Podcast · 35 episodes
Startup Stories - Mixergy
by Andrew Warner · English
Business tips for startups by proven entrepreneurs
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#2307 Eric Ries: Why Anthropic Won and How To Build Incurruptible companiesEric Ries discusses his book Incorruptible and how AI startups and other companies can win long-term by encoding mission and integrity into governance, not just chasing quarterly metrics or “vibe…30 May 2026
#2306 Polsia: AI Agent + Zero Employees = $10M Run RatePulsia (AI “agent” that builds and manages startups) hits ~$10M annual run rate with “zero employees,” while facing criticism about churn, “AI slop,” and misuse (spam, bypassing limits, weaponized…27 May 2026
#2305 I earned $500k when AI replaced my managersSelfpublishing.com founder describes replacing sales management with an AI system that automatically grades every sales call using a rubric, pulls feedback into HubSpot/CRM, and links reps to scripts…14 May 2026
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#2307 Eric Ries: Why Anthropic Won and How To Build Incurruptible companiesEric Ries discusses his book Incorruptible and how AI startups and other companies can win long-term by encoding mission and integrity into governance, not just chasing quarterly metrics or “vibe…30 May 2026 · 20 chapters
#2306 Polsia: AI Agent + Zero Employees = $10M Run RatePulsia (AI “agent” that builds and manages startups) hits ~$10M annual run rate with “zero employees,” while facing criticism about churn, “AI slop,” and misuse (spam, bypassing limits, weaponized…27 May 2026 · 15 chapters
#2305 I earned $500k when AI replaced my managersSelfpublishing.com founder describes replacing sales management with an AI system that automatically grades every sales call using a rubric, pulls feedback into HubSpot/CRM, and links reps to scripts…14 May 2026 · 6 chapters
#2304 “I make $4.5 million implementing AI”The guest (John) explains how he built an AI-focused business from $400 to about $4.5M annual recurring revenue, using “vibe coding” (Replit) plus AI-assisted business planning, direct sales, and a…23 Apr 2026 · 21 chapters
#2303 Convos: Instant OpenClaw on your phoneConvos (#2303) is a phone chat app that lets users launch “OpenClaw” and “Hermes” AI agents, provisioned in the background, by pasting links or screenshots; it also coordinates group plans and…20 Apr 2026 · 7 chapters
#2302 Superpowering Claude with 10,000 appsZapier’s Zapier SDK open beta lets Claude Code/Cursor/Codex agents access Zapier’s ~10,000 connected apps and run arbitrary API actions.7 Apr 2026 · 8 chapters
#2301 How Nat Eliason’s OpenClaw earned $177,417Nat Eliason and his OpenClaw agent “Felix” discuss how an autonomous agent runs a company, builds products, closes sales, and evolves systems; they report $177,417 revenue across multiple streams in…27 Mar 2026 · 17 chapters
#2300 Revenue jumped when he sold to AI agentsIn this episode of Mixergy, host Andrew Warner interviews Nevo David, founder of Postiz, an open-source social media scheduling platform.11 Mar 2026 · 9 chapters
#2299 Zapier is using AI to sell to AI2299 Zapier is Using AI to Sell to AI9 Mar 2026 · 12 chapters
#2298 This AI generates $689KIn this episode of Mixergy, host Andrew Warner interviews Ben Cera, the founder of Polsia, a revolutionary AI platform that autonomously builds and manages online businesses.2 Mar 2026 · 25 chapters
#2297 Elad Gil backed 40 unicorns. This is next2297 Elad Gil backed 40 unicorns. This is next24 Feb 2026 · 23 chapters
#2296 The $7 Million Vibe Coded AppJosh Mohrer, founder of Wave AI, shares his journey of turning a non-development background into a successful AI-powered note-taking app generating $7 million annually.3 Feb 2026 · 19 chapters
#2295 Ryan Carson: How AI does my marketing for meIn this episode, Ryan Carson, a seasoned entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience, discusses how he utilizes AI to automate and personalize marketing for his new startup, Untangle, an AI-driven…26 Jan 2026 · 18 chapters
#2294 He Claude Code: Build Me a YouTube ReplacementIn this episode of *Startup Stories - Mixergy*, Pat Walls, the founder of Starter Story, discusses his experience of being temporarily booted off YouTube and how this incident led him to create a…23 Jan 2026 · 23 chapters
#2293 $2 million / year AI engineering firmIn this episode of Startup Stories - Mixergy, Andrew Warner interviews Tarun Thummala, founder and CEO of PressW, an Austin-based AI engineering firm that specializes in building custom automation…12 Jan 2026 · 15 chapters
#2292 AI Automation that makes cold callsYevgeniy Matsay and Aidan Richards, co-founders of Rezora8 Jan 2026 · 18 chapters
#2291 He keeps launching AI businesses[Link to Episode](https://mixergy.com/interviews/he-keeps-launching-ai-businesses/)30 Dec 2025 · 25 chapters
#2290 He’s building an AI media empire2290 He’s building an AI media empire29 Dec 2025 · 31 chapters
#2289 Building companies using Zapier’s AI automationsBuilding companies using Zapier’s AI automations19 Dec 2025
#2288 She had people do AI’s work2288 She had people do AI’s work17 Dec 2025
#2287 AI made a “no code” founder into a coderBen Tossell shares his journey from founding a no-code educational platform, MakerPad, to becoming a coder himself, influenced by AI technologies.8 Dec 2025
#2286 Pepper: AI + people = > $10 millionIn this episode of *Startup Stories - Mixergy*, Anirudh Singla, founder and CEO of Pepper, shares insights into how his company leverages AI and human creativity to produce scalable content for major…17 Nov 2025
#2285 AEO: How to make ChatGPT promote youHow to make ChatGPT promote you11 Nov 2025
#2284 Why is Morning Brew’s founder selling “AI Transformation”?Why is Morning Brew’s founder selling “AI Transformation”?5 Nov 2025