Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

mixergy.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

111–120 of 143 posts

Re: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

#111

Post by bob345 »

andr wrote: post #8

I definitely like the model, but I think $25/mo is too high, especially when compared to other sources of information. The $50 and $100 options made me chuckle a bit (sorry). The Economist print edition comes at $15/mo. 30 days of New York Times, delivered in print is $29/mo. That's a lot more content than Mixergy. And you have similar similar sites like BigThink and the Stanford ECorner podcasts, which are free. But…

...and Forrester research reports are $800 for a 500-word piece. You're comparing apples to oranges. Economist can charge that low because it has the mass market. If you only subscribed to niche journals, you'd be paying much higher. Andrew's is a niche.

Re: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

#112

Post by melvinram »

grumpyfart wrote: post #109
heliodorj wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good point. The interviewees had an understanding that this content will be freely available and now that's changed. Then again, maybe he told them the content will be free but there is a possibility that one day it will not be free anymore. Either way, the better approach would have been to leave existing interviews freely available and start applying the pricing structure from the present onward. On another note, I…

I hope this won't sound wrong, this is mixergy's about page: ...I used credit cards and ingenuity to create a $30+ mil / year (in sales) internet business... Sorry but after creating a $30+ mil annual sale company trying to sell videos for 25$ to max. 1000 people in a lifetime is not a great step forward for an entrepreneur. Maybe he has a grand master plan to make more 30+$ mils with mixergy ....

Not sure what his plans are but hey, at least it'll be profitable... which is more than a lot of enterpreneurs can claim.

Re: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

#113

Post by bob345 »

adrianwaj wrote: post #31

Also, Andrew Warner is not exactly lacking funds. http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/04/08/the-andrew-warner-stor... So he's charging because he can, not because he must.

This is akin to asking why Sergey Brin charges for AdWords when he's already a billionaire or why the richest person in the world still makes money off of Windows. Your logic is moronic.

Welcome to capitalism.

Re: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

#114

Post by bob345 »

Tichy wrote: post #80
ruby35 wrote: post #61

$25/month is not a big deal. Andrew works his butt off setting up these interviews, researching the interviewees and their companies, and then talking to these folks for 60 minutes each time (not to mention paying for transcription services, hosting fees, etc.) The sense of entitlement here is appalling.

I can only speak for myself: I only think it's weird that the interviews were given when the site was free. If the interviewees are fine with it, and obviously for the coming interviews, I wish him luck. I personally won't subscribe, but then entrepreneurs also aren't entitled to me having to buy their product. 25$ not being much: if you are not Ramen profitable, it is (It's 5 days of food). To put it in perspective:…

IMHO, the value that most people here derive from Mixergy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1-tank of gas

Re: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

#115

Post by melvinram »

swombat wrote: post #105
AndrewWarner wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks. I think part of the problem is that people will see this as just a show as long as I don't take risks to elevate the work.

What's wrong with "just a show"? A show can both achieve a lot and can be worth a lot.

The distinction is entertainment versus actionable education. I get the sense that Andrew's goal for Mixergy is to be the latter.

Re: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

#116

Post by bob345 »

AmericanOP wrote: post #56

A lot of accolades in this thread. As for me and the rest of the silent majority, we poor ambitious upstarts will find a new home. I might consider it if I knew my contribution would lead to significantly greater production value, like airplane tickets for in-person interviews or investigative reporting. Eulogy: Andrew was flirting with becoming a figure in start-up world... something which can't be bought. Managed t…

Please. $25/month is two-hours of work for a cashier at McDonald's. If think the value of his work is below that, you probably don't have the right priorities to build a startup.

Re: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

#117

Post by bob345 »

wakeupthedawn wrote: post #85
ruby35 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm sorry, but that's a douchebag move if you don't warn Andrew ahead of time.

LOL^^^^^ This is another account created one hour ago.

...here's an account created minutes ago, and pg can check this IP to see if it's from Argentina.

The HN lynch mob is pathetic.

Re: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

#118

Post by bob345 »

m0th87 wrote: post #89
sorbus wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When one uses the date of creation of an account to discredit it, yes; also note that underover has one comment (this one), while the account being accused (stevenp) has three, only one of which relates to this topic. Not especially relevant under normal conditions - opinions and information are more important, and all that - but, once again, underover is using this to accuse someone else of being a sock puppet, whil…

Not really. underover was suggesting these new accounts should be discredited because their newness and pro-Andrew bias suggests they were perhaps created by Andrew. That criticism cannot apply to him, because why would Andrew create an account to criticize himself?

...and here's an account not from Argentina. Have PG check it.

Your assertion that Andrew created these new accounts is sophomoric and pathetic.

Re: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

#119

Post by bob345 »

rasikjain wrote: post #78
ruby35 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm sorry, but that's a douchebag move if you don't warn Andrew ahead of time.

Information should always be free to the community and Mixergy should concentrate on monetization with different ways rather than subscription model....

"Information should always be free"

Wrong.

The provider of that information should be able to charge what he wants. It's capitalism.

Re: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

#120

Post by bob345 »

adrianwaj wrote: post #100
ruby35 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm sorry, but that's a douchebag move if you don't warn Andrew ahead of time.

Warn Andrew ahead of time? You've got be joking. Why doesn't Andrew pay a fee to those he's interviewed already now, in this bait and switch interwebz journalism

You're relying your argument on an assumption. Fail.
Post reply on HN