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Re: I Failed

Andrew Warner — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:46:15 -0000

Thanks Gerry. You saw me as I dealt with the anxiety and frustration of that
site. Must have been
something for you to deal with the ball of stress that I was at the time.
Love to hear what you're up to sometime.

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Gerry Sun — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:31:29 -0000

Good job! Andrew. I remember about your "invitation" project. Social networking is the way to go -- reflecting the concept of "Mixergy" -- the nature of your business.

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Andrew Warner — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:32:16 -0000

Thanks. It was hard to admit, but looking back, it's one of the best
decisions I've made.

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Ramin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:09:11 -0000

Very few people are able to fail that big in the first place.
And of those who do, even fewer would be willing to admit it publicly the way you did.
I think that puts you somewhere in the top two percent of the worlds winners.

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AJ Kumar — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:04:32 -0000

Fail forward fast. Every time you fail, you are 1 step closer to success. And besides, you got to dig through the dirt, before you find the gold.

This was several months ago, so I'm sure you doing just fine ;)

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AJ Kumar — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:04:32 -0000

Fail forward fast. Every time you fail, you are 1 step closer to success. And besides, you got to dig through the dirt, before you find the gold.

This was several months ago, so I'm sure you doing just fine ;)

Re: I Failed

michele — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:35:50 -0000

hi andrew,
flowed into your site; and i can't even say how...or what the thread was.

thanx for your honesty re: your "redirection of focus/energy"....you term it as failure.....

well, i, personally don't believe in failure..... there is a trend or pattern that can be charted or read "the converging flow" where people, insights, ideas, innovations, etc can be seen to 'crop up' at seemingly random times.
well, they aren't so random. they are synchronisitic and feed into the converging flow or synchronistic flow of what is most life enhancing for a person, company or innovation.
the synchronistic flow or converging flow is based on what is truly needed in a group, society, nation or on a universal level for an upshifting or up leveling of growth & to organically assist in evolution.
the ideas that fit into this flow or evolutionary process are the ones that are 'successful' in the fullest sense.
in my humble opinion - your new site & focus does this. :-)
you can step into or flow into this flow by following the openings..... the proverbial one door closes another door opens, or window, or crack.....

your door has opened & obviously you listened to your gut & stepped thru.

i have listened to about 3 interviews/dialogues & watch the seth godin video tonight....

great stuff, great creation/innovation you have here.
you are really filling a need.

i am in the middle of a couple of internet projects & i got some great info here.
i also spent a lot of time learning sound editing & recording for one of my media projects so i could appreciate your "get the seth godin video up & running anyway you can" mode....all fun....all creative...& all in living in a place of abundance....the converging flow

glad i flowed in.

:-)

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michele — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:35:50 -0000

hi andrew,
flowed into your site; and i can't even say how...or what the thread was.

thanx for your honesty re: your "redirection of focus/energy"....you term it as failure.....

your door has opened & obviously you listened to your gut & stepped thru.

i have listened to about 3 interviews/dialogues & watch the seth godin video tonight....

great stuff, great creation/innovation you have here.
you are really filling a need.

glad i flowed in.

:-)

Re: I Failed

Blake Newman, dc web designer — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:48:58 -0000

Andrew, you will alway remain a killer networker in my book, I continue to be impressed by the crowd you generated for that Los Angeles SEO forum you hosted in the summer of '08. You packed that house man!

As many of your other friends and admirers have implied, we don't learn much from our successes. And, you don't hear about Babe Ruth's record for the number of times he struck out, only the number of times he scored home runs.

Even Chael Sonnen, world extreme cagefighter (WEC) with a record of 22-9-1, said the other day that he was going to give one of his undefeated opponents one of the best lessons in life, defeat. He was right.

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blakenewman — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:48:58 -0000

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Brady Brim-DeForest — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:19:32 -0000

Andrew,

I would argue that Mixery has been anything but a failure. Over the last half a year, the Mixergy event listings has been my number one source for all LA related tech events. I will be sorry to see it go.

You are an extremely important part of this community Andrew, and I look forward to all the great things I'm sure you will be doing now and in the future.

See you at the next Mixergy event,
Brady

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Brady Brim-DeForest — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:19:32 -0000

Andrew,

You are an extremely important part of this community Andrew, and I look forward to all the great things I'm sure you will be doing now and in the future.

See you at the next Mixergy event,
Brady

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Mark Epstein — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:06:21 -0000

Andrew:

I've enjoyed the Lunch 2.0 events I've attended in San Diego. And I've been learning from the videos you have posted. Please keep posting videos and organizing events!

