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How does a first-time entrepreneur end up building two companies that each sell for over $100 million? John Georges did it, and I invited him to Mixergy to find out how.

A year ago they were nearly bankrupt. Last month they did over $1 million in revenue. But this isn't a rags-to-riches story that's supposed to inspire you and give you a happy feeling inside. That's more of Oprah's territory...

Jason Cohen, founder of WP Engine, came here to challenge me. After being interviewed on Mixergy twice before, he wanted to turn the tables and interview me. As you'll see, Jason's goal was...

I started this interview with the kind of focus you've come to expect from me, but then I found out what book Kevin O'Connor was reading and I ended up having a more philosophical discussion. So you'll get the "how he did it" story in this interview and find out how Kevin launched a company in his basement that ended up leading an industry. In...

How does an accident lead a founder to earn $1 million in sales within a year? Joining me is Lou Doctor, founder of BikeTiresDirect, the leading bike tire seller in the country. You'll hear about the accident in this interview...

While the tech media celebrates every startup with a Twillio account, a round of funding and a dream to make it big in a group messaging space, Scott Lahman is quietly building a giant...

Did you know that Tim O’Shaughnessy ran a startup that did 7-figures a month and he sacrificed it? Before LivingSocial was the popular discount site you see today, it was a successful business that built apps on the Facebook platform. "So," I asked him, "why did you push that business aside?" Because he...

In 2009, 37signals launched Sortfolio, a directory of designers that includes beautiful photos of their portfolios. A few days ago, the company put Sortfolio up for sale. What happened? That's what I invited Jason Fried, 37signals' founder, to talk about.

Christian Arno says when he launched Lingo24 he didn't mean for the business to get so big. This is a story of how a little idea grew to $8 million in annual sales and enabled Christian to travel the world as it grew.

How does one speech help change the lives of over 1/2 million people in need? Joining me is Jessica jackley. In 2003 she heard a speech which she took as a "call to action." It led her to co-found Kiva Microfunds...

This is a story of a founder who used a different approach to launching his company. Joining me is Phill Simon, while working on animation at Mondo Media, he had a vision for launching a business. Instead of quitting, he...

Jerome Breche's video discussion company was in big trouble. It couldn't get a single paying customer. Then he and his team did one thing that changed everything...

$40 million. That's how much Jeff Pulver got for the conference business he sold one day before September 11th. In this interview, you'll hear how he went from being an under-appreciated Wall Street employee to the forefront of an industry. And wait till you hear what happened after that.