This week Jean is joined by Bryce Adams, founder of Metorik. They talk personal travels, a little WordPress history, and why SAS is the future.

Topics Include:

* Bryce's Journey

* From Woothemes to Woocommerce.

* Automattic's Woo acquisition.

* Digital Nomadism and Bryce's favorite places.

* Much travel, little work.

* WordPress in Japan.

* Why the SAS model?

* The limitations of the plugin/product business model.

* "Will doing this help my customers succeed?"

* How Metorik came about.

* Weighing whether to stay with Woo or chase an alternative.

* Advice for those seeking validation to pursue their own side projects.

* Building your product or service to sustainability.

* Launching a bigger company off of a platform.

* Let your customer lifetime value be your guide.

* Adopting live chat support.

* "The future of WordPress is not in a ZIP file."

* The technology behind building a SAS.

Mentioned on the Show:

* Metorik

* Bryce's Twitter

* Calculating...Average Revenue per User

* What is Success for Metorik?

* Underestimating the Unknown