Talking Businessly
de Daniel Coulbourne & John Drexler
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We (John and Daniel) are co-founders of a small software development agency. This is a recording of our weekly "state of the company" call where we discuss the nitty gritty details of running our business day-to-day.
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- 100: Daniel fires himself · 46 min · Épisode 102Daniel took a job! John built the write-only tool of his dreams. We wonder if $1T AI valuations are real. We briefly broach Altman's wafer.
- 96: Neither great, nor drunk · 45 min · Épisode 98John is back from his honeymoon. Daniel played in a poker tournament. We talk about a wide range of topics, none of which have anything to do with running a web development agency.
- 95: We get hired to resolve unpleasantness · 54 min · Épisode 97We have a new client. We have so many topics we can't discuss. So we talk about fun things instead.
- 93: Be a good guy · 36 min · Épisode 95We talk about BJJ, but I promise it's actually interesting. We plead with a former client to be a good guy.
- 92: The trap I set for you seems to have caught my leg instead · 41 min · Épisode 94We're learning a lot from early Tidy users. We're sending a cease and desist.
- 91: The agency's agency · 39 min · Épisode 93We have an idea to do Thunk marketing and Tidy marketing at the same time. And it feels like a breakthrough.
- 90: You have to pre-launch before you launch · 41 min · Épisode 92Tidy marketing is in full swing. Please join our mailing list to support the launch! tidyup.agnecy
- 89: The zero risk agency (empaneling Justin Jackson) · 1 h 23 min · Épisode 91After hemming and hawing for 20 minutes, we are joined by the inimitable Justin Jackson. He gives us an absolute treasure trove of good advice for launching and marketing Tidy.
- 88: Setting pass/fail criteria on our projects · 50 min · Épisode 90Laracon.EU was a blast. We continue to develop the sales funnel. We need to know whether our growth plans are actually working. So we set some simple goals for the next 6 weeks.
- 87: tidyup.agency · 35 min · Épisode 89We have quietly launched our client management app. It has invoices, agreements, schedules, time sheets, reports, and more. We'll be doing a full marketing blitz soon. Daniel has…
- 86: Holacracy, if you can keep it · 37 min · Épisode 88John went on a Claude frenzy, and Kapow is nearly here. We reach out to bankers and learn a little bit about how their world works. John believes in benevolent dictatorships more…
- 85: Our billion dollar theory of the future · 52 min · Épisode 87It feels like there's a dark cloud over web development right now. So where does Thunk fit into the future, and how do we win? We lay it all out here.
- 84: You are here · 43 min · Épisode 86We had a very bad week. In related news, we are looking for a new client.
- 83: Do a good job ™ · 39 min · Épisode 85Our goal for 2026 is to do a good job. John wants to start doing some serious, long term business development.
- 82: AI fatigue · 43 min · Épisode 84We gave ourselves raises. John is weary of AI. Daniel is using Claude skills.
- 81: We set up pay bands · 42 min · Épisode 83We hired someone. We set up standardized pay bands. We discuss how we use AI, and what makes a bad AI-driven pull request. We like Three Body Problem. John sang in choir.
