8ify Podcast

s02e03 Miss Pivot talks about their new book Fire Cupid @misspivot

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000

Today I talk with Joshua Mitchell and Kevin Emmons of MissPivot about their release of their new Interactive Book Fire-Cupid. You can find Fire Cupid in the AppStore and Amazons App Store.

s2e2 Chris Zelenak of @FastestForward

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:30:00 +0000

Today I talked with Chris Zelenak (@netshade) who's a developer and partner of FastestForward, a development shop in Broadripple who's done some amazing work with products like Words With Friends and Hanging with Friends.

s2e01 Interview with Max Yoder and @Quipol

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Yes my friends, Season 2 has finally started! In this episode I talk with Quipol's founder Max Yoder. Max is a 23 year old who's absolutely crushing it in Indianapolis.

#29 How to Podcast, Part 2 with @jaredbrown

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Continuing our conversion from part 1 of how to make a podcast, Talentopoly.com's founder Jared Brown and I talk about what it takes to create a podcast. Go independant media!

#28 How to Podcast w/ guest @JaredBrown. Part 1.

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Ever thought of creating your own online radio show? To be heard? To promote your own brand or company? Listen to Talentopoly's creator Jared Brown and I talk about what it takes to get a podcast up and running.

#27 Chris Vannoy and Montabe.com – @chris_vannoy

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:30:00 +0000

How do you build a startup and still maintain a full time job? Listen to my conversation with Chris Vannoy about his startup Montabe, a photo submission service for newspapers to find out. Montabe is a photo submission platform that allows corporations to accept pictures via email, mms, twitter, facebook and more.

#26 Randy Stocklin, creating an eCommerce empire. @randystocklin

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:30:19 +0000

How do you go from being a developer to running multiple successful online stores? Listen to Indianapolis' own Randy Stocklin tell his story of launching One Click Ventures. Between 2006-2009 Randy has grown One Click's revenue over 2,000%.

#25 The Tyros, let the games begin! @theTyros

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:00:00 +0000

How do three friends go from an idea to launching a business and getting some killer PR in only a few months? Listen to this interview with The Tyros to find out. On this July 4th episode we talk with Josh Koch, Tony Monteleone and Kyle Armstrong about their new startup that’s going to change the face of Officiating.

#24 Kyle Lacy, Social Media Kung-fu Master Interview. @kyleplacy

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:30:00 +0000

How do you create a national social media brand and non-profit digital agency? Listen to Kyle Lacy tell his story to find out. Kyle was named Young Alumni of the Year from Anderson University, Forty-under-40 by the IBJ and Young Entrepreneur of the Year by Tech Point. He's also the author of Twitter Marketing for Dummies and Branding Yourself.

#23 Bill Corbin, the original Indianapolis Entrepreneur. Fathers Day Interview.

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:00:53 +0000

How does a young entrepreneur pivot from selling peep holes door-to-door, to creating a local magazine that turns in to Angie’s List? Listen to my interview with Bill Corbin (my dad) on this Fathers Day edition of 8iFY. My dad and I also talk about our adventures trying to work together, and how as an entrepreneur you’ll lose your [...]

Whore IT Up – Free Audiobook

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:30:00 +0000

No show this week due to a killer vacation in Gulf Shores Alabama. Instead here's an audio reading of my short book Whore It Up - the Developers Guide to Shameless Promotion.

#22 How to build a community for technologists, with Jared Brown @jaredbrown

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:30:00 +0000

How did a resume / job search platform pivot to be a exclusive members only community for developers and designers? Jared Brown and I talk about his journey building Talentopoly.com, and his long term goal of creating a sustainable and easy to manage online business. Mentioned in this episode Code Monkeys At Work – Jarred’s [...]

#21 Doug Karr, International Man of Marketing. @douglaskarr

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 30 May 2011 14:00:00 +0000

How does someone with almost no cash start a business that in less than 2 years serves companies in virtually every country? Listen to DK New Media's founder Douglas Karr tell his story of jumping the corporate ship to create a new world digital agency.

