The journey from $0-1M
I talk to Courtland from IndieHackers about the journey of growing Ghost from nothing, to millions of dollars in revenue, and the lessons learned along the way.
You can't do that
An introduction
Thoughts on indie business, doing things differently, and who should read this.
Building on principleRethinking the fundamentals and embracing creative constraints.
Growing an audience
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Before you try to sell anything, first build a good reputation with people.
Finding an ideaSorting the good from the bad, and figuring out which idea to pursue seriously.
The bad advice that cost us $2million in revenue
A very simple rule for how to figure out what advice to follow and what to ignore, when building a business of any kind — and a story of how we got this very (very) wrong with Ghost.
Travel, and the loss of wonder
The long term impact of internet use on life, travel, and everything in between — plus some ideas about what's next.
Getting the gang back together
The surprisingly significant effect of retreats for remote teams, and a preview of Ghost's next major feature
Welcome to Rediverge!
An introduction and overview to Rediverge, how it works, and what it will hopefully turn into with your help.
Ghost 3.0 - The Next Chapter
A new business model for publishing, a more powerful headless CMS and a refined publishing experience.
You are the features and bugs you surround yourself with
Joe Rogan and Aubrey Marcus have a great take on how humans are all like open source software, and how you spend your time influences how you think.
The State of Casual Blogging
What is the future of publishing on the open web, and what responsibility do we have to the platforms which we use to publish content online?
Thoughts on Calypso, WordPress and JavaScript
Three years ago we sat down and tried to imagine what WordPress might look like if it was rebuilt from the ground up using modern technology - purely focused on publishing. It was an amazing problem to mull over, and one which we spent a long time thinking about.
In Memory of Austen Heinz
Let me tell you about this other guy I met while I was over there; he prints DNA with lasers.
Open Source Business
The intersection between open source projects and businesses has long been a fascination of mine. In many ways they’re opposing concepts which simply should not function. One is an entirely socialist idea driven by community, the other an entirely capitalist idea driven by competition.
Vision
A large part of startup success is the ability to look up as far as possible. The remaining part, I think, is how many times you're able to say "fuck." - and then just keep on going anyway.
Creating Open Source Culture
Jason Cohen once said that “Every company has a culture. The only question is whether or not you decide what it is.” - I couldn’t agree more. I think this can extend further, though, not just to companies but to any group of people working together.
The price of success
It's easy being the underdog.
What do you do now?
It’s taken years. You haven’t slept in as long as you can remember, the last
time you had a holiday was when you were 12 and you’ve been working for just
about your entire adult life, but you’ve won the proverbial lottery. You’ve just
sold