Episode 56 – Talking Shopify with Bjorn Forsberg

In this episode we cover building a side-business online, making the full-time leap to the Shopify App ecosystem, and how it's changed over the past 6 years. Topics Include: Starting in IT and account management. Learning to code and design. Choosing a language and path. Finding an outsourcing partner. Growing to a full-time business. The cost of living in Copenhagen. Multifaceted analysis of revenue numbers. One time fees versus renewals. The joys of a lifestyle business. The ins and outs of the Shopify ecosystem. The Shopify community. The state of the tech scene in Copenhagen. Reducing support. How to outsource to India successfully. Audience questions for Bjorn. Mentioned on the Show: Bjorn's hompage: www.forsbergplustwo.com Bjorn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/FORSBERGtwo His partner in India: https://idyllic.co/ Shopify Partner Program: https://www.shopify.com/partners Open Source Metrics app on Github: https://github.com/forsbergplustwo/partner-metrics-for-shopify Tyler Tringas' book on building small SaaS businesses: https://tylertringas.com/micro-saas-ebook/