Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. And I do it for an audience of real entrepreneurs who are looking to understand really how other people built their companies and get some insights that will help them build their own company. So if you’re listening to me, I know you’re coming in this, yeah, looking for stories that’ll be interesting as you drive, as you run, as you do other things, but you’re also expecting that some little bit of knowledge will be stuck in your head that you can and will use as you grow your business.
So one of the things that I noticed was a few years ago, there were a handful of companies, many of which I interviewed here, whose goal was to help founders raise money. This crowdfunding venture angel thing was growing in popularity and it felt like it was going to be the future, and for some reason,...