The reality is that the romantic version you have about things in your head is never going to happen. So what should you do with that information? --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-176…

In this episode Ali gives will feedback on his interview on the Origins.fm podcast, and we show off our new matching tatoos! --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: https://ripple.fm/podcasts/strong-opinions-weekly-held-1764316855 Video: https:/…

A new guest! This week Ryan Gilbert shares his experience growing a directory + newsletter business from 0 to 1 with Workspaces and h1gallery. We then talk about how we can apply that to my new project with the same model. I know I learned a lot, and know you will too. Workspaces: https://www.workspaces.xyz/ h1gallery: https://h1gallery.com/ Ryan G…

Software is saturated. Now more than ever, we should not be sacrificing personality at the altar of scale and consistency. This episode I try and explain where I want to take my content and how I want to monetize it. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36…

For those of you who aren't aware. I have an internet troll. Her name is Ali, and she is my wife. She is hilarious and people have asked me to have her on so we decided to give it a try. Hope you enjoy! --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d761db36 Community: ht…

How do you build better relationships? Is it by spending a few really fun times together or by spending a whole lot of mediocre time together? How about a skillset? Is it by working on a couple cool new things, or by spending a lot of time working on the same problem area? --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/n…

Video walkthroughs do not belong inside of products. I would even go so far as to say if you need a video walkthrough to explain how to use your product or features in it, your design and experience is fundamentally flawed. A walkthrough video is like pouring molasses on all the potential energy your customers have. You are taking a user from an ac…

On Monday I got to participate in the Laravel vs Terminal basketball game both as coach and player. I met so many incredible people and I talk for a little bit about how great that community is and how I ended up in Dallas...turns out you really can just do stuff. Then I dig into the most important lessons I learned losing 100 pounds in a year. ---…

We are going public baby! This is no longer a private podcast hosted on ripple.fm, but a public feed. However, Ripple will still be where the conversation is happening. I am also introducing a new format. Updates! I have a lot going on and wanted to take a second to give everyone insight on what is happening soon. --------- Website: https://www.wki…

Thinking through how sometimes we can be busy but get nothing done. Sometimes that can be good and sometimes that is not good. I talk through both. After you listen I would love to know the times you found yourself prying at rocks. --------- Website: https://www.wking.dev Newsletter: https://www.wking.dev/newsletter Podcast: https://share.transisto…

Exploring the concept of managing momentum, motivation and opportunities through the lens of open processes. I discuss the impact of having active processes on our effectiveness, emphasizing that open-ended tasks can clutter our minds and hinder our performance. By closing these processes, either by completing tasks or organizing them outside our h…