Looking back at my journey with CalderaWP, and announcing exciting news about what comes next.
So You Want to Make a Commercial WordPress Plugin?!!!!
Is a commercial WordPress plugin a good business move? Maybe, if you have time to grow the business and the team to do it right.
More Data, Less Anxiety!!!!
The biggest inducer of anxiety in my business is decisions with no clear answer. In these situations, data is the best anecdote.
I Can Do Anything! So What?!!!!
the lesson I’ve learned about business, by thinking as a developer about Ingot, as a business. There was a time, let’s call it the last few years of my life, when I rushed from “great idea” to prototype. I’ve spent a lot of time coding an idea before even considering the business’ unique value proposition, or whether such a thing exists.
Why I “Give Away” Most Of My Business Ideas!!!!
Some people horde all of their ideas for businesses — I try and give mine away with the hope that some one will “steal” them.
Is Your Product Indispensable?!!!!
Some products seems to just take off — most of the time they are products that once you try them, you couldn’t live without them. They are products that become indispensable to their users.
The Secret To Secrets!!!!
For awhile now, I’ve been on a quest for the secret of how to accomplish my goals. I know it’s not like finding a new, shinier sword or magic amulet in a video game, yet I have been treating it that way.
Was The #WooMattic Deal About The People?!!!!
A lot of people have assumed Automattic bought WooThemes, so they could use WooCommerce to power a WordPress.com eCommerce offering.
That seems like a funny reason to spend what is rumored to be $30 million. If they just wanted to use WooCommerce, they could have just installed WooCommerce like the rest of us.
Making Change Requires Tough Choices!!!!
Changing your life in big ways requires a lot of choices. Many of which suck, that you have to trust are worth it in the long run. Last week we released Pods 2.5.2, which is a minor maintenance release for Pods, but it is a significant release for me. It will be the last Pods release that I will be actively involved in.
The New Work/ Work Balance!!!!
I love that my work is stupid fun, but as much as I love my new business, I write less code than I used to. That has a lot of bad side-effects. It’s not just about keeping in practice or amusing myself, it’s about my blogging.
Improving Client Relationships By Communicating Solely Via Slack!!!!
Communication is the fuel that powers relationships. Ease of access to the right information makes communication a stronger, more powerful fuel for the relationship. That’s why I put a lot of thought into what I use for communication and organization, and choose Slack.