(Reluctantly) Talking About The Six-Figure Ad Business He Built In College – with Ilya Lichtenstein

Ilya Lichtenstein, MixRank, Content, Customer Acquisition, European Founder, International Founders, Marketing, Traffic

How far has Ilya Lichtenstein moved on from the business you’ll hear him talk about in this interview? Well, yesterday’s big tech news was that his new company, MixRank, raised $1.5 million from Mark Cuban and other savvy tech investors.

But as a favor to me, I asked Ilya to open up about how he built a six-figure business in college, when he bought ads and ran affiliate offers against them. Why was I so eager to do this interview for you? Cynics will tell me, “Andrew who cares about this? What Ilya did can’t be done today!” But I think my ambitious viewers will learn a mindset that can help anyone with little resources find revenue.

Ilya Lichtenstein

MixRank

Ilya Lichtenstein is the cofounder of MixRank, which reveals competitors’ campaigns, showing you exactly what’s working for them.

Andrew: Three messages before we get started.

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