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The Modest Product Podcast

Entrepreneurship

Join hosts Dan Hulton and Steven Abadie on their journey to create Modest Products and improve their lives. What is a Modest Product? Well, it's something like an anti-unicorn... You know what? Why not just tune in and find out!

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United States

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Join hosts Dan Hulton and Steven Abadie on their journey to create Modest Products and improve their lives. What is a Modest Product? Well, it's something like an anti-unicorn... You know what? Why not just tune in and find out!

Language:

English


Episodes
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25 - Long-awaited news about kombucha and teams

7/9/2021
0:20 - On getting back into exercising, and the perils that come with. 5:20 - Jobs, jobs, everywhere! 11:10 - The much-awaited kombucha update. 18:30 - Vaccination celebration! 30:00 - The Nodewood Teams release is live! 36:25 - Podcast recommendation: Slow & Steady Links: - https://www.slowandsteadypodcast.com/ - https://userlist.com/ - https://www.usepow.app/ - https://brianrhea.com/

Duration:00:42:14

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24 - Soapboxes and Bacteria

6/24/2021
0:20 - Dan gets on a Soapbox about Amazon propagandizing to children. 8:50 - Making sacrifices to stick to your principles. 13:10 - Dan talks about his plans for the first version of the Nodewood production deploy system. 17:20 - Dan gets some good news and gives updates for the final push towards the next release of Nodewood. 23:25 - Steven reports in about his journey into machine learning and data science! 25:50 - The trials and tribulations of making kombucha. 40:40 - Podcast...

Duration:00:44:37

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23 - Not Everything Has To Be a Side Hustle

6/11/2021
0:30 - Dan is way too easily influenced by videogames. 5:20 - Trying out a new schedule, to try to improve productivity. 11:00 - A little bit of a Nodewood progress report. 14:25 - Steven has been planning for the summer and rebuilding his personal site. 18:50 - Should you take the "published at" date off of articles? 24:45 - The temptation to turn hobbies into side hustles and why it happens. 55:05 - Podcast shoutout. Links - Steven's personal site: https://stevenabadie.com/ - The...

Duration:00:58:31

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22 - Data and Taxes

5/28/2021
0:30 - "Almost Post-COVID" 1:50 - Building an AI portfolio and finding good data 11:48 - Nodewood Teams progress and scope creep 15:13 - Taxes and VAT in particular 31:10 - We introduce our email address! hello@modprodpod.com 31:50 - Podcast shout-out: https://softwaresocial.dev/

Duration:00:35:57

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21 - Bill and Ted Talk Politics

5/13/2021
0:30 - We're back! 2:30 - Browse Me Later goes on hold indefinitely. 8:20 - Machine Learning involves a whole bunch of math, it turns out! 13:30 - Finding data science portfolio projects. 19:35 - The ins and outs of building a modern AI portfolio site. 24:00 - Dan talks a bit about burnout, recovery, and everything in the way. 26:50 - Business ideas via Shower Thoughts. 33:33 - A recap of The Basecamp Situation. 38:50 - Bill & Ted talk about Basecamp. (This gets political.) 53:00 -...

Duration:01:07:29

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20 - The Island of Misfit Business Ideas

4/22/2021
0:20 - A break from the break! 1:50 - Steven introduces his hydroponics inventory control SaaS idea 4:50 - Problem #1: Distribution 7:15 - Problem #2: Custom development 8:30 - Problem #3: Significant setup & support 11:00 - Problem #4: Market not ready for off-the-shelf software 16:05 - Some clarifications on scope and distribution 18:45 - Problem #5: Too early to build as a solo founder, would need a team to market & grow 21:00 - Dan introduces his apartment buzzer password...

Duration:00:35:25

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19 - Takin' a break

4/8/2021
We're taking a short break! As we evaluate new business ideas, we wanted to give those ideas some room to breathe without trying to force them into easily-digestible podcast bites each week. We hope to be back in early May with fresh ideas, topics, and conversation!

Duration:00:00:58

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18 - The change-up!

4/2/2021
0:50 - A change to the format to the show. 6:35 - The merits of rye vs bourbon. 9:00 - Steven talks about potential next steps involving WordPress. 26:10 - Google not prioritizing AMP sites anymore? 31:40 - How to reach your target market? 35:25 - A bet is made about the Ever Given. 36:00 - Steven takes a drastic step. 40:10 - We talk about the brand-new album from Genghis Tron and our... unique music tastes. 48:05 - A few final notes on the new format for the show.

Duration:00:52:38

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17 - Picking Products and Penning Posts

3/25/2021
2:30 - Steven's experimenting with AWS AppSync. 6:08 - Oh, God, DST. Really makes sending Browse Me Later emails at a specific time kinda tricky... 13:30 - We talk about why we haven't written any blog posts in a while and how we plan on fixing that. 15:55 - Microconf Remote! 17:15 - Tax season is upon us again. 19:00 - Dan's just takin 'er easy and trying to dodge burnout. 20:35 - An accidental refund. =( 22:45 - Dan went on the MegaMaker Jam! An interesting framework to help pick a...

Duration:00:38:06

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16 - Digging out and digging up

3/18/2021
0:30 - Snowstorms and changing climates 5:00 - A bit of vindication about working with Nodewood 9:25 - The joys of fiber internet 13:15 - Steven's making great progress on Browse Me Later, and we talk about regular expressions for a bunch 19:30 - Talking about alpha plans for Browse Me Later 22:15 - Restarting marketing for Browse Me Later

Duration:00:27:06

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15 - Please don't invest in NFTs.

