Online Things & Internet Stuff

So you think you should make an online course…. ok, but why? It’s actually a pretty important question to answer before you jump into it. We don’t normally like to label things with ugly words like “good” and “bad”, but alas, we have opinions and we’re here to share them. After working with lots of online course creators to help them put their expertise online, we’ve heard lots of reasons for WHY they want to venture out into the world of virtual courses and programs (i.e. reasons like coronavirus….). With this episode, we’re assuming the role of the ultimate arbiters of right and wrong and running down the top reasons we hear for “why” people want to create an online course, and then offering our thoughts on which of these reasons are “good” and which are “bad”.

We sat down with Cody, founder of Moov Labs and Ghost Plugins, proponent of minimalist design, lover of Judge Judy, and basically our new best friend. In our conversation Cody shares his story of how he built and grew his business (using our favorite tool, Squarespace) and some of the cools things that Ghost Plugins is doing to help the Squarespace community. If you’re interested in starting your own thing, or you’re a Squarespace developer who needs to up your game, or you enjoy listening to life-long friends who just met chat through the mysteries of life and entrepreneurship, give this a listen. #squarespacesassholes

Churros and crepes are both better with chocolate. This is one of the many things we learned while skipping around Spain and France for a few weeks. If you’re one of those people who thinks it would be really cool to be able to travel whenever you want without having to take off time from work, you should listen to this, because thats what we do. And we usually learn some things about life, love, and business, which we will share with you in this episode.

To be honest, this podcast was hard to release because it's a little more personal and a little less business/tech related. But hey, thats what we get when we let Dr. Larry Little takeover and turn the tables to interview US! Listen in as he pulls out our innermost secrets and fears (ok more like the lessons learned and challenges around our own entrepreneurial journey/relationship). Fun fact, along with being a globally sought-after speaker and executive coach and creator of the Make A Difference framework, Larry is Ren’s father, so there’s some tea and we are here to spill it.

You’ve probably heard a lot of people yelling at you about the importance of having goals, especially if you’re an entrepreneur/small business owner. Well, we’re calling bull. Actually, Will calls bull and Ren proves him wrong. If you’re struggling with the roles of missions and visions and goals and values and all the fluffy parts of your business, this episode will not provide clarity but it will give you some things to chew on. Also we talk about WeWork’s lies and false valuation and how terrible they are as a company.

“Can you just throw up a quick website for me?” “What if we just start posting on Instagram more?” “Could you just make it look good?” Oh yeah? How about you can just kiss my... anyways, we have some strong feelings about the word “just”, especially when it comes to client requests that are prefaced with it.

We’re going to do some therapy around that, and then jump into some tech updates that you should, as an entrepreneur and human in the current age, be aware of: Apple’s Sept 10th event, the current state of the media Streaming Wars, and the those latest scandal with those sneaky little spies invading your privacy, Siri, Alexa and the gang.

The Queen of Networking herself graces us with her royal presence on today’s podcast. Elizabeth is potentially the most well-known person in Jacksonville, FL, and you’ll find out why if you listen. From why she switched to Squarespace from Wordpress, to her year long experiment with attending 3 networking events every day, to her first career in teaching old people how to internet, Elizabeth is a delight to hear from and has a world of wisdom to offer her fellow entrepreneurs.

Have you ever found yourself pondering the vast similarities between Facebook, the Church, and Daenerys Targaryen? No? Well you’re going to when we dive into FB’s new ventures in cryptocurrency and the potential impact (good and bad) of a messianic purpose driven leader (enter Mark Z./the Pope/Mother of Dragons). Also, Squarespace just released version 7.1, and it’s making us rethink everything about business and life (kinda). We’ll go into the good, the bad, the ugly of the new update and where we think Squarespace is heading.

3,000 miles. 50 driving hours. 8 days. 3 hearts. 7 feet. One Prius and a whole lot of beef jerky. Y’all we road tripped from Seattle to Atlanta, and here are our biggest highlights and take-aways, with some sweet little business lessons learned thrown in for good measure.

Ok, so we love/hate social media. And only sometimes. It’s a confusing relationship really, and I think that’s probably true for a lot of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and laymen people out there. We’re going to talk a bit about how your product packaging effects your social media strategy, and the difference between tightly and loosely packaged products.