#20 Indianapolis Startup Attorney – with Brian Powers @indyattorney

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:32:52 +0000

How does a pre-bubble dotcomer go from running a successful job board network, to be being on of Indianapolis' premiere startup attorneys? Listen to my conversation with Brian Powers and find out

#19 How @Grabachat is one upping Chatroulette. Interview with Zach Zuber.

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 23 May 2011 10:30:18 +0000

How many of you know of Chatroulette? How many of you have used Chatroulette? How many of you STILL use Chatroulette? You want to know why? One word, penises. Grabachat is the solution. Grabachat is a face-to-face social networking site that connects people with similar interest, hobbies and experiences.

#18 How can a full time developer start a business by himself? Travis Ryan and @WeeBehave

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 16 May 2011 10:30:00 +0000

In this interview I talk with WeeBehave's CEO Travis Ryan about how he created his idea, got started and got some great PR - all by his lonesome. Indianapolis' WeeBehave helps parents and teachers keep track of their children/students progress in behaviors and chores. Now Travis is looking for a co-founder to take WeeBehave to the next level and dominate the education market.

#17 Make money coding with @AdamTal and @Binarypress

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 09 May 2011 10:00:00 +0000

How do you turn your code in to cash? In this Interview I talk with Binpress.com‘s Marketing leader Adam Tal. You’ll hear how Adam got his start making money online, creating revenue generating machines and landing at Binpress.com, a new source code market place that’s going to make a lot of good coder a lot [...]

#16 The rise and fall of Appendant Marketing [podcast]

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:57:03 +0000

Mark Anderson and I relive our experiences launching Appendant Marketing Group, a personalized direct marketing agency. We candidly cover: Meeting at TruStar Solutions. Leaving Enfront to launch our first product RecruitCard. The pain and excitement of building an company, office and hiring 15 people. An accidental firing. Generating $1.2 million in sales in our first year. Promoting your business using conferences for virtually free. Raising $350,000. Growing big egos and more! Not selling when we should.

#15 Alan Wlasuk [podcast]

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:00:49 +0000

Alan is one of the founders of WDD, Inc. an Indianapolis based software testing / development firm, he has also rocking technology longer than most of you have been alive. In this weeks show, Alan and I talk about his journey from being an AT&T intrepreneurial to launching a new WDD spin off called 403 Web Security - launching later this month (april 2011). 403, will focus on secure web app development and website security scanning.

#14 Bad ass online business models with co-host @MuhammadInc

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Mohammad Yasin and I talk about some great online business models. Like: Rock Melt, Angry Birds, Dino Dash, CraftSquach, Moki.TV, Learnable.com, Flippa.com, Evernote and Raidious.com

#13 Yaw Aning co-founder of Pocket Tales #podcast

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:00:00 +0000

In this episode of the 8iFY Podcast, I interview Yaw Aning the co-founder of Indianapolis startup PocketTales. PocketTales is an online social gaming platform for children – built around reading books. They got their start at the first StartupWeekend in Indianapolis, and had a chance to present at SXSW in 2010. Also mentioned in this episode: [...]

#12 How 8iFY is (or isn’t) making IT money.

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:08:10 +0000

This weeks podcast covers how the last 3 months of the 8iFY experiment have been. I started 8iFY to test different ideas in making money online, and to share those results with the readers / listeners. In this episode I talk about what has been working and what hasn’t.

#11. A few of my favorite things. With guest co-host @dougrowe72

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Doug Rowe and I talk about a few of my favorite products and services in a pseudo-Oprah style, minus giving things away. MacBook Pro, DropBox, Audible, My Daughter, Kim Crawford, Brewhouse, Roku, Netflix, Hulu, Dexter, Amazon Prime, GarageBand, GetClicky, Prycast and [shameless plug] JobExpose podcast.

#10 Miss Pivot on the 8iFY Podcast. The Science of Dating.

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Today I spoke with Joshua Mitchell and Kevin Emmons the creators of new killer new startup in Indianapolis called Miss Pivot. Here's how MissPivot.com explains it:

#9 Matt Hunckler on the 8iFY Podcast

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:30:00 +0000

Matt Hunckler is a non-stop startup adventurist and the driving force behind the hugely popular Indianapolis Startup meetup known as Verge (formerly known as Hackers and Founders). Matt is the Chief Evangelist of Repurify.com and is the Director of Marketing for Slingshot SEO. You can follow Matt on Twitter @hunckler Repurify sells pure, non-toxic beauty [...]

