Andrew Warner

Founder & Host, Mixergy · 37 appearances on the record.

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Andrew Warner is the founder and host of Mixergy, where he has conducted over 2,000 interviews with startup founders about business building and growth. Earlier in his career, he co-founded the online greeting card company Bradford & Reed and authored the book Stop Asking Questions.

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11 assertions · 2 opinions · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 11 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 3 are resolved, and 8 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Andrew argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Warner: Zapier is actively building marketing motions targeting AI agents
“I just talked with Wade, the founder of Zapier, he's got people in his company now who are mark, who are building marketing motions to sell to agents, and it's phenomenal, and it's going well”
Andrew Warner Mar 2, 2026 ▶ 52:30 #2298 This AI generates $689K

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Everything Andrew Warner said on Mixergy that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Opinion
Warner: Pulsia's automated tweets are generic and receive no engagement
“Yeah, I, to be honest with you, the tweets that come out of your account are not very good. They're kind of generic. No one's engaging with them.”
Andrew Warner Mar 2, 2026 ▶ 12:18 #2298 This AI generates $689K
Assertion Supported
Warner: Zapier is actively building marketing motions targeting AI agents
“I just talked with Wade, the founder of Zapier, he's got people in his company now who are mark, who are building marketing motions to sell to agents, and it's phenomenal, and it's going well”
Andrew Warner Mar 2, 2026 ▶ 52:30 #2298 This AI generates $689K
Opinion
Warner: Massive businesses will be built implementing and maintaining OpenClaw
“OpenClaw has tremendous power, but it's also a blank sheet That needs to be connected and configured, and I could totally see a humongous business being built around just implementing this in businesses with customization and maintenance and everything else.”
Andrew Warner Apr 23, 2026 ▶ 35:53 #2304 “I make $4.5 million implementing AI”
Assertion Supported
Warner: Zapier's founder automates employee meeting feedback based on management books
“Wade, the founder, likes the, what is it, the five dysfunctions of an organization, of a team. I forget the name of the book. Anyway, he likes it so much that that, at the end of each internal meeting, Everyone's individual contribution to the meeting gets ana…”
Andrew Warner Dec 29, 2025 ▶ 43:20 #2290 He’s building an AI media empire
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Warner: AI agency StealthX closes $80,000 engagements from how-to trainings
“This is a company called StealthX.co. He's closing, I think, 80,000 dollar deals, engagements, after one of these types of how-to things.”
Andrew Warner Sep 10, 2025 ▶ 33:23 #2279 How are there so many AI agencies?
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Warner: Most people in 2014 do not know how to access podcasts
“Go through the streets of San Francisco, ask someone to show you how they install a podcast on their phone. Most people don't freaking understand what it is. Yes, there are programs like Stitcher that make it more accessible. Ask someone about Stitcher, and th…”
Andrew Warner Aug 13, 2014 ▶ 54:26 #1050 How a former lawyer built a multi-million dollar company that teaches social skills – with Jordan Harbinger
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Warner secured over $1M in ad checks from one sponsor
“The first check from them was over 300,000 dollars. I still have a copy of it somewhere, and then afterwards they did check, they sent us checks for over a million dollars in ads”
Andrew Warner Apr 9, 2014 ▶ 2:21:16 #1001 The 1,000 interview celebration
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Warner: First email co-registration deal brought in over $300,000
“Their first check, this is a woman named Susan. Her first check to me was for 300 plus thousand dollars. I never imagined that. And then after that, it was for millions of dollars, and I still have copies of those.”
Andrew Warner Mar 10, 2014 ▶ 5:50 #990 Andrew’s process for overcoming entrepreneurial stagnation – with Samantha Alford
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Warner: Built custom note-taking app in 15 minutes using AI
“I'm such love with this note taking app because I just didn't think to create it. There's so many note taking apps. And suddenly I said, I'm just going to do it. And within 15 minutes I had my ideal note. Notepad.”
Andrew Warner Jan 23, 2026 ▶ 36:43 #2294 He Claude Code: Build Me a YouTube Replacement
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Warner: Mixergy employs three full-time staff members
“Full-time employees, I would say three.”
Andrew Warner Feb 14, 2018 ▶ 8:14 #1559 Cameron Herold coaches me on hiring (so I don’t collapse at my desk)
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Warner: Mixergy sent guests iPads before realizing poor internet caused audio issues
“We, at one point, we're sending out, I think iPads to people to record, and it turns out that wasn't the problem. The problem was their internet connection that caused the issue, and by sending them a new iPad, we were exacerbating the problem, because then we…”
Andrew Warner Feb 14, 2018 ▶ 18:37 #1559 Cameron Herold coaches me on hiring (so I don’t collapse at my desk)
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Warner: Sony bought all early newsletter ads for $7,500
“And this guy on the phone said, Andrew, you have to think a little bit bigger. I'm going to think bigger on your behalf. I'm going to buy all the ads that you have for sale. And he bought ads for me at 7500 dollars.”
Andrew Warner Mar 10, 2014 ▶ 3:45 #990 Andrew’s process for overcoming entrepreneurial stagnation – with Samantha Alford
Assertion Supported
Warner: Quantcast reports Squidoo has over 15 million monthly visitors
“He's also the founder of Squidoo, the publishing platform which Quantcast says has over fifteen million monthly visitors.”
Andrew Warner Jan 25, 2010 ▶ 0:28 #214 How To Produce Like A Linchpin By Understanding Your Lizard Brain – with Seth Godin

