Saturday
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Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 04:49PM This Week in Startups #13 with Matt Mickiewicz
Jason's guest this week was Matt Mickiewicz, founder of Sitepoint.com and 99designs. Matt has been an entrepreneur since high school, when he founded what was the precursor to Sitepoint. Check out the entire episode to find out how he brought it all together and has become one of the most successful young entrepreneurs, without most people even knowing it.
We also had several very exciting announcements on the show today. We have several new contests/giveaways going on. There's the TWiST Review Contest, the Incredible Audible Deal and the "We Live in Public" NY giveaway. Check out the specific pages for full details on all these great giveaways.
We also introduced a brand new segment this week - "Jason's Shark Tank". Two self-starting entrepreneurs had the chance to pitch Jason on their ideas and why he should invest with them. Think you have a better idea than they did - e-mail contact@thisweekinstartups.com with your pitch and you may end up on the show!
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We also had several very exciting announcements on the show today. We have several new contests/giveaways going on. There's the TWiST Review Contest, the Incredible Audible Deal and the "We Live in Public" NY giveaway. Check out the specific pages for full details on all these great giveaways.
We also introduced a brand new segment this week - "Jason's Shark Tank". Two self-starting entrepreneurs had the chance to pitch Jason on their ideas and why he should invest with them. Think you have a better idea than they did - e-mail contact@thisweekinstartups.com with your pitch and you may end up on the show!
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Reader Comments (21)
Matt Mickiewicz did with 99 designs what craigslist did to the newspapers. We have a global economy, get used to it. As a small businessman, services like these connect me with the best labor in the planet allowing me to compete like a fortune 500 company who can hire Accenture to outsource jobs. The best labor is one that gets the job done for the lowest price.
To me, Matt's site focused on a system that gets the job done more than the lowest price and that is just perfect. I use eLance all the time and will continue to do so but now, my logo needs go here because of the bidding style.
Great episode. Great Interview. The call in segment is my favorite.
P.S. To all you business folks that put requests on eLance to "need developer to duplicate eBay, paying $200", I hope you burn. Come up with your own ideas and quit trying to knock others off for $200