#8 Doug Rowe take 2 on the 8iFY Podcast

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:00:00 +0000

In this episode of the 8iFY Podcast we talk again with Doug Rowe. The feedback from last weeks podcast was so high that we decided to continue our conversations and expands on some of the recruiting tips and suggestions for job seekers and companies. I’d like to apologize for the audio quality on this podcast, I was [...]

#7 Doug Rowe, Founder of ProfyleTracker. 8iFY Podcast

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Today on the 8iFY Podast we talk with Doug Rowe the founder of ProfyleTracker an Indianapolis based Recruiting company and the first sponsor of the 8iFY Podcast! Doug is not only a great friend, but one of the most agreesive and relentless recruiting guys in the US. During the podcast we talk about how Doug [...]

Fanimation Sponsorship Outtakes 8iFY Podcast

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:48:50 +0000

Here’s the latest outtakes from the newest sponsor of the 8iFY Podcast, Indianapolis based Fanimation. Honestly, you’ve never seen fans like this before. Check them out at Fanimation.com or Follow them on Twitter @Fanimation The mere fact that Fanimation and it’s president (Nathan) allowed these outtakes to be aired, show the type of progressive business [...]

#6 Kristian Andersen on the 8iFY Podcast @kristianindy

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Kristian Andersen @kristianindy In this 8iFY Podcast I interviewed the energetic and powerful Kristian Andersen. One of Indianapolis’ startup mavens who continually promotes and impacts the Indianapolis Startup Scene. Kristian works with entrepreneurs and business leaders to design compelling brand experiences, create new business models, and innovate new products and services. Kristian’s clients range from venture-funded start-ups to established [...]

#5 Jeremy Dearringer The Search Deity – @slingshot_seo on the 8iFY Podcast

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Today I had the pleasure of talking with Jeremy Dearringer, the deity of search and co-founder of SlingShot SEO. Simply put, Jeremy’s knowledge of search is unparalleled in the search market. Slingshot is the one of the most impressive SEO company in the US who’s pulling in close to $1mil a month in revenue. During [...]

#4 Dre Armeda on the 8iFY Podcast

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:30:00 +0000

Today’s interview is with WordPress aficionado Dre Armeda. Dre is the founder of Sucuri, a website security monitoring service and CubicTwo an enterprise WordPress development shop in San Diego. You can find him on Linked, Twitter and his personal blog at Dre.im. Dre also co-found WPVibe a resource blog for everything WordPress. Dre is a proud [...]

#3 Michael Cloran the God Father of Technology. 8iFY Podcast.

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:31:46 +0000

Tonight I was officially blown away by Michael Cloran, the now official God Father of Indianapolis Technology. Early in his career Michael launched the #1 ISP (according to CNET) in Chicagoland that was later sold for a boat load of money. Afterwards he has launched companies like Interactions, Giggil, DeveloperTown and more. This Interview will [...]

#2.5 8iFY Podcast – My Life by Brandon Corbin #nsfw

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:46:25 +0000

Here’s my first take at a podcast by myself. I hope that this helps people get to know a little more about me, or at least help my ego grow a little bit. This short podcast is basically me rambling about my life and why I built 8iFY. Love it or leave it, but be [...]

#2 Jon Arnold Truckin’ 8iFY Podcast

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000

In today's Podcast I had the pleasure of interviewing Jon Arnold, a usability expert and Indianapolis entrepreneur who owns and runs the Tuitive a user interface and design company and FunnelBug a sales and lead management tool.

#1 James Paden 8iFY Podcast

brandon@icorbin.com (Brandon Corbin) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:30:47 +0000

Checkout our first episode where we interview Internet Entreprenuer James Paden. James has a handful of online properties that generate enough money online that he quit he full time job about a year and a half ago. If you’re a technologist who has been thinking about leaving your full time job to work on your own, [...]