Launching Startup Weekend And pick.im While Fighting Crowd-Sourced Design – with Andrew Hyde

Andrew Hyde, Customer Acquisition, Marketplace, Networking

What I admire about Andrew Hyde is that he doesn’t just complain that crowd-sourced design takes advantage of people who create without getting paid, he launched a business to create an alternative. pick.im, the marketplace he started, lets clients can find and hire freelancers.

It’s one of many startups that he launched, including VC Wear, the company that let venture capitalists buy tshirts which read, “Don’t Pitch Me, Bro” and Startup Weekend, which teaches entrepreneurship by helping participants build a new company in a single weekend. You’ll hear about his businesses and why he disagrees with me about crowd-sourced design, in this interview.

Andrew Hyde

Andrew Hyde founded founded five companies, including a Freelancer Marketplace, Startup Weekend and VCwear. Previously, he was the community director at TechStars, the startup seed and mentorship program.

 

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Finally, Mixergy is sponsored by Andrew Hyde, as you’ll see in this interview. He’s about to get a big, fat bill for this...

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Published: Aug 12, 2010