barrettabrooks

A long-form interview with Steph Smith, former head of Trends at The Hustle and current host of the a16z podcast. Steph talks writing online, building community through shared experience, and curating the internet with Internet Pipes.

I try not to submit my own writing for conversation very often, but I honestly think this one is applicable to the crowd here. I served as director of member success for the past year at Fizzle.co, where we're teaching people how to build small businesses. We've learned a lot about what makes entrepreneurs succeed, and I tried to share most of what we've learned in this post. I'd love to hear experiences you've had that confirm, contradict, or add to what I highlighted in the article.

It was a company that went through several iterations, like many startups. The latest iteration was built on a recurring revenue model for professional development training targeting Millennials at work. Think Lynda meets CreativeLive for people under 35 trying to figure out how to navigate the professional world, especially within corporations and agencies.

The shutdown was a direct result of misalignment of vision with our main investor.

Just posted some context here: http://livingvalues.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/what-was-living...