Managing Customers & Managing Teams

Welcome back! Brian and Jordan are back behind the mic. We’re talking about ProcessKit’s best month, and Brian’s excitement about moving forward and making progress. We’re also talking about Jordan’s experience with Carthook’s people coach and accidental faux pas with his leadership team. [tweetthis]"I am acting fast on a lot of the smaller requests. I only do it when I’ve heard it two or three times from different customers. Usually and hopefully I’m shipping something fast and notifying multip...

Managing Customers & Managing Teams

Welcome back! Brian and Jordan are back behind the mic. We’re talking about ProcessKit’s best month, and Brian’s excitement about moving forward and making progress. We’re also talking about Jordan’s experience with Carthook’s people coach and accidental faux pas with his leadership team. [tweetthis]"I am acting fast on a lot of the smaller requests. I only do it when I’ve heard it two or three times from different customers. Usually and hopefully I’m shipping something fast and notifying multip...

Value of a Coach / Hiring Spree / Launching in Public

Value of a Coach / Hiring Spree / Launching in Public

On today’s episode, we discuss the real value of a business coach. Jordan has announced that he would like to try his hand at it and Brian shares his own experience with it. We compare the pros and cons of being a coach for other founders and we explore why it is a good revenue source. We also continue our Armchair Quarterbacking Sessions with Derrick Reimer’s project Level. Derrick has noticed some productivity issues with the platform, Slack. He is out to recreate an alternative that can be cu...

Value of a Coach / Hiring Spree / Launching in Public

Value of a Coach / Hiring Spree / Launching in Public

On today’s episode, we discuss the real value of a business coach. Jordan has announced that he would like to try his hand at it and Brian shares his own experience with it. We compare the pros and cons of being a coach for other founders and we explore why it is a good revenue source. We also continue our Armchair Quarterbacking Sessions with Derrick Reimer’s project Level. Derrick has noticed some productivity issues with the platform, Slack. He is out to recreate an alternative that can be cu...

What If We Ran Your Business (For the Fun of It)?

What If We Ran Your Business (For the Fun of It)?

Things are getting back to normal in our respective business worlds. Brian has launched his podcasting service and Jordan is back to business as usual after a visit from Ben and Rok. Today we kick off our “armchair quarterbacking” sessions, and we are starting with Andrew Culver’s SaaS product, Bullet Train. We also give general updates on what is going with Carthook and Audience Ops. So tune in to hear about Brian’s new service and Jordan’s newfound ambition after having a rare full team meetup...

What If We Ran Your Business (For the Fun of It)?

What If We Ran Your Business (For the Fun of It)?

Things are getting back to normal in our respective business worlds. Brian has launched his podcasting service and Jordan is back to business as usual after a visit from Ben and Rok. Today we kick off our “armchair quarterbacking” sessions, and we are starting with Andrew Culver’s SaaS product, Bullet Train. We also give general updates on what is going with Carthook and Audience Ops. So tune in to hear about Brian’s new service and Jordan’s newfound ambition after having a rare full team meetup...

The Carthook Team Talks Product Development Process

The Carthook Team Talks Product Development Process

We welcome Team Carthook to the podcast today! Jordan has brought two of his senior team members to discuss the evolution and future evolution of Carthook’s service. Ben Fisher is the co-founder of Carthook and head of product. Rok Knez is Carthook’s lead developer. He usually manages the company office over in Slovenia. Both Ben and Rok were a part of the company since the very beginning. The guys share how they met and how the business has gone from 3 guys hanging out to the large-scale team t...

The Carthook Team Talks Product Development Process

The Carthook Team Talks Product Development Process

We welcome Team Carthook to the podcast today! Jordan has brought two of his senior team members to discuss the evolution and future evolution of Carthook’s service. Ben Fisher is the co-founder of Carthook and head of product. Rok Knez is Carthook’s lead developer. He usually manages the company office over in Slovenia. Both Ben and Rok were a part of the company since the very beginning. The guys share how they met and how the business has gone from 3 guys hanging out to the large-scale team t...

Launching a Podcasting Service / Learning to Code / Partner Webinars

Launching a Podcasting Service / Learning to Code / Partner Webinars

MicroConf is right around the corner and Jordan is gearing up for his talk for the event. He bounces some topic ideas off Brian and reveals how his topic choices are reflecting what is happening in Carthook. The version 2 upgrade is finally working properly and Jordan and his team are seeing some major cultural shifts in the business. Brian has found himself with some downtime, so now he is thinking about new avenues for Audience Ops. Brian outlines his idea for a new service offered through Aud...

Launching a Podcasting Service / Learning to Code / Partner Webinars

Launching a Podcasting Service / Learning to Code / Partner Webinars

MicroConf is right around the corner and Jordan is gearing up for his talk for the event. He bounces some topic ideas off Brian and reveals how his topic choices are reflecting what is happening in Carthook. The version 2 upgrade is finally working properly and Jordan and his team are seeing some major cultural shifts in the business. Brian has found himself with some downtime, so now he is thinking about new avenues for Audience Ops. Brian outlines his idea for a new service offered through Aud...

Charging For Attention / Elusive Product-Market-Fit

Charging For Attention / Elusive Product-Market-Fit

Conference Strategy, Webinar Funnels, & Lead Developers

Conference Strategy, Webinar Funnels, & Lead Developers

Sherry Walling Helps Us Keep Our Sh*t Together

Sherry Walling Helps Us Keep Our Sh*t Together

Holiday Hustle vs. Rest And Community Marketing

Holiday Hustle vs. Rest And Community Marketing

Our 2017 Review & 2018 Preview

Our 2017 Review & 2018 Preview

2017 is coming to a close and Jordan and Brian are looking back on this explosive year. They also share their plans for 2018. Audience Ops and Carthook both saw tremendous amounts of growth this year. That growth has caused the guys to reflect on 2017 and the lessons they have taken away from the experience. Brian has seen an uptake in sign-ups and Audience Ops has ridden a roller coaster this year. Brian shares what he learned from the sudden stop and go growth of the business. 2018 looks to be...

Our 2017 Review & 2018 Preview

Our 2017 Review & 2018 Preview

2017 is coming to a close and Jordan and Brian are looking back on this explosive year. They also share their plans for 2018. Audience Ops and Carthook both saw tremendous amounts of growth this year. That growth has caused the guys to reflect on 2017 and the lessons they have taken away from the experience. Brian has seen an uptake in sign-ups and Audience Ops has ridden a roller coaster this year. Brian shares what he learned from the sudden stop and go growth of the business. 2018 looks to be...