Derek Flanzraich’s big swing

Derek Flanzraich, Ness

Joining me for a repeat visit is Derek Flanzraich. Last time I talked to him he was running the content site Greatest.

Greatest was all about health and Derek became like a guru to my friends who were in the content space. He built it up, he sold it, and I kind of lost track of him.

Today he’s launching a new credit card. It’s a big swing. It’s called Ness. It’s gonna give people all kinds of health benefits.

We’re going to find out what happened with the Greatest exit and why he’s taking such a big risk with this next company.

Derek Flanzraich

Ness

Derek Flanzraich is building Ness, a health-first credit card company.

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. Joining me for a repeat visit is Derek Flanzraich. Last time he was on here, he was running, uh, content site.

It was called greatest. And it was all about health, and I never believed in the content space, but the guy was not just pulling it off, he became like a guru to my friends who were in the content space. He built it up, he sold it, and I kind of lost track of him. Even though, you were accessible because you were doing some advice, consulting, investing after that, right?

Derek: Very accessible. Yeah. You have,

Andrew: accessible.

Derek: yeah. No really good excuses.

Andrew: No, it’s on me. And then I moved to Austin, and at one of the first events that I went to, a friend’s dinner, he and I reconnected. I said, what are you up to? He goes, I’m launching...

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