A weekly podcast in which two friends discuss their attempts to bootstrap side businesses while both working full time and having a family. It's a different kind of start up podcast, made for anyone who wants their own business, but isn't interested in having investors.
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This week we discuss the positives and negatives of Apple’s “walled garden” and the value of apps that distract your children. We also talk about getting distracted by interesting problems that may not provide much value as well as updates on our various projects.
We’re back! With one app in now in the store Alan updates us on his sales progress and some future plans. Joe is still working on his screencast and talks about some of his original mistakes and how he’s learned from them. We also discuss the challenges of podcasting and doing side projects while being family men.
Alan has an exciting update on his progress! We also discuss developer burnout, a little about Microsoft’s Windows 8 announcements (and how it could affect us as developers), meditation and not getting overcommitted.
In this episode we review some listener feedback and explore communication between developers and the businesspeople they inevitably work with. With this episode we’ve started linking to the topics we discuss on air so you can read more.
More updates on our side businesses: Alan is about ready to release his iPhone apps. We also discuss marketing copy and understanding your users. This episode also features a cameo from Joey Beninghove to talk about his podcast CoderTalk. If you want to hear us talk geek check out the latest episode of CoderTalk.
We’re both making progress on our side businesses. Alan updates us on both his business pursuits and home pursuits, while Joe reminds us all how lazy he is. We also discuss marketing to programmers and what makes it different than marketing to other audiences.
This week we discuss starting a business when you have a family (and how the startup world is geared towards singles), more on marketing your product and yourself and more. We also debate whether it’s okay to follow the “traditional” online marketing formula of gathering emails, setting up ad words and building for SEO or if it’s better to sell yourself based on your expertise.
Alan and Joe are friends from high school who recently discovered they have a similar passion for building and selling their own products. When not spending time with their families, they are each working on their first product. They recently decided to check in every week via Skype in hopes that some accountability will help them succeed.