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Looks like he'd make a great Mixergy interviewee. I just emailed him my request. If anyone here knows him please put in a good word for me.

philk 17y ago
The tagline for mixergy is "Online Business Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs". I'm having a hard time imagining how he fits with that or why he'd make a great interviewee. As far as I can tell, his claim to fame is writing a narky email to someone who's paying ~ $40K/year to learn. What unique or interesting thing does he bring to the table? "Being nasty to your customers" doesn't work as well when you're outside of the sheltered workshop that is academia.
- rortian 17y ago
  They aren't customers, they are students. You can't fail customers.
  - philk 17y ago
    I think the line gets a bit blurred when you charge as much for tuition as some of these MBA programs. (The value proposition is actually a bit puzzling given you could lock yourself in a cheap apartment somewhere for ~18 months and try out different business ideas without having to work for the same amount as a years tuition).
  - Andys 17y ago
    I wish someone would tell Australian universities this. They are not here to teach any more - just to "ship a product to market".
  - yummyfajitas 17y ago
    If your job is to accurately assess your customers, you certainly can fail them.
- bmunro 17y ago
  The professor is the founder of redenvelope.com. Potentially relevant to mixergy, but I'm not sure how interesting an interview it would be.
  - philk 17y ago
    That sounded promising but then I did some googling and got things like: Red Envelope Saga All But Over (http://techcrunch.com/2008/04/03/red-envelope-may-be-heading-to-the-deadpool/ http://techcrunch.com/2008/04/03/red-envelope-may-be-heading...) Deadpool: Red Envelope Files For Bankruptcy (http://techcrunch.com/2008/04/19/deadpool-red-envelope-files-for-bankruptcy/ http://techcrunch.com/2008/04/19/deadpool-red-envelope-files...) It's not necessarily Scott Galloway's fault, as he was kicked off the board in 2004 (although he did get back on the board in 2006 after buying up enough stock to push it through) but I'm not sure it passes the 'successful' test.
- byrneseyeview 17y ago
  http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2008/01/31/Scott-Galloway-Profile/ http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2008/01/31/Scot... He co-founded Red Envelope and ran an activist campaign against the NYT. The combination of high IQ, strong opinions, and borrowed money more or less requires asshole behavior (every minute you fail to convince someone is a minute you're paying interest on. Replace "interest" with "rent," and you can explain New York City.)

philk 17y ago

The tagline for mixergy is "Online Business Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs". I'm having a hard time imagining how he fits with that or why he'd make a great interviewee. As far as I can tell, his claim to fame is writing a narky email to someone who's paying ~ $40K/year to learn. What unique or interesting thing does he bring to the table? "Being nasty to your customers" doesn't work as well when you're outside of the sheltered workshop that is academia.

rortian 17y ago
They aren't customers, they are students. You can't fail customers.
- philk 17y ago
  I think the line gets a bit blurred when you charge as much for tuition as some of these MBA programs. (The value proposition is actually a bit puzzling given you could lock yourself in a cheap apartment somewhere for ~18 months and try out different business ideas without having to work for the same amount as a years tuition).
- Andys 17y ago
  I wish someone would tell Australian universities this. They are not here to teach any more - just to "ship a product to market".
- yummyfajitas 17y ago
  If your job is to accurately assess your customers, you certainly can fail them.
bmunro 17y ago
The professor is the founder of redenvelope.com. Potentially relevant to mixergy, but I'm not sure how interesting an interview it would be.
- philk 17y ago
  That sounded promising but then I did some googling and got things like: Red Envelope Saga All But Over (http://techcrunch.com/2008/04/03/red-envelope-may-be-heading-to-the-deadpool/ http://techcrunch.com/2008/04/03/red-envelope-may-be-heading...) Deadpool: Red Envelope Files For Bankruptcy (http://techcrunch.com/2008/04/19/deadpool-red-envelope-files-for-bankruptcy/ http://techcrunch.com/2008/04/19/deadpool-red-envelope-files...) It's not necessarily Scott Galloway's fault, as he was kicked off the board in 2004 (although he did get back on the board in 2006 after buying up enough stock to push it through) but I'm not sure it passes the 'successful' test.
byrneseyeview 17y ago
http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2008/01/31/Scott-Galloway-Profile/ http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2008/01/31/Scot... He co-founded Red Envelope and ran an activist campaign against the NYT. The combination of high IQ, strong opinions, and borrowed money more or less requires asshole behavior (every minute you fail to convince someone is a minute you're paying interest on. Replace "interest" with "rent," and you can explain New York City.)