Release Notes

Today we dive into WWDC 2019 and the announcements that Apple made. As is usually the case, we wanted to take a look at these from primarily a business perspective, so today we discuss “Sign In With Apple”, the new IAP subscription guidelines that were announced, Project Catalyst, and more. Release Notes 2019 We’re happy […]

We’re joined today by Jane Portman an expert in UI/UX and co-founder of Userlist.io. Today we talk to Jane about her entrepreneurial journey from consulting to productized services to SaaS, we discuss her new Saas product Userlist.io, and we take a deep dive into a recent repositioning exercise that she and her partners undertook at […]

In this episode we continue talking about Charles’ efforts to advertise RelaNet to his target audience. Today, we discuss the details of the advertising email campaigns: timing of the campaigns, follow-up email sequences, automation, and conducting sales calls on the telephone. Release Notes 2019 We’re happy to announce that Release Notes 2019, the fourth edition […]

Today we talk about Charles’ recent effort to advertise RelaNet to his target audience of small accounting firms. We dive into how he’s using paid email campaigns to reach this audience, how much all this advertising cost, and the value of having potential customers see your advertisement multiple times. Release Notes 2019 We’re happy to […]

We’re joined again today by Natalie Nagele, co-founder of Wildbit, and a presenter at Release Notes 2019. Today we continue the conversation we started last week and talk about the importance of having a group of peers to compare notes with, Wildbit’s transition from contracting to products, and how taking care of your employees and […]

We’re joined today by Natalie Nagele, co-founder of Wildbit, and a presenter at Release Notes 2019. We talk about how Natalie got her start in entrepreneurship, how her role at Wildbit has changed as the company has grown, the difference between “businesspeople” and “entrepreneurs”, and how hiring one of those “businesspeople” has helped fill a […]

Today we return to a recurring theme of this podcast and discuss single points of failure in our businesses. We talk about the ways we, sole proprietors, are the most significant single point of failure in our businesses, and ways that we have tried to mitigate this problem. Release Notes 2019 We’re happy to announce […]

After much traveling, we return today to talk about our recent trip to Germany to attend FemtoConf. We recap our our pre-conference event in Bacharach, Germany, then talk about FemtoConf itself. We review the various talks we heard while at the conference, and reminisce about the great people we met while there. Release Notes 2019 […]

Today we continue our conversation with Jonathan Rhyne, co-founder of PSPDFKit. We talk about targeting your sales effort at decision makers, what selling to enterprise has in common with selling to smaller businesses, and the importance of closing that first enterprise deal. Release Notes 2019 We’re happy to announce that Release Notes 2019, the fourth […]

Today we talk to Jonathan Rhyne, co-founder of PSPDFKit. We talk about his career move from being an attorney to becoming a co-founder of a technology startup, his experience selling PSPDFKit to enterprise businesses, and thriving in a niche with established competition. Release Notes 2019 We’re happy to announce that Release Notes 2019, the fourth […]