Escape Velocity

Escape Velocity

By German Velasco and Sam SelikoffBusinessEntrepreneurshipTechnology
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Escape Velocity episodes

  • Focusing on content

    Sam talks about making a Twitter thread for his Framer Motion course and gives an update on Build UI subscriptions. He also talks about bringing his Tailwind videos into Build UI and introducing a new pricing option people have been asking for. 

    German commits to continue his Twitter videos once or twice a week and talks about his progress with Testing LiveView updates. He also discusses his real appetite for how long he wants to spend updating the course. 

    Links:

    • Build UI
    • Testing LiveView
    • Syntax.fm podcast 
    51 min
  • Kicking off Q1

    German talks about making short videos on Twitter, a blog post that made it to #1 on Hacker News, and his plan and appetite for updating and re-releasing his Testing LiveView course. Sam recaps emailing his email list about the completion of his Framer Motion course, gives an update on Build UI's subscriber growth, and discusses strategies for hitting his weekly video production goals.

    51 min
  • Goals for the new year

    German talks about setting aside looking for a SaaS to build and instead focusing on content creation. He talks about being energized by making Twitter videos and the success he's had with them so far. He also talks about wanting to launch at least one courses this year. Sam shares that he published the final video in his Framer Motion course and retros how creating the course went. He shares an update on Build UI's subscribers and talks about the next course he has planned for the site.

    Links

    • Matt Pocock's year in review
    • German's Twitter video
    56 min
  • Up and down the ladder of trust

    German shares ideas for building an email authoring tool focused on developers and designers writing newsletters. He also considers creating new educational materials for the Elixir ecosystem. Sam gives us an update on Build UI's video library and subscriber count. Then, Sam shares how he’s felt the need to look outside himself when it comes to reaching new people and building trust with them. He talks about making shorter, more targeted content to grab people's attention based on their mood in different browsing contexts, in a way that is still authentic to his style and goals.

    Links: 

    • Build UI: https://buildui.com/
    • Chat bot taking the world by storm: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/
    • Sam Harris episode with Cal Newport https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/304-why-i-left-twitter
    1 hr 1 min
  • Price is the easiest lever to pull

    Sam gives a quick recap of Next.js conf and talks about new users joining the Build UI Discord server. Sam and German discuss pricing as a lever and getting testimonials. German is back to consulting and talks about moving on from his first idea for literary agents.

    Links:

    • Build UI 
    • The Art of Product podcast episode 218
    1 hr 1 min
  • Adam Wathan – Businesses need to adapt
    Adam Wathan joins the show to talk about a new direction Sam could take for getting his video products up and running. They talk about ideas like releasing content incrementally, starting a private Discord forum, and hosting a weekly Q&A.
    Adam also talks about some recent challenges he's been working through at his own business, Tailwind Labs, and shares some hard-earned lessons from his years of selling products – like why you shouldn't talk about pricing until a week before a new product launch.
    55 min

About Escape Velocity

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A podcast about two developers trying to build profitable businesses. Hosted by German Velasco and Sam Selikoff.