Posts Tagged ‘Matt Mickiewicz’

TWiST #13 with Matt Mickiewicz

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

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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This Week’s Guest – Matt Mickiewicz

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Jason’s guest this week is Matt Mickiewicz, Founder and CEO of one of the most innovative sites on the web, 99designs.  If you’re not familiar with it, 99designs allows you to crowdsource your artwork – putting up a project and a bounty that designers then compete for.  It’s a great service (and in fact, the TWiST logo was designed in a 99designs contest).  Tune in Friday @ 1pm for Matt’s interview to see how he came up with the idea and made it happen.

We’ll also have all the normal segments you love, plus we’re introducing a surprise new segment that really has some bite, so make sure you watch!


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