Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

If you ever wanted to join in with me and a friend as we talk about business and technology, and just listen to our conversation, this podcast is a pretty good representation of what happens. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Walter and I jump around from topic to topic in this episode, but I have to say it's all interesting stuff, especially if you are running your own internet business, blog, startup or like online marketing. Here are some of the topics we covered - Fiverr and why people do things for $5 Buying a web business vs. starting one from scratch Split testing for conversion and user experience Buying traffic And a whole lot more! Enjoy this week's episode and don't forget to leave a question for us in the comments below and we will answer it in next week's show. Yaro and Walter

In this week's podcast episode on the Walter and Yaro show (still yet to be named!) we review Walter's hectic weekend putting in long hours at a startup event. He was part of a team that came third in a competition to create a new product, pitch it and even find customers for it, all over a three-day weekend period. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS] I then have a ramble about using Angel List to invest in startups. I explain what Angel List is, what syndicates are and which people's syndicates I have joined so far. If you are interested in angel investing or raising capital yourself, you definitely need to know about Angel List. Finally we end the show with a talk about gaining exposure for new projects and why positioning is so important. A reminder, Walter and I would really love for you to leave a comment to this post and tell us... What should we call our show? Ask us any questions you have about internet business, marketing, technology or entrepreneurship Thanks for listening, Yaro and Walter

My newsletter subscribers will be well aware that I recently moved to Melbourne. To meet new people I have been hitting local entrepreneur meetup events pretty hard. [ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] I quickly met Rob Ward and Chris Peters, two local guys who used Kickstarter campaigns to start off what is now a multi-million dollar iPhone case company. Their first product, the Opena, a beer-bottle opening iPhone case was one of the early Kickstarter success stories, raising almost double their intended target of $15,000 (they raised over $28K). Along the way they picked up endorsements from Ashton Kutcher and Jamie Oliver, among many other points of exposure in the media. This led to a successful launch for their first product. Their second product, the QuadLock case, which is an iPhone case that can be mounted on to things like a mountain bike, car or belt, was also initially funded to the tune of almost $40,000 on Kickstarter. Since these two successful launch campaigns, Chris and Rob have continued to work hard to grow their company, now shipping their cases all around the world. Physical Products During this podcast interview Chris goes into quite a lot of detail about how their product was first created using Chinese prototyping services. After the prototypes showed promise, they transitioned to Kickstarter campaigns to drum up attention and create enough cash flow to produce the first public offering of their products. Listening to this interview will teach you a lot about what it takes to run a successful Kickstarter campaign and also what goes into the creation and delivery of a physical product. I really enjoyed this interview because Chris was willing to answer all my questions in detail. Since I have not manufactured a physical product myself before, I had a lot of questions regarding how you come up with a design and how that design then gets made into something physical. What We Covered During The Interview Here's what we talked about during the interview - Chris talks about his earlier years as an industrial design engineer and some of his first forays into running his own business. We then cover how Chris and Rob began their partnership and why they decided to run with a beer opening iPhone case as their first product Chris explains how the prototype product was first created, including what went wrong with the first version Next we do a complete review of their first Kickstarter campaign, including what rewards they offered, how the video was created, how they drummed up press coverage and what they did to get Ashton Kutcher and Jamie Oliver talking about their product I ask Chris to explain how they handle manufacturing and delivery of their product We review what happened after the two successful Kickstarter campaigns and how they turned that early success into a multi-million dollar company If you have ever thought about creating an innovative physical product, this interview will be inspirational and very practical. Enjoy it - and thanks to Chris for being so willing to share his story. Yaro Starak Relevant Links Mentioned in this Interview Kickstarter Annex Products

Welcome to this week's episode of what so far is called the Walter and Yaro podcast show (we still need a name, let us know your suggestions in feedback comments please!). [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] In our thirty minutes or so chat this week Walter and I talk about... Predicting how well a product launch or kickstarter campaign will do Update you on what we personally worked on during the last week Talk about investing in the stock market and why I am testing eToro as a way to invest in Facebook Plus all kinds of related tech, business and investing chatter Let us know what you think! Thanks for listening, Yaro and Walter

Walter Haas, who was the lead developer and co-founder of CrankyAds, and I jumped on to record what I hope will be a new and ongoing feature here on EJ - a talk show in podcast form. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] We don't have a name for the show yet, and in true lean style, we are throwing this out there to you and looking for your feedback. The plan is to talk about what we are working on in our businesses, what we are studying and learning, what events we attend and people we meet, as well as what is current in technology, social media, internet marketing and entrepreneurship. It's basically a chat show conversation with two guys who spend a lot of time and energy focused on tech and business. The first episode is now up and ready for you to listen to. We plan to keep each episode to about 30 minutes, which should be just long enough for you to listen to during your commute to school, university, job or workplace. We have it in our calendar to record one every Monday Australia time. We will make changes to the show as we get feedback from you. Please have a listen and leave a comment letting us know any questions we should address during the show, what you think we should call it or any other feedback you have. Thanks for listening, Yaro and Walter P.S. As I mention in the episode, these chat shows are not going to replace my interviews podcast. This is just something regular and ongoing Walter and I are going to record for you.

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Anthony Puttee is a designer with a background in video games and television media. He entered the world of publishing after illustrating a young adult book series. Through his experience he became a go-to-guy for dealing with all aspects publishing all kinds of books, from fiction, non-fiction, how-to, children's book and more.

Joey Kissimmee worked at Walmart for ten years. During that time, to make extra cash he went online and managed to bring in a few hundred to a few thousand dollars a month whenever he needed it.Joey Kissimmee

If you have ever thought about sourcing a product from overseas and then selling it locally and online, or you have an idea for a physical product you want to have created in a country like China, were costs are lower, this is the interview to listen to.

In Brisbane we used to have a networking event called "The Hive" (you can find my presentation at the HIVE here). The very first HIVE I went to featured a talk by a gentleman named Richard Eastes, who cofounded the very successful car rental comparison site, VroomVroomVroom.com.

Back in 2007 I met Andre Chaperon in Florida at one of the very first Rich Schefren Strategic Profits seminars. Before that Andre was a familiar name to me because I had seen him listed near the top of affiliate leaderboards for some of the product launches I promoted around then.

Thomas Smale is a website broker, who founded Flipping Enterprises. He helps connects buyers and sellers of websites and has been involved in more than $5 million in deals last year alone.

How is this for a claim to fame - earning at least $200,000 a year for the last four years straight online. That's what Courtney Tuttle has achieved. A long time ago I was researching what top level keyword phrase I wanted EJ to rank for in search engines. I decided to try the very challenging phrase "Internet Marketing".

Clay Collins is the founder of Leadbrite, the company behind LeadPages and LeadPlayer, two tools that are fast becoming the go-to-standards when it comes to collecting leads online with video and landing pages.

I was recently interviewed by Nick Broadhurst for his ASPIRE magazine. After the interview I asked Nick about his background...and things got interesting.