Creating an alternative social network

Mark Weinstein, MeWe

Today’s guest is up against a daunting task. Mark Weinstein is the creator of MeWe, an alternative social network to Facebook. It’s alternative in many ways. They don’t run ads, they don’t censor, the use no algorithms.

I’m curious how he’s getting millions of users.

Mark Weinstein

MeWe

Mark Weinstein is the creator of MeWe, an alternative social network.

Before we get started, this interview is sponsored by HostGator. If you need a website, hosted, go to hostgator.com/mixergy. Let’s get into it.

Andrew: Hey, they’re freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses.

A lot of us really are on something that feels like a quixotic adventure. We are trying to do something that the world tells us. We cannot do. Today’s guest. I feel like. Is up against it more than the rest of us. Mark Weinstein is the creator of me. We, they are an alternative social network to Facebook and I mean an alternative and a lot of different ways.

For one thing, they don’t accept advertising for another. They don’t do censorship and it’s been well, a struggle with some upsides and some struggle and upsides. Basically. I discovered mark, first of all, good to have you here. I, my goal here is to ask some...

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