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Mike McDerment and FreshBooks

February 13, 2019

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Mike McDerment is the founder of the incredibly popular accounting software FreshBooks. His story is an interesting one – where he started with an MVP and then built it up from there. His journey relatable, and I’m really excited to talk to him today.

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Nathalie Lussier and AccessAlly

February 5, 2019

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Nathalie Lussier is has created a unique, powerful LMS plugin for WordPress that people seem to love. That’s because Nathalie, on top of using the product herself, listens to her customers. In this episode, she’ll give us lots of great advice for how to grow our business and improve customer relationships.

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PJ Taei and Uscreen

October 1, 2018

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PJ Taei is the founder of Uscreen, a video on demand service for people who are serious about selling videos. Whether it’s your online course or a video series, they have you covered. In this episode, PJ and I talk about controlling your platform and making videos as easy as possible.

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  • PJ Taei
  • Uscreen
  • Vimeo
  • LearnDash

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Zach Tirrell and Loxi

August 14, 2018

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Today we’re talking to Zach Tirrell from Modern Tribe. We talk all about how they re-imagined that plug-in as Software as a Service called Loxi. We go over how they decided on which features to support, the importance of good design, and the tech stack, like using React. Speaking of React, We also talk a bit about Gutenberg.

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  • Zach Tirrell
  • Modern Tribe
  • Loxi
  • Gutenberg
  • Gutenberg Courses
  • React Article by Sam
  • Creator Toolkit

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Bryce Adams and Metorik

August 11, 2018

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Bryce Adams is creator of one of my favorite tools, Metorik. Bryce tells us about the path the led him to making Metorik, his view on e-commerce, GDPR, and how he’s using some cutting edge tools. We also talk engagement and stats. Be sure to stick around until the end of the episode – I have a new show I want to tell you about!

Show Notes

  • Bryce Adams
  • Bryce on Twitter
  • Metorik
  • WooCommerce

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Craig Hewitt and Castos

April 10, 2018

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Craig Hewitt is a guy who knows podcasting, so I was super excited to talk to him about his acquisition of Seriously Simple Podcasting. He took a relatively focused WordPress plugin and turned it into a SaaS, and that’s what we talk about in this episode. Lots of great advice here!

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  • Craig Hewitt
  • Craig on Twitter
  • Castos
  • Podcast Motor
  • Interactive Advertising Bureau (IBA) Podcast Guidelines 
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