Don’t drink the VC Kool-Aid–You don’t need funding to be an entrepreneur – with Libby Tucker

Libby Tucker, Beer2buds, Bootstrapping, Educational Company, Food, Funding, Hiring, Lifestyle Business, Women Founders

Everyone says, “Do what you love and don’t give up.”

In this interview, you’ll meet a guest who says, “Well, maybe not.” Libby Tucker created Beer2Buds.com, a site that allowed friends to send each other a real beer over the Internet.

She gave it everything she had, including a house. She listened to venture capitalists. She followed the big moves in the market.

And it didn’t take off. If you’re a real entrepreneur, you’re going to want to learn from her.

Today, she’s a startup strategist at Elance, who also runs http://liveworkanywhere.com/, a site that teaches you how to create startups anywhere.

Libby Tucker

Beer2buds

Libby Tucker is the founder of beer2buds.com which allows friends to send each other a real beer online.

 

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. I am Andrew Warner. I am the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart. And lately, a very dapper gentleman. Check out the pocket square, here.

You know, in past interviews, I’ve complained that I don’t like the way I look on camera, that it’s not something that I ever cared about. But it’s becoming more important, because I am on camera. Sachet Gupta in the audience heard and said, “You know what? I think I’ve heard of a stylist.” And he introduced me to someone who took me out, bought me a bunch of clothes, and now I’m feeling a lot better.

All right, but this isn’t about my pocket square, or my jacket, or any of that. This interview is about you. And you know how everyone seems to say you should do what you love and never give up. Well, in this interview, you’re going to hear someone who says, “Well, maybe not exactly.”

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Published: Jun 20, 2014