3/11/2021
0:35 - Dan unveils I Paid The Most! 1:50 - We explain, and then rip on, NFTs 8:40 - The history of I Paid The Most, and how it's being built. 12:13 - What's next for Nodewood, and for Dan? 19:25 - Steven's hitting his stride! 21:15 - Concerns about scaling in AWS and preventing abuse. 30:30 - Steven's plans for an alpha for Browse Me Later. 31:20 - Talking about attending Microconf Remote, and if their latest attempt to make up for in-person socializing will work. 39:55 - Zapier buys...

Duration:00:49:51

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14 - Jerky as a Service

3/4/2021
0:30 - Dan is going very fast! 3:50 - Steven is exploring other ideas, and thoughts on starting with marketing vs. starting with sales. 14:44 - Steven's been going to Gatsbyconf, and what makes for a good virtual conference. 17:05 - Tweetdeck, and how to get the most out of Twitter. 23:00 - Nodewood 0.16.0 is out! And so is 0.16.1! There's a story here... 25:15 - You win some, you lose some, and thoughts about how and why to keep in contact with customers to lower churn. 38:40 -...

Duration:00:44:15

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13 - Lucky Episode 13

2/26/2021
0:40 - The trouble with virtual conferences 15:50 - Learning Lambda at AWS 19:45 - "Simple" Email Service at AWS 24:40 - Hot, hot, hot module reloading! 30:15 - TinyAds... Remember webrings? 32:50 - Software Ideas and Dan's Next Big Thing 38:10 - Little improvements to Nodewood 41:40 - Oh no, Daft Punk! 44:45 - Perseverance... persevered!

Duration:00:54:35

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12 - Results, Roadblocks, and Resolutions

2/18/2021
0:37 - Speeding up Docker on MacOS 6:56 - Dan completely misses a joke about Canonical being creepy in the news 9:13 - Another nice milestone for Nodewood! 10:57 - Considering Referrals & Affiliates for Nodewood 13:00 - New Years Resolutions and Goal Setting 22:22 - Roadblocks in the path of Browse Me Later 24:49 - When does it make sense to start/stop pre-marketing? 34:33 - Off-topic: weird SEO results 36:00 - Perseverance!

Duration:00:40:15

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11 - Almost, But Not Quite, A Videogame Podcast

2/12/2021
0:45 - We talk about videogames for a bit, specifically Valheim, where you get to be a viking. 6:45 - Steven wants to make all your decisions for you! 9:00 - Figuring out how to figure out how links should work. 13:55 - Chrome's browser extension development docs need some love. 16:10 - We debate what the primary interaction for Browse Me Later should look like. 20:05 - Nodewood is in open beta! Now how to market it...? 22:10 - Musing on people who don't want to pay any money at...

Duration:00:47:07

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10 - The One With Special Guest Lesley Sim!

2/4/2021
0:30 - Introducing our special guest, Lesley Sim of Newsletter Glue! 4:38 - Talking about Newsletter Glue's pro service launch. 9:16 - How Lesley got started building in the WordPress community. 10:00 - Is modern WordPress better to develop in than it used to be? 18:55 - Balancing a lot of work on a little energy. 21:13 - "So what are you guys doing for marketing?" 24:00 - Post-launch feelings and dealing with The January Blahs. 31:20 - What's next for Newsletter Glue? 34:35 - How...

Duration:00:45:23

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09 - Customer Lifecycles, Avoiding Amazon, and Nuclear Reactors!

1/29/2021
0:45 - Minecraft with nuclear reactors, and Factorio games? 4:45 - Nodewood updates, balanced with new day job. 7:35 - A Nodewood sale, and simple customer lifecycle management. 17:50 - Steven's focus? New landing page complete! Setting up blog to improve SEO. 20:40 - Tackling email, and a critical AWS SES tip. 23:49 - Is it even possible to avoid Amazon? 26:45 - Contracting is a LOT of work. Is a full-time job easier to manage while working on a side-project?

Duration:00:33:28

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08 - The One About Market Segments And Messaging

1/21/2021
0:35 - We wanna go back outside. =( 2:20 - Steven is refining his target market segment and messaging. 9:20 - Derrick Reimer, and a masterclass in messaging. 17:40 - The day job(s) get in the way of Nodewood. 19:00 - Recording videos for Nodewood marketing. 23:00 - Falling into the trap of A/B testing & personalization. 26:40 - Planning Nodewood's future based on users and critical features.

Duration:00:34:47

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07 - How (Not) To Work Through A Coup

1/14/2021
0:40 - The coup, how it affected us, and how big effects SHOULD affect us. 9:10 - Focusing on speed or learning when building Browse Me Later? 14:00 - Wrapping & Alternatives to AWS Services. 19:05 - On Pivoting and Inspiration. 20:10 - Making those Etsy sales! 23:30 - Nodewood competitor analysis & the trouble with recording explainer videos.

Duration:00:29:50

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06 - Considered and Deliberate

1/8/2021
0:40 - Nodewood soft launch, part 1 1:50 - Reconsidering how we use the internet 5:45 - The Tale of Bean Dad 10:15 - On writing more, or more deliberately 21:20 - Browse Me Later updates and plans 24:10 - Nodewood soft launch, part 2 31:00 - Nodewood roadmap: more marketing & Teams 35:00 - Oh hey, we launched a podcast!

Duration:00:38:44