ruby35's comments

On: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

[ruby35]

I'm sorry, but that's a douchebag move if you don't warn Andrew ahead of time.

[adrianwaj → ruby35]

Warn Andrew ahead of time? You've got be joking. Why doesn't Andrew pay a fee to those he's interviewed already now, in this bait and switch interwebz journalism

[bob345 → adrianwaj]

You're relying your argument on an assumption. Fail.

[wakeupthedawn → ruby35]

LOL^^^^^ This is another account created one hour ago.

[bob345 → wakeupthedawn]

...here's an account created minutes ago, and pg can check this IP to see if it's from Argentina.

The HN lynch mob is pathetic.

[thehodge → bob345]

Its not hard to spoof an i.p. address, heck posting from one of the easy to use myspace proxy websites will give you the effect of a USA i.p. address.

[rasikjain → ruby35]

Information should always be free to the community and Mixergy should concentrate on monetization with different ways rather than subscription model....

[swombat → rasikjain]

Information should always be free to the community

Bullshit. Information is power.

Mixergy should concentrate on monetization with different ways rather than subscription model

Agreed.

[bob345 → rasikjain]

"Information should always be free"

Wrong.

The provider of that information should be able to charge what he wants. It's capitalism.

[chrischen → bob345]

Actually the market will force him to do something. that's capitalism. You don't just charge whatever you want without regards to market forces.

On: Mixergy is now a paid subscription service for interviews older than a week

[ruby35]

$25/month is not a big deal. Andrew works his butt off setting up these interviews, researching the interviewees and their companies, and then talking to these folks for 60 minutes each time (not to mention paying for transcription services, hosting fees, etc.)

The sense of entitlement here is appalling.

[Tichy → ruby35]

I can only speak for myself: I only think it's weird that the interviews were given when the site was free. If the interviewees are fine with it, and obviously for the coming interviews, I wish him luck. I personally won't subscribe, but then entrepreneurs also aren't entitled to me having to buy their product.

25$ not being much: if you are not Ramen profitable, it is (It's 5 days of food). To put it in perspective: 25$ is the price of my internet flatrate or a book like "Founders At Work". At the moment I don't buy every book I fancy.

Not saying the interviews are not worth 25$ (don't know), but it is not a "sense of entitlement" to simply have other priorities for spending 25$.

[bob345 → Tichy]

IMHO, the value that most people here derive from Mixergy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1-tank of gas