Seems to me Mixergy is getting some good traction going...

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Mark Epstein — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:06:21 -0000

Andrew:

I've enjoyed the Lunch 2.0 events I've attended in San Diego. And I've been learning from the videos you have posted. Please keep posting videos and organizing events!

Seems to me Mixergy is getting some good traction going...

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Vani Raja — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:07:36 -0000

Short on time here, but ditto what Jamie Hiyama & Chad Boyda said; without you & Mixergy, the LA tech scene would still be scrambled around between services like evite, meetup, upcoming, etc. It's been a great resource to the local community and I still think there's hope for it, but either way, you're one hell of an entrepreneur. :-)

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Vani Raja — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:07:36 -0000

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Michael Broukhim — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:55:50 -0000

A little late in joining the chorus, but Andrew, I agree with the many who see Mixergy as anything but a failure. Your events have been fantastic, and I'm glad to hear you'll be keeping them going. You may not be going toe-to-toe with Evite right now with Mixergy, but you've certainly built something of value in its own right.

TotSpot will be making LA its home soon, and its in no small part thanks to the warmness and welcoming community we've found, much of which we've stumbled on through Mixergy.

Good luck on your journey forward!

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Michael Broukhim — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:55:50 -0000

TotSpot will be making LA its home soon, and its in no small part thanks to the warmness and welcoming community we've found, much of which we've stumbled on through Mixergy.

Good luck on your journey forward!

Re: I Failed

Scott Witt — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:08:53 -0000

A few thoughts by some great minds on the subject of Failure.

I have not failed.
I have simply found 10,000 ways that do not work.
- Thomas Edison

If you want to succeed,
double your failure rate.
- Thomas Watson Sr., founder of IBM

Your best teacher is your last mistake.
- Ralph Nader

Success is going from failure to failure
without losing your enthusiasm.
- Winston Churchill

You’ve got to bumble forward into the unknown.
- Frank Gehry

Everything is always impossible before it works.
- Hunt Green, VC

PayPal co-founder Max Levchin's thoughts on Failure:

http://www.tieconsouthwest....

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Scott Witt — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:08:53 -0000

A few thoughts by some great minds on the subject of Failure.

I have not failed.
I have simply found 10,000 ways that do not work.
- Thomas Edison

If you want to succeed,
double your failure rate.
- Thomas Watson Sr., founder of IBM

Your best teacher is your last mistake.
- Ralph Nader

Success is going from failure to failure
without losing your enthusiasm.
- Winston Churchill

You’ve got to bumble forward into the unknown.
- Frank Gehry

Everything is always impossible before it works.
- Hunt Green, VC

PayPal co-founder Max Levchin's thoughts on Failure:

http://www.tieconsouthwest....

Re: I Failed

Michelle — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:20:24 -0000

This is so refreshing, and it's one of the things I love about the tech world: admitting that you've failed isn't the end, it's just a new beginning. And your next venture is richer for having failed on this one.

That said, I also agree with others here who say that Mixergy is hardly a failure. Perhaps it's failed to be the "Evite killer" you originally intended, but it has evolved into something with tremendous value for the community around it--and tremendous potential for continued evolution.

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RogereV — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:32:20 -0000

I learned long ago, the website is NOT the project.

What IS the project is the difference it makes in people's lives.

The website is the tool.

You seem to be losing a battle - but winning a war. Mixergy events are succesful. What's missing is more of you, more specifically, leaders who create community. They don't need websites, they just need to care.

That said, websites can help.

Also, a plane before liftoff spends more energy for less results...once airborne, the reduced friction allow fuel expenditure to drop quickly with increased results.

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Michelle — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:20:24 -0000

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RogereV — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:32:20 -0000

I learned long ago, the website is NOT the project.

What IS the project is the difference it makes in people's lives.

The website is the tool.

That said, websites can help.

Also, a plane before liftoff spends more energy for less results...once airborne, the reduced friction allow fuel expenditure to drop quickly with increased results.

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gammill — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:20:02 -0000

Andrew, I must complement you on your openness. Failure is tough. Talking about it is even tougher. I now have a little more context around one of your previous post on knowing when to change direction. Being a learning machine is fun and your approach to sharing your knowledge will continue to help the community. Can't wait to see all of your passion and energy aimed at the new mixergy.com. Btw, I don't think mixergy was/is a failure - I actually think the product was evolving nicely. But your desire to focus your energies where they make most sense to your goals is a good call in my book. Let me know if I can do anything to help in the future. Cheers