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In this episode, Craig and Dave are back talking about their current state of affairs. They’re going over everything from kids going back to school, to “Members Only” jackets, to updates with their businesses. Today’s topics include integration, the hiring process, the role of communication in remote roles, developer stories, and affiliate programs. We’d love to hear from you. Do you have a lot … [Read more...] about RS229: A Developer Hiring Process

In this episode, Craig and Dave are back behind the mic talking about work hours, quality time with automations, Dave’s emotions after selling, and the benefits of working with a full plate. They also explore private podcasting with Castos, the limits of not having $10 million in the bank, infrastructure changes with Recapture, as well presumptions about bootstrappers and start-up … [Read more...] about RS228: Emotions: Post-Sale & A New Niche In The Market

In this episode Dave has some big news to announce. He has sold his two WordPress plugins: Business Directory and AWPCP In this episode Dave and Craig talk through: The process of getting the plugins ready for saleWhere and how to list themWorking with the right broker for the business you're sellingThe due diligence processWhat working with a buyer looks like. The buyers of the plugin … [Read more...] about RS227: Dave Cashes In

In this episode, Craig sits down with Alex Theuma (Founder and CEO of SaaStock). They go over conferences, the SaaS industry, and how the coronavirus is affecting everything.  Alex talks about the perks and pitfalls of online conferences. He summarizes some of the lessons when transitioning from in-person conferences to online conferences. They also chat about likelihood of burnout in the … [Read more...] about RS226: The Coronavirus Pivot with Alex Theuma

In this episode Dave and Craig talk through a few updates in their businesses. For Craig the big news is that the PodcastMotor brand has officially been merged into the Castos business. Over time both brands will continue to become one but that migration takes some time to complete. Castos also hired Matt Medieros of the Matt Report podcast as their new Director of Podcaster Success. Be on … [Read more...] about RS225: A Castos Acquisition and Big Plugin News

In this episode I sit down with Ruben Gamez, founder of both Bidsketch and Docsketch. Ruben has been running Bidsketch for some time now, and along the way he's developed quite a savvy approach to marketing and content marketing in some unconventional ways. Now with getting Docsketch off the ground in a competitive market Ruben and I talk through how he approached validating the need for … [Read more...] about RS224: Marketing Attribution and Why Not To Have A Blog with Ruben Gamez

In this episode Craig sits down for a chat with Rob Walling, founder of TinySeed and previously founder at Drip. In this conversation Craig and Rob talk through how things at TinySeed are going here in the second cohort, what things he's learned along the way in running the accelerator, and what they're doing differently here in the 2nd batch of companies. Then Rob and Craig discuss the … [Read more...] about RS223: TinySeed Updates and Alternatives To Exiting with Rob Walling

In this episode Craig talks with Christopher Gimmer, co-founder of Snappa about how they approach content marketing and SEO as a primary growth engine in their business. With recent developments in competitor companies, Christopher and Craig talk through how news like massive funding rounds or buyouts make them feel about the path that their respective companies are on. Lastly Chris talks … [Read more...] about RS222: What High Performing Content Marketing Actually Looks Like with Christopher Gimmer from Snappa

In this episode Craig is joined by Ward Sandler, cofounder of MemberSpace. Here Craig and Ward talk through how the Memberspace team is organized, how the run the business, and what successes they've seen in growth in the past few years, especially during the Covid crisis. Ward is a firm believer that EVERY business should have some kind of online, virtual environment and Memberspace has … [Read more...] about RS221: Optimizing the Customer Feedback Loop with Ward Sandler from Memberspace

After a few weeks away to process what is going on in our lives between the Covid-19 pandemic, a crumbling economy, and police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement we're back to talk through how all of this has affected us. Also in the startup news cycle this week was Basecamp's "Hey" email client, and the upheaval that its initial approval and then rejection from the iOS app store … [Read more...] about RS220: A few rants, and some business