Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview real entrepreneurs who are proven for an audience of real entrepreneurs who very often are proven too. They’re listening to these interviews to hear how other people did it because they want to learn from them and frankly, also because they are super fans of business, and this is how we choose to spend our free time. So, check this out.
Today’s guest was out looking to buy a house and ended up buying a house and then looked over at his broker and said, “What do I need this broker for? I think actually this broker is completely unnecessary.” He had an idea for a new business. He went to Y Combinator to try to raise money and get some guidance from them and everything else that comes with it. And they said, “No. Basically, go away kid.”
He did go away and he said, “I’m going to focus on the...