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Insight
Godin: Trying to conquer fear and resistance is a distracting mistake
“Well Steve and I disagree with this about the resistance, but I don't think it can be conquered. I think that trying to conquer it is the problem. That trying to make the fear and the lizard brain go away is what distracts us and takes all of our time and ener…”
Seth Godin Apr 9, 2014 ▶ 3:36 #1001 The 1,000 interview celebration

Appearances (37)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
#2306 Polsia: AI Agent + Zero Employees = $10M Run Rate May 27, 2026 11m
#2304 “I make $4.5 million implementing AI” Apr 23, 2026 12m
#2302 Superpowering Claude with 10,000 apps Apr 7, 2026 3m
#2301 How Nat Eliason’s OpenClaw earned $177,417 Mar 27, 2026 5m
#2300 Revenue jumped when he sold to AI agents Mar 11, 2026 2m
#2299 Zapier is using AI to sell to AI Mar 9, 2026 6m
#2298 This AI generates $689K Mar 2, 2026 14m
#2297 Elad Gil backed 40 unicorns. This is next Feb 24, 2026 11m
#2296 The $7 Million Vibe Coded App Feb 3, 2026 10m
#2295 Ryan Carson: How AI does my marketing for me Jan 26, 2026 6m
#2294 He Claude Code: Build Me a YouTube Replacement Jan 23, 2026 9m
#2293 $2 million / year AI engineering firm Jan 12, 2026 7m
#2292 AI Automation that makes cold calls Jan 8, 2026 8m
#2291 He keeps launching AI businesses Dec 30, 2025 8m
#2290 He’s building an AI media empire Dec 29, 2025 11m
#2289 Building companies using Zapier’s AI automations Dec 19, 2025 13m
#2286 Pepper: AI + people = > $10 million Nov 17, 2025 7m
#2285 AEO: How to make ChatGPT promote you Nov 11, 2025 11m
#2284 Why is Morning Brew’s founder selling “AI Transformation”? Nov 5, 2025 4m
#2283 How Dan Shipper uses AI to build artisanal AI apps Oct 30, 2025 14m
#2282 Neil Patel’s insanely powerful AI sales machine Oct 24, 2025 10m
#2281 Garry Tan: Y Combinator Startups Growing 5X Faster – Here’s What Changed Oct 17, 2025 11m
#2280 Read.ai is adding 50k users per day Sep 15, 2025 11m
#2279 How are there so many AI agencies? Sep 10, 2025 10m
#2278 How to build a $15M/year AI company. Sep 3, 2025 7m
#1559 Cameron Herold coaches me on hiring (so I don’t collapse at my desk) Feb 14, 2018 20m
#1524 When does a startup founder need a COO? Nov 22, 2017 22m
#1453 The future of chat (and interacting with your customers) May 26, 2017 27m
#1417 How Sam Ovens is helping everyday people start their own consulting businesses Mar 3, 2017 21m
#1050 How a former lawyer built a multi-million dollar company that teaches social skills Aug 13, 2014 22m
#1001 The 1,000 interview celebration Apr 9, 2014 50m
#990 Andrew’s process for overcoming entrepreneurial stagnation – with Samantha Alford Mar 10, 2014 18m
#715 HearAndPlay.com: Turning $70 Into A Multimillion Dollar Instruction Web Site – with J Apr 23, 2012 20m
#710 iContact Founder Returns To Mixergy After $169M Sale – with Ryan Allis Apr 9, 2012 19m
#400 Reddit Founder: “I Wish I Still Owned Reddit Now” – with Steve Huffman Oct 20, 2010 13m
#216 How Clever Entrepreneurs Turned 3 Air Mattresses Into Airbnb, The Site That Makes Any Jan 28, 2010 17m
#214 How To Produce Like A Linchpin By Understanding Your Lizard Brain – with Seth Godin Jan 25, 2010 10m
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