Podcast log - December 2023

TOP Startups For the Rest of Us: Ep. 651: From Side Hustle to Full-time & Profitable (with Mike Taber)

Rob Walling catches up with Mike Taber to discuss his transition from managing Bluetick as a side project to operating it as a full-time, profitable business.

• Challenges and milestones in moving from side hustle to full-time entrepreneurship
• Strategies for achieving profitability in a SaaS business
• Personal reflections on the entrepreneurial journey

Startups For the Rest of Us: Ep. 486: The Shocking Collapse of Zirtual and Maren Kate’s Next Act (plus How to Hire Well)

Rob Walling interviews Maren Kate about the rise and sudden collapse of Zirtual, her recovery process, and insights into effective hiring practices.

• The journey of Zirtual from inception to a $1 million MRR and its unexpected downfall
• Personal and professional recovery after a business failure
• Best practices for hiring and vetting candidates in a growing company

Startups For the Rest of Us: Ep. 638: How to Generate Startup Ideas (Plus 8 Ideas You Can Steal)

Rob Walling and Justin Vincent discuss methods for generating startup ideas and share eight actionable ideas for aspiring entrepreneurs.

• Techniques for brainstorming and validating startup concepts
• Detailed exploration of eight startup ideas available for implementation
• The importance of aligning ideas with personal interests and market needs

Full Stack Radio: Ep. 135: Lessons Learned Building Tailwind UI

In this episode, Adam is joined by Sam Selikoff to talk about some of the interesting technical challenges he faced building Tailwind UI, and how working on the project has influenced how he will build layouts in the future.

• What Tailwind UI is and why we decided to build it
• How odd numbers can wreak havoc on a user interface, and how to avoid them
• Crafting the perfect form control
• Unexpected benefits of working with CSS Grid
• Abusing single column grids just to use gap, and why we desperately need gap support in Flexbox