• 47: Killing Harvest
    Nov 18 2024

    John saw Hamilton. Daniel is moving. We are finally building the client management app that we've long resisted. We talk through the requirements and speak ill of Harvest.

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    59 mins
  • 46: We want to buy your business (maybe)
    Nov 11 2024

    We watched good movies this weekend. We re-learn that good management is mostly about un-blocking people. John's journey into React led him back to Livewire and Alpine. John is speaking at PHP x NYC. And finally, we discuss the (probably terrible) idea of buying a small business / product.

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    51 mins
  • 45: The client onboarding checklist
    Nov 4 2024

    Daniel played Colossi. We make a checklist of all the things that have to happen when we bring on a new client. Thunk wants to buy a small business??

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    35 mins
  • 44: Clarifying roles for Silly Season v2
    Oct 28 2024

    John went jet skiing at the Statue of Liberty. We love Bluesky. Tech bros keep getting one-shot by psychedelics. Business is great right now. We clarify our roles, headed into silly season. Daniel dreams up where Verbs will go in the long run.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 43: Getting personal about working styles
    Oct 21 2024

    John used to be a choir boy. We remember being terrible at college, and wish we could have a second try. We talk working styles, and where we could do better. John brings up some important feedback from recent retros about how we work. John is writing a game in React! Daniel still insists that John start playing Deadlock.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 42: Celebrating $1M in revenue!
    Oct 14 2024

    (sorry for the terrible quality. SOMEONE forgot to record. We'll let you guess who).

    How to write a good email. John went to the Texas State Fair. We hit $1M in revenue, and Daniel bought John a gift. We touch briefly on the Wordpress drama. Joker 2 looks awful but fun. Finally, we review OKRs.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 41: Un-profitable software that helps people
    Oct 8 2024

    Daniel survived a terrifying storm. We are building software to support Asheville. John is speaking at Laracon EU! We're in sales mode for Papercuts. We are making slow progress getting better at client communication. John watched THREE good movies.

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    58 mins
  • 40: Pricing saga (part 3)
    Sep 23 2024

    We've changed our pricing model again to solve a couple important problems. So far it is going great. We also talk about movies and games. It's an un-serious podcast!

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    42 mins