Hey, we’re coming at you live from BeachPress this week and our first guest is Chris Lema! He’s actually running the event this year and tells us how bringing awesome people together through storytelling is the key to exponential growth.

Today we share 1st customer stories, how when you’re starting out sometimes you have to do things that don’t scale, and why millennials are killing the fabric softener industry. Whether you’re struggling to find your 1st customer or are on your 1,000th you’ll be enjoying giggling at our silly blunders along the way.

PS, stay tuned for new episodes every day for the next 7 days!

The man, the legend, it’s Channing Allen! Today we get straight into the eyebrow-raising details of bootstrapping one of the best startup communities online from scratch. We throw back the conversation to episode 7 where we talk about community building and how the Allen brothers chose to host their tribe on a platform of their own. If you are interested in online business you have to listen to this!

Episode resources

Indie Hackers

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“Yub nub!”

Another Ewok!? Robby McCullough talks about creating a life suited to travel, why living minimally is key, and how he believes experiences are much more valuable than material things. That’s why he’s had enough of the office life and is now preparing to gallivant the world as a bongo playing Ewok. Not really, but close! Acoustic guitars and WordPress will be involved.

Episode resources:

Beaver Builder Blog

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“PATIENCE YOU MUST HAVE my young padawan.”

Ben is the Yoda of business finances, hands down. We cover so many awesome topics to help you and your business run lean and mean! Covering concepts like the 80/20 rule of profitability, how as a business grows it begins to gain some fat around the edges, and how it’s a good idea to tidy up your finances with a monthly expense review. Just listening to this episode will get you thinking about what expenditures you can cut to save some cash.

“Mesa called Jar Jar Binks, mesa your humble servant!“

Okay, the first guest of the new year isn’t actually Jar Jar, but he’s kind of silly like him. His name is Matt Giovanisci and he once coded his own version of WordPress by accident. Today’s episode is interesting because Matt’s take on building WordPress sites will make you think. He urges founders not to put all of their eggs in one pool (get it?) and not to think of WP sites just in terms of MRR and ARR, but also like an investor would

Happy holidays WordPress people! Hopefully you enjoy our caroling...attempts. May your WP stocking be filled with much MRR this holiday season. Listen up for our goals moving into 2019 and why the new year is sort of an arbitrary time to set big goals for your business, but it also makes sense too. New year, new you, and all that jazz. Stay safe as you travel on the holidays!

“How you doin’, ya old pirate? So good to see ya!”

Today we have on Han Solo’s best friend and arch enemy, Lando Calrissian! Well not really, but he’s just as crafty (minus the backstabbing) meet Julian Melissas of Craftpeak. We talk craft, beer, and WordPress in today’s episode. So grab a cold one and hang out with us!

Meet the head buff of marketing at WP Buffs, Caylin White! Today we talk about her experiences as an artist and how she leveraged those skills to become a marketer. We also talk about the Lord of the Rings, floating in space, and much, much more. Enjoy!

Traveling is difficult, but with a little preparation, it doesn’t have to be...tacos help too. In today’s episode, we go over Joe’s WordCamp travel checklist, Christie’s taco Thursday party coming up, and how to get the most out of your WordPress business trips.