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

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Post by bob345 »

swombat wrote: post #81
melvinram wrote: post #39

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If you were one of his interviewees, you'd understand that hard work must be rewarded. Business models change with time. Every successful entrepreneur (including his interviewees) knows that. I highly doubt they'll perceive this as bait & switch.

Why would they not perceive it as bait and switch? It is bait and switch. I don't think there's anything fundamentally wrong with bait and switch - it's a common marketing tactic - but let's call a cat a cat.

You're relying your argument on an assumption. Fail.

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

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Post by python123 »

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…

This thread just confirms that HN are just wantrepreneurs. If you were a real entrepreneur, you would be running to pay for the education that Mixergy provides. This is an absolute bargain because learning from Mixergy will greatly enhance you chances at that dream exit. $25/month won't seem like much when you're the next Zuckerberg or Bezos or Gates. But it takes money to make money, and you're not going to become a great entrepreneur by avoiding resources like Mixergy.

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

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Post by swombat »

melvinram wrote: post #115
swombat wrote: post #105

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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.

Shows can certainly be educational and actionable, while still being entertaining...

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

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Post by swombat »

bob345 wrote: post #121
swombat wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would they not perceive it as bait and switch? It is bait and switch. I don't think there's anything fundamentally wrong with bait and switch - it's a common marketing tactic - but let's call a cat a cat.

You're relying your argument on an assumption. Fail.

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

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Post by bob345 »

sailormoon wrote: post #64

Well, I've read all 60 comments on this thread, and I'm not convinced. I think this decision is bullshit. The type of people who need to see these videos don't have the kind of money Andrew is asking for. What is the ideal story for these videos? That some kid who doesn't know what to do with his life stumbles across them and is inspired to start a startup. Is that going to happen with a $25/month paywall? Of course…

"The type of people who need to see these videos don't have the kind of money Andrew is asking for."

What sort of moronic bullshit is that? Can you not mow your neighbor's lawn for a few hours on a weekend?

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

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Post by swombat »

AndrewWarner wrote: post #99
mattwdelong wrote: post #88

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The above comment was made by a brand new a account and follows a trend of other fishy comments. I think that if you have no evidence to substantiate these accusations, then you should keep them to yourself. I mean, he can easily just be one of the many happy frequent visitors of Mixergy? Andrew does post links to here quite often from the Mixergy site, and they can easily just follow that link. Though, I must admit…

Thanks. It's not about the live shows so much as it is about getting people to watch my interviews the day or week that post them. What I'm finding is that if I don't create urgency around watching the interviews the day I watch them, people will consider them old and ignore them.

That makes a lot of sense. But if that's your objective, I'd argue for making it $10 or even $5 a month rather than $25. At $25 you'll cut out a LOT of people who would be ideal viewers for these interviews.

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

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Post by vaksel »

eh I don't think it's the end of the world, you gotta try different price points to see what works or what doesn't. + I don't think it'll affect the true fans who tend to watch these interviews live/same day.

Only change I would do, is make the time limit a little bit longer. Maybe 2-3 weeks/month, before a video goes behind paywall.

The monthly fees are kinda a downer though, until you think about it. Those people who want to watch all interviews, are better off paying a monthly fee, instead of being nickle and dimed to death with per video fees.

The whole idea here isn't to charge people, but to get more participation out of your audience. This way more people will watch people live/right away. And will be much more likely to discuss it in real time...creating more buzz about the interviews. Which should lead to even better guests.

+ think about it...the reason you are complaining that he is starting to charge...is because you realize just how valuable the content is. And if the content is valuable...what's $25?

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

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Post by noarchy »

modoc wrote: post #57
jackowayed wrote: post #49

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> Take the responsibility for archiving into your own hands. That's called copyright infringement.

That's time-shifting for personal use... Pretty sure that's legal.

That was my thinking. And it is fairly trivial to do, on most sites. There are already plenty of ways of grabbing a stream for later viewing. If I am doing that just for me, for my own use, I see no issue with it.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

bob345 wrote: post #113
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.

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