this interview with Josh Fraser, the entrepreneur whose company recently folded. Why is he a hero? Because he’s talking publicly about what he learned from his experience and helping you understand how you can build a stronger company. Anyone can brag about how smart they are after things go well, but the most useful business lessons often go down with the entrepreneurial ship. Not this time!