The Fire Show

Randall Dark is a Video Pioneer who led the HDTV revolution in the worldwide media industry. He's worked with Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking, Sting, the original spock, and more. I can go on and on about him -- he's a great dude, a friend of mine, and has a lot of encouraging thing to say to creators. Which brings me to you, and a question that you may have as you build ypur auience for yurself, your content, or your startup... What makes great video great? Let's find out. This was recorded right before an event, so please excuse the background noise. You can check out more video content on my Instagram page, @notthatmoby. As always, enjoy!

You're building a brand, whether that's a personal one, or one around your company. What are some tactics you can use to build an audience and acquire customers? How do you use Instagram to constantly engage with your audience? How do you use YouTube? How do you build an email list? Let's learn together, with the help of these fantastic panelists.

This short interview is with Paul O'Brien, one of the Directors of Founder Institute, and the CEO of MediaTech Ventures. I ask him about the state of Venture Capital in Austin, the 3 types of people investors look for in a team they want to fund, and what idea-stage startup teams need to be doing in the start. This was recorded right before an event, so please excuse the background noise. You can check out more video content on my Instagram page, @notthatmoby. As always, enjoy!

Building a business or startup you care about (and what makes $$) is hard as hell. It's even harder when you're working a day-job that pays the bills. So, how the hell do people do it? How do they manage their time? How do they find the energy to come back after their jobs and puts hours and hours into their idea? When do they know it's time to quit their job, or close up shop on the idea? Let's talk about it and find some answers. I hosted a panel in downtown Austin, to find some answer. On this panel were the following (Don't worry, they'll introduce themselves during the podcast) Speakers: Nelson Mak, Co-founder Epicure Nina Ho, co-founder collective blue Mary Walker, CEO Day Dreamer Tom Jackson, CEO Locus Insights CJ Finley, Founder ThriveOn + Ops Sphere

Hello! Welcome back to the Fire Show, the show about entrepreneurship and creativity from Austin TX. My name is Moby, and if you don't know who I am, I am an immigrant to the US who gives a shit about Austin TX, entrepreneurship, and I enjoy making content for people who're building companies and products they give a shit about. Thus, all the tactical shit in this. Today, we're talking copywriting for businesses and startups, i.e, writing to get the attention of your customers on social platforms, blogs, ads, and everything else they see. Copywriting is about text, we've also covered video on this podcast with Dave Trausneck, if you do a lot of video as well. Josh Fechter is a marketing powerhouse. He's the creator of Badass Marketers and Founders (BAMF), BAMF for short, the most valuable growth marketing community in the world in my opinion. He's also the creator of BAMF Media, a growth marketing agency based in Venice, California. He's a content marketing machine. A top Quora writer for 2017 and 2018. Buzzfeed has given him credit for "popularizing the genre of poetic LinkedIn posts"", Reuters credit "with starting the trend of viral LinkedIn content"". Forbes calls him one of ""12 Innovative Founders To Watch And Learn From"", and Maxim a "Top B2B Marketing Influencer"". He's also the author of Content Machine, LinkedInFluence, and BAMF Bible the #1 book ever on product Hunt. Check out Josh's community on Facebook, Badass Marketers and FOunders, which you can get to if you search for BAMF on Facebook. This was shot over at the Work Well Win and MediaTech lounge during SXSW. WorkWellWin is a new coworking space based in Austin TX, focused on being a wellness and health-conscious space for entrepreneurs. MediaTech is a media advisory firm that is focused on building the US media economy, through an the launch of a technology incubator and education platform, Collective, in Austin. All, enjoy.

SXSW 2019 is upon us.

100,000+ people. 3 festivals. The entirety of Austin. It's happening. How do we make the most of it? How do we know where's the best places for us to connect to the people we want to? How do we plan for it? How do we enjoy it without being overwhelmed? Let's find out.

Today, I'm sitting with Brian Pennick, musician-turned-entrepreneur. Brian was a drummer for 12 years, then started Counter Rhythm group - a marketing agency for arrisssa dn musicians - in 2010, then Musicians Desk Reference - a project management and educational platform for musicians, then help co founded Soundster, which helps businesses pay fair licenses fees for music they use while being fair to songwriters. It was acquired in April 2018. This is a slightly older interview, and I wanted to release it with a bang at the end of this mini-series. Enjoy!

In the 2nd last episode of our Hustling Musicians mini-series on The Fire Show, I sit down with my friend Leslie a.k.a DJ Ella Ella (@soyellaella) to talk about her bringing her heritage to her electronic music.

Now this episode is special. Not just because of their phenomenal music, not just because of their stage presence, but because of the amount of drive these 2 dudes have - in music, business, marketing, modelling, painting and more.. 🔥Mike (@mikemelinoe) changed his name and MOVED to Austin to pursue his music 🎹Tim (@tcj_30) has an MONEY-WINNING startup @elite.sweets 🍩Together, they're @goldaintcheap 👑 A