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I did an interview with him on Mixergy about how he built his company. Smart guy. http://mixergy.com/interviews/spartz-spartz-media-interview/ http://mixergy.

I did an interview with him on Mixergy about how he built his company. Smart guy. http://mixergy.com/interviews/spartz-spartz-media-interview/ http://mixergy.com/interviews/spartz-spartz-media-interview/

paulsutter 12y ago
A clickbait comment in an article on clickbait! When you press play on the video of the interview, you get prompted for your email address. If you're fool enough to do that (I was), next it tries to sell you an expensive subscription.
- pistle 12y ago
  If you buy the subscription, you get an offer to buy identity theft protection. If you buy the identity theft protection, you get an offer to get cash for your tax return NOW instead of in a few months. 60 days later, I'm getting calls from bill collectors. Thank goodness I bought the identity theft protection! I wish they'd turn their phones back on...
- swamp40 12y ago
  Andrew has done a ton of very interesting interviews with entrepreneurs. But I'm sure he has bills to pay, like everyone else. Did you get to see the interview, after listening to his commercial?
  - gohrt 12y ago
    The gauntlet of extremely sketchy looking solications, and providing interviews in video format only, suggests that this product is aimed at the ... less savvy of consumers; not someone going to build an actual business. (Why does he need my email to show me a video? He isn't even offering to email me anything at that point, so what could it be besades spam?)
    - swamp40 12y ago
      Maybe he's following the New York Times model for acquiring subscribers?
    - icebraining 12y ago
      providing interviews in video format only At least in my browser, that page contains both an audio version and a transcription of the interview. Have you tried scrolling?
- AndrewWarner 12y ago
  Paul, thanks for emailing me about this. I might have missed your comment here otherwise. Could you try it now? Should be fixed: http://mixergy.com/interviews/spartz-spartz-media-interview/ http://mixergy.com/interviews/spartz-spartz-media-interview/

paulsutter 12y ago

A clickbait comment in an article on clickbait! When you press play on the video of the interview, you get prompted for your email address. If you're fool enough to do that (I was), next it tries to sell you an expensive subscription.

pistle 12y ago
If you buy the subscription, you get an offer to buy identity theft protection. If you buy the identity theft protection, you get an offer to get cash for your tax return NOW instead of in a few months. 60 days later, I'm getting calls from bill collectors. Thank goodness I bought the identity theft protection! I wish they'd turn their phones back on...
swamp40 12y ago
Andrew has done a ton of very interesting interviews with entrepreneurs. But I'm sure he has bills to pay, like everyone else. Did you get to see the interview, after listening to his commercial?
- gohrt 12y ago
  The gauntlet of extremely sketchy looking solications, and providing interviews in video format only, suggests that this product is aimed at the ... less savvy of consumers; not someone going to build an actual business. (Why does he need my email to show me a video? He isn't even offering to email me anything at that point, so what could it be besades spam?)
  - swamp40 12y ago
    Maybe he's following the New York Times model for acquiring subscribers?
  - icebraining 12y ago
    providing interviews in video format only At least in my browser, that page contains both an audio version and a transcription of the interview. Have you tried scrolling?
AndrewWarner 12y ago
Paul, thanks for emailing me about this. I might have missed your comment here otherwise. Could you try it now? Should be fixed: http://mixergy.com/interviews/spartz-spartz-media-interview/ http://mixergy.com/interviews/spartz-spartz-media-interview/