Open Threads
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Community Business on Your Own Terms w/ Daniel Vassallo (Small Bets)
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a fascinating episode with Daniel Vassallo, creator of smallbets.com. From leaving Amazon to become self-employed, to experimenting and iterati...
Evolving Developer Education w/ Joel Hooks (egghead.io & badass.dev)
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Had a fascinating conversation today with Joel Hooks who runs egghead.io and badass.dev. We talked about about the evolving landscape of online educ...
Optimizing For Sanity w/ Chris Oliver (GoRails)
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Oliver, the creator behind GoRails, Jumpstart, HatchBox and his new product, SellRepo, joins me to talk bootstrapping his Ruby on Rails training...
Programmatic SEO Projects With Josh Pigford
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I caught up with Josh Pigford today, founder of Maybe, ToolStash, and many other projects. We covered a lot of ground across many of his different p...
Bringing Great Design to WordPress with Mike McAllister
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike McAllister is a designer of brands, websites, products, and WordPress goodness... Here in part 2 of our conversation, we dive into Mike's current...
From Designing Products to Acquihired with Mike McAllister
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike McAllister has an incredible track record as a designer of brands, websites, products, and WordPress goodness... In part 1, we talked about Mike'...
From Products to Product Agency with Shawn Adrian of Input Logic
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here's my conversation with Shawn Adrian, co-founder of Input Logic, a product design and development agency. They're also launching their own produ...
The 80/20 Software Consultancy Model with Daniel Coulbourne
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Coulbourne is the cofounder of Thunk.dev and the co-host of the Talking Businessly podcast. We had a great conversation about the "80/20 mode...
Radical Design with Jack McDade
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack McDade is the creator of the new course, Radical Design. He's also the founder of Statamic CMS. In this contuation of our conversation, we talk...
The Story of Statamic CMS with Jack McDade
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack McDade is the founder of Statamic CMS and the creator of the new course, Radical Design. In this conversation, Jack shared his story of going f...
Software founder life in NYC with Sam Selikoff
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Selikoff, cofounder of BuildUI, returns to the show and we talk all about NYC! New York City, one of my favorite places. Brian and Sam’s conve...
Building a Courses Business with a YouTube audience with Kevin Powell
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Powell returns to the show where we talk about the business side of his work as a YouTuber and teacher of front-end development and CSS. Brian...
How Lianna Patch Reinvented Her Copywriting Business
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lianna Patch wasn’t thrilled with the work she was doing, who she was doing it for, and the lack of fun she was having as a professional copywriter....
Fractional Product Management to SaaS Cofounder with James Lewis
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I invited James Lewis on to help understand the idea of a “fractional product manager” (and we covered that) but it turned into James’ story of ...
From Founder to Coaching Founders with Justin Ferriman
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Ferriman returns and we discuss his post-exit transition to becoming a business coach for other founders. Brian and Justin’s conversation wa...
Teaching User Interface Development with Sam Selikoff (BuildUI)
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Selikoff, cofounder of BuildUI joins me for a wide-ranging (and sometimes technical) conversation about his journey as a software engineer, and hi...
The Health Pendulum as Entrepreneurs with Jay Clouse
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Clouse, founder of Creator Science, returns to the show and we have a fun episode where we talk about our lives away from the cameras and mics to ...
Geeking out on Comedy with Lianna Patch
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lianna Patch is known as a fantastic copywriter. Why? Because she’s also a comedian! We talk about Lianna’s passion for the craft of comedy, her c...
Teaching CSS to 800k YouTube Subscribers with Kevin Powell
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I spoke to Kevin Powell, YouTuber and front-end CSS teacher about how he operates his YouTube content business and how he grew to over 800,000 subscri...
YouTube as a Business with Aaron Francis
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Francis, creator of screencasting.com and prolific YouTuber returns to the show to talk all things video, screencasting and growing a business o...
From Selling a WordPress Business to SaaS with Justin Ferriman
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Ferriman, founder of LearnDash, talks to me about how he started, grew, and exited from this WordPress business in the LMS space. Brian and J...
The Science Behind a Creator Business with Jay Clouse
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Clouse, who runs Creator Science, joins me to talk all things creator businesses. Brian and Jay’s conversation was recorded on November 8th,...
Scaling a Fitness Coaching Business with Adam Gilbert
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Gilbert, founder of My Body Tutor, joins me to talk about how he scaled a personal fitness coaching business. Brian and Adam’s conversation w...
3+ Years of Nomad Life with Dru Riley
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dru Riley, founder of Trends.vc, returns to the show to talk about his life as a digital nomad for 3+ years.Brian and Dru's conversation was recorded ...
Products vs. Creator Businesses with Aaron Francis
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Francis, creator of screencasting.com and prolific YouTuber joins me to talk about his “Era of Maximum Effort”. We get into building product...
The Laravel Ecosystem with Ian Landsman
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Landsman of HelpSpot joins me to unpack all things Laravel ecosystem.Brian and Ian's conversation was recorded on November 3rd, 2023.(00:00) - The...
Choosing & Sustaining Product Ideas w/ Colleen Schnettler
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Colleen Schnettler, founder of HelloQuery, joins me for a wide-ranging discussion around the question of choosing the right product idea to commit to ...
Growing a Newsletter Business with Dru Riley (Trends.vc)
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dru Riley, founder of Trends.vc joins me to talk about building his Newsletter and Community business and the systems and processes he’s used to gro...
Rebuilding a SaaS from the ground up with Ian Landsman (HelpSpot)
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Landsman and his team at Userscape work on HelpSpot, a well-established SaaS product for customer support. And after well over 10 years in busin...
Open Threads Returns!
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Open Threads is returning!This is a quick update where I (Brian Casel) give you a preview of what's to come in the upcoming weekly episodes of Open Th...
Be Back in a Bit!
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey! Just want to let you know that I’ll be taking a break (for a bit) from recording new episodes of this Open Threads podcast.But don’t unsubscr...
Pivoting and Building Awareness for a New Product (in a Competitive Space) with J.R. Farr
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lemon Squeezy, the new platform for building SaaS businesses went through quite a few iterations before J.R. Farr and the Make Lemonade crew figured o...
Newsletter-Driven Entrepreneurial Exploration with Corbett Barr
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I invited Corbett back on the show when I noticed he’s been picking up steam on his Substack-based newsletter, Starting Things. Clearly, he’s in t...
The Hidden Value Organizing and Attending a Conference for Fellow Founders with Tyler Tringas
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Founder Summit was one of the best conferences I’ve attended because it’s built on the idea that a conference is really about the relationships, n...
Creating Noteworthy Podcasts for Big Brands (as a business) with Harry Morton
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Harry Morton, founder of Lower Street, is back on the show today to take us inside the creative process behind big brand podcast productions. These ar...
Forming a Dream Team Partnership with J.R. Farr
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020, after a hugely successful run building and exiting MOJO Marketplace, J.R. Farr announced the formation of a “dream team” new company know...
Hitting the Creative Reset Button (in between businesses) with Corbett Barr
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After building, selling and exiting Fizzle, a community and content-based business, Corbett Barr decided to hit the reset button. How? By deleting all...
Starting & Sustaining a Fund for Calm Companies with Tyler Tringas
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From bootstrapping and selling a SaaS to… Starting a fund for bootstrapped SaaS companies. Tyler Tringas talks about that transition and what he’s...
Talking Code & Product with Benedikt Deicke
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s strange how little we talk about the code side of building and running a software business. So Benedikt Deicke, technical co-founder of Userlis...
A Music Production Geek Out Session with Harry Morton
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I’m on a quest to geek out with all my founder friends who are also musicians. Harry Morton shares a love for the combo of tech + creativity in musi...
American Founder Life Abroad (and Back) with Craig Hewitt
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Hewitt, founder of Castos, moved to France for 5 years but he and his family have moved back here to the States. We unpack life and business abr...
Shipping Speed & Deciding What to Build Next with Benedikt Deicke
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In SaaS, speed matters. A lot. Benedikt Deicke, co-founder of Userlist, joins me to chat about shipping speed and how we decide what to build next. It...
Geeking out on Music Documentaries with Justin Jackson
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I could talk for days about music. So can Justin Jackson, cofounder of Transistor. So we geeked out on our favorite bands, documentaries, and how thes...
Starting Over with a New SaaS Idea with Nathan Powell
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After exiting his 1st SaaS and shuttering all his social media profiles, Nathan Powell is back online with a new idea for a SaaS - Feature Flux. Let’...
Quitting the Internet (for a while) with Nathan Powell
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The story of why Nathan Powell quit the internet for a while after exiting his SaaS business (and why he came back to start his new company, Feature F...
People Strategy with Tyler King
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler King, CEO and co-founder of Less Annoying CRM, is back on the show to talk about teams. Remote, in-house, culture, experience, and everything in...
Sharing Our Fails (& Wins) with Craig Hewitt
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Building in public ain’t all about the highlight reel. Craig Hewitt, founder of Castos, and I agree that there’s so much more to learn from our fa...
The business of snowboarding (in the ‘90s) with Justin Jackson
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Jackson, co-founder of Transistor, joins me to share the story of how he started a snowboard shop in the late 90s and what, if any, parallels c...
Portfolio of products vs. focus on one with Dan Rowden
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Rowden, founder of ilo, and I share our experiences running multiple products simultaneously vs focusing on one.Brian and Dan's conversation was r...
Marketing: More Questions Than Answers with Tyler King (LessAnnoyingCRM)