An open discussion on improving Mixergy with the founder of Ties.com
I was at a conference a few weeks ago and this guy comes up to me and he says, “Hey, it’s Omar.” And I recognized him because he and I have been emailing since 2010–about six years now.
He says, “You know, Andrew, I think you could be doing a better job on Mixergy.” So, right away he becomes my favorite person, especially when he started to talk about why.
He started to say that companies that are further ahead have different needs than companies that are just getting started and I’m spending a lot of time on the getting started part, which is exactly what I’d been thinking of a lot over the last few months.
We started talking about what it is he thought I needed to add. Then I interrupted him and I said, “Wait, Omar, let’s do it on camera. Let’s record it because I want to start a more public conversation.”
This is how I learned to ask the right questions. I talk to the people who are going to be listening to the guests who I invite on. I want to find out what they’re looking for.
Today’s guest is Omar Sayyed. Omar is the cofounder and CEO of Ties.com and Scarves.com. We’ll talk about those businesses and how he’s come a long way since we first emailed back in 2010.
Omar Sayyed is the cofounder and CEO of Ties.com and Scarves.com.
Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com. It’s the place where I’ve interviewed over a thousand entrepreneurs and I’ve got a lot of fans, which I freaking love.
I was at this conference a few weeks ago called Hustle Con and I loved as I was walking around I got to know people because they were fans of Mixergy and they walked up and said hello. I invited some of them up for scotch. I got to talk to them. I got to meet them. I got to feel like a superstar in the tech world. Then this guy comes up to me and he says, “Hey, it’s Omar.” Of course it’s Omar. I recognize him because his face comes up every time I see his email in Gmail. He and I have been emailing since 2010. So, we’re talking about six years now.
He says, “You know, Andrew, I think you could be doing a better job on Mixergy.” So, right away, in many ways he becomes my favorite person,...
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