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Learning from Success: Interviews & Case Studies

Speed Booster for ChatGPT: How a solo maker turned a frozen screen into a 60,000-user product
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

Speed Booster for ChatGPT: How a solo maker turned a frozen screen into a 60,000-user product

For the better part of a decade, Bram van der Giessen worked on software where performance problems have nowhere to hide. Most recently, that meant streaming: keeping video running smoothly…

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Bake That Batter: How a Homegrown SaaS Rose from Last-Minute Rescue to Sweet Success
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

Bake That Batter: How a Homegrown SaaS Rose from Last-Minute Rescue to Sweet Success

Some SaaS stories start with deep market research, long timelines, and careful planning. Tiago Alves’ didn’t. He only built what he needed to rescue his sister’s bakery, never expecting anyone…

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The Code Snippets Pro Success Story: From Lean Beginnings to 1M+ Installs
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

The Code Snippets Pro Success Story: From Lean Beginnings to 1M+ Installs

Before Code Snippets Pro powered over a million installs, it was a side project built on nights and weekends. Developer Shea Bunge created the original plugin to simplify custom code…

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The Success Stories of AAWP, ClickWhale, and MH Themes: Florian Daugalies
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

The Success Stories of AAWP, ClickWhale, and MH Themes: Florian Daugalies

Welcome, Florian! Please tell us about your background, what inspired you to become a developer, and what you do outside of work. Thanks so much! I’m Florian, 40 years young,…

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Love, Work, and WordPress: How Brad and Tam Vincent Manage FooPlugins
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Love, Work, and WordPress: How Brad and Tam Vincent Manage FooPlugins

Running a business with your spouse while managing a full-time job is no small feat. But for Brad and Tam Vincent, it’s been a journey of growth and teamwork. With…

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No Shortcuts, Just Hard Work: How Robert Abela from Melapress Built Security Plugins Trusted by Enterprises
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

No Shortcuts, Just Hard Work: How Robert Abela from Melapress Built Security Plugins Trusted by Enterprises

Success is a journey of continuous learning for many software makers, and Robert Abela’s story is no exception. He believes wholeheartedly that long-term dedication and hard work are the keys…

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Software Guru Meets Entrepreneur: How Ivan Halaka and Taurus Sinkus Made Webba Booking a Success
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Software Guru Meets Entrepreneur: How Ivan Halaka and Taurus Sinkus Made Webba Booking a Success

When a talented technical mind meets an entrepreneurial spirit, great products can happen — and this is exactly the case with Webba Booking.

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Mike Nelson of Print My Blog on Building a Five-Figure Side Project Without Sacrificing All His Free Time
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Mike Nelson of Print My Blog on Building a Five-Figure Side Project Without Sacrificing All His Free Time

For many developers, the satisfaction of making software products lies in creating genuinely useful things for people (all from the comfort of your home office or local coffee shop 😉)….

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How Senol Sahin Launched the First AI-Powered Content Creation Plugin on the WP.org Repo
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

How Senol Sahin Launched the First AI-Powered Content Creation Plugin on the WP.org Repo

Serving others, identifying the right opportunity at the right time, and putting in good old-fashioned grit have been the key factors to success for Senol Sahin’s content generation plugin AI…

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From College Side Gig to WordPress Entrepreneurship: Ben Sibley’s Success Story With Independent Analytics
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

From College Side Gig to WordPress Entrepreneurship: Ben Sibley’s Success Story With Independent Analytics

Ben Sibley has always had an entrepreneurial spirit, as illustrated by the fact that he’s only had one ‘normal’ job — cashiering at a grocery store during high school. While…

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Sailing the Waves: How Alan Fuller Left Corporate Finance & Found Fulfillment & Success In Plugin Development
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Sailing the Waves: How Alan Fuller Left Corporate Finance & Found Fulfillment & Success In Plugin Development

The age-old platitude that it’s never too late to learn or start over? It doesn’t get any truer than for Alan Fuller, founder of Fullworks, a successful WordPress plugin company…

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From a Baseball Fan’s Website to the Most Popular WordPress Table Plugin – The Success Story of TablePress
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

From a Baseball Fan’s Website to the Most Popular WordPress Table Plugin – The Success Story of TablePress

Don’t discount your hobbies because there’s always a chance they could lead to greater things. For Tobias Bäthge, the success of TablePress — the top WordPress table plugin — is…

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From MVP to Success Story 📈 How User Feedback Shaped Ivory Search & Led to 100K+ Active Installs
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

From MVP to Success Story 📈 How User Feedback Shaped Ivory Search & Led to 100K+ Active Installs

Success Stories are back with a 💥 In July, I had the pleasure of interviewing Vinod Dalvi, the creator of one of WordPress’s leading search plugins, Ivory Search. Previously known…

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All-in or Nothing! How Trial & Error + a Drive to Be the Best Led to Success for Unlimited Elements
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

All-in or Nothing! How Trial & Error + a Drive to Be the Best Led to Success for Unlimited Elements

In November, I had the pleasure of chatting with Amit Keren and Maxim Vendrov, Founders of one of Elementor’s leading plugins, Unlimited Elements. From a realization that they weren’t working…

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The WP Job Openings Success Story: Don’t Build From Assumptions, Build for Demand
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

The WP Job Openings Success Story: Don’t Build From Assumptions, Build for Demand

Hi Aravind, thanks for joining us today! Please tell us about yourself, your interests/talents, and where you’re from Thanks for the opportunity! My name is Aravind Ajith, and I am…

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