Really cool - reminds me of a book I still enjoy picking up from time to time called 'Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs at the Turn of the Millennium'
It was spun out from a column on word.com back in the .com days.
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#42I really enjoyed the Air traffic controller interview..
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#43I really enjoyed the Air traffic controller interview..
Me too, I think Airon is a great person. It was a great pleasure to interview him.
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#44Good job Roman, I enjoyed Mallette's interview. I'm not sure if having a completely heterogeneous set of guests is a good idea, rather than focusing on smaller niches. This way I feel like there are low chances that I'd be interested inyour next guest. On a positive note, the simple layout looks really effective to me. P.S: I know it's a bit off-topic, but knowing Roman is Russian, I'm impressed by his american accen…
I get tired of hearing about nothing but startups. Maybe talking to someone who's awesome for other reasons, like an ultramarathon runner, would be refreshing and just as inspiring.
I agree. People that have achieved something that takes a lot of skill or plain dedication and determination, but aren't in the technology startup crowd have just as much to say about overcoming obstacles as anyone else.
It's a lesson for the audience to abstract the ideas and apply it to themselves if they wish to use this as an educational tool.
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#45Insider stalk? That sounds no fun.
That was the first thing I thought when I read the headline. Ranks up there with Who Represents (www.whorepresents.com) and Pen Island (www.penisland.com). Edit: I still think it is a good idea, but the domain name lends itself to obvious jokes.
and Powergen Italia (powergenitalia.com)
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#46Love the concept. Looks like Ask Me Anything from reddit - yet better. I would replace the blog description immediately, though; it might have been five years ago when the internet was new and everything, but "things" and "stuff" in descriptions is like nails on a blackboard to me.
In fact, IAmI is where I found 2 of the 3 interviewees so far. Any suggestions on description?
InsidersTalk - Meet people with stories to tell.
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
In fact, IAmI is where I found 2 of the 3 interviewees so far. Any suggestions on description?
Hmm, when I first saw the website, I thought something along the lines of being at a dinner party sitting next to the most awesome guy with a story to tell. It also reminds me of how David Foster Wallace overcame his phobia of going to parties; he used his love for learning and told himself that there is something to be learnt from everyone. On another note, you should create a separate Twitter feed specifically for…
That reminds me of a show, where in each episode, the host interviews a celebrity in an upscale dinner setting. Beside the very enticing gourmet meals, the topic also focuses on various aspects of the interviewee's life.
I think a good way to fix the I'm-not-sure-I-want-to-watch-the-next-episode-because-I-might-not-care-about-the-topic problem is to have one aspect of the talk focused on a specific theme, so that people can have expectations.
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#48Good job Roman, I enjoyed Mallette's interview. I'm not sure if having a completely heterogeneous set of guests is a good idea, rather than focusing on smaller niches. This way I feel like there are low chances that I'd be interested inyour next guest. On a positive note, the simple layout looks really effective to me. P.S: I know it's a bit off-topic, but knowing Roman is Russian, I'm impressed by his american accen…
I get tired of hearing about nothing but startups. Maybe talking to someone who's awesome for other reasons, like an ultramarathon runner, would be refreshing and just as inspiring.
How this 20-something kid made millions!!! Next on Mixergy.
I'd love something like TED but more informal.
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#49How often will interviews be posted? Weekly? Bi-monthly? As often as you can get content? In any event, I've subscribed to your RSS.
For now it's weekly. The next one is scheduled for Friday and I'm going to post it on Monday. Hopefully, I will be able to do it even more often.
With a loose schedule (once a week), you may risk losing viewers who forget to return. What about scheduling something relevant for almost every day of the week?
e.g. (and just making this up as an example)
Monday - new video goes up
Tuesday - you moderate/seed/encourage some commentary and follow-up questions
Wednesday - interviewee responds in a specific follow-up entry (bit like Ask Slashdot or whatever it was)
Thursday - maybe a text-only interview by email/IM, or a guest spot/entry?
Friday - three curated links of similar about-my-job articles or links (e.g., Reddit)
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For now it's weekly. The next one is scheduled for Friday and I'm going to post it on Monday. Hopefully, I will be able to do it even more often.
With a loose schedule (once a week), you may risk losing viewers who forget to return. What about scheduling something relevant for almost every day of the week? e.g. (and just making this up as an example) Monday - new video goes up Tuesday - you moderate/seed/encourage some commentary and follow-up questions Wednesday - interviewee responds in a specific follow-up entry (bit like Ask Slashdot or whatever it was) Th…
I don't have much to lose yet, with all the success on HN I have only 2 feedburner subscriptions so far. But your advice is good, I will definitely give it a thought.