Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart. I’m smiling because today’s guest, has heard me say this so many times and this interview is about a community that he helped grow. You know, one of the coolest benefits of building a startup after you build a community, first is that you have people there to help you out. Your community members become your first subscribers, your first customers, your first supporters. and that’s the path that today’s guest took.
Aaron Epstein first grew Color Lovers, a community for designers, then he followed it up by launching Creative Market, an online marketplace where designers could sell their work directly to customers. We here at Mixergy had bought several of their web designs and used them for micro sites and individual pages that we needed to explain new ideas that we’re working on. The designs are beautiful,...