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Modern Tribe appears to be getting…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

Modern Tribe appears to be getting into the "Calendar as a Service" business as it previews Lumin. Lumin is an "online calendar for users of WordPress and non-WordPress-based sites." In order to maintain its current WordPress calendar plugin and the…

Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the WordPress ecosystem — Draft Podcast

Brian Krogsgard

November 14, 2017

BusinessDesign

In this episode, I talk to Matt Mullenweg -- co-founder of WordPress and the CEO of Automattic -- about what's happening in the world of WordPress, and his role in it all.

The WordPress product market is completely different now

Brian Krogsgard

October 30, 2017

BusinessPlanet

Building a WordPress-based product business is a much different process than it used to be. People have to do something different and better than what has come before.

How Easy Digital Downloads acquired 55 plugins

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

Business

Over the course of several weeks, the Easy Digital Downloads team executed a series of changes to their marketplace to remove all third party plugins from their ecosystem. The move affected 55 plugins from 27 authors. Some were acquired. Some…

Taking a new product from concept to launch

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

BusinessDesign

When you launch a new project there’s always a buzz of excitement, hope, and relief, but also that of fear of failure and disappointment. This is something I’ve experienced for all the projects I’ve been part of over the past…

Jesse Watson, Software Development Manager at…

Brian Krogsgard

September 21, 2017

Business

Jesse Watson, Software Development Manager at Amazon Fulfillment Technologies, explores what makes software development "hard." One of his sources claims that over 40% of software projects fail! The insight Jesse draws from all this failure is expressed in the "One Skull Rule."…

If you’re looking for some good,…

Brian Krogsgard

August 23, 2017

BusinessSecurity

If you're looking for some good, recent podcasts, you might want to check out this interview with Brad Williams over at Robojuice. It's an hour-long show focused on security and the question of whether WordPress is secure enough for Microsoft. The…

Envato has acquired Pressed to create a complete hosting solution

Brian Krogsgard

July 6, 2017

BusinessHosting

In 2015 Envato invested $1.5 million dollars into Pressed -- the white-label WordPress hosting service -- for a one third stake in the company. Now they've fully purchased ownership in the business, and the majority of the Pressed team is…

The future of the WordPress economy, and why I’m not worried

Joshua Strebel

June 22, 2017

BusinessHosting

Joshua Strebel -- the CEO of Pagely -- shares his view of the current state of the WordPress economy, and why he is confident in both its strength and future.

WooCommerce ending renewal discounts is a good thing

Brian Krogsgard

June 22, 2017

BusinessHosting

WooCommerce has — at least for now — decided to end renewal discounts for extension sales. This is a smart business move and the right thing to do, even if it could've been rolled out better. Matt Mullenweg said in…

Rebecca Gill announced the Web Savvy…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2017

Business

Rebecca Gill announced the Web Savvy Marketing Genesis theme business has been sold to 9Seeds.

Much more interesting than a regular…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2017

Business

Much more interesting than a regular Jetpack upgrade is how (as I predicted) Jetpack is bringing "professional themes" to the plugin, effectively making it a full-on marketplace. I am very, very interested in how that's going to work, specifically in…

Rainmaker goes service only, sells partial stake to Nimble Worldwide

Brian Krogsgard

May 29, 2017

BusinessHosting

Rainmaker launched in April of 2014, and now it's moving from a SaaS product model to a service-only model, which includes a partial buyout to a new stakeholder -- Nimble Worldwide. I was excited about the launch of the hosted…

Publish tickets, initial speakers, sponsors

Brian Krogsgard

May 12, 2017

BusinessHosting

I'm super excited to finally be able to say that tickets for Publish 2017 are available. The event, as many of you already know, is in Atlanta, on August 3rd and 4th. That's a Thursday and Friday. Go straight to…

Business in a Box is a…

Brian Krogsgard

May 5, 2017

BusinessHosting

Business in a Box is a new small business eCommerce toolset from Paypal, and they have partnered with WooCommerce and Xero to provide a bundle to those looking to setup eCommerce sites. Michael Steele goes into more detail about it,…

Modern Tribe appears to be getting…

Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the WordPress ecosystem — Draft Podcast

How Easy Digital Downloads acquired 55 plugins

Taking a new product from concept to launch

Jesse Watson, Software Development Manager at…

If you’re looking for some good,…

Envato has acquired Pressed to create a complete hosting solution

The future of the WordPress economy, and why I’m not worried

WooCommerce ending renewal discounts is a good thing

Rebecca Gill announced the Web Savvy…

Much more interesting than a regular…

Rainmaker goes service only, sells partial stake to Nimble Worldwide

Publish tickets, initial speakers, sponsors

Business in a Box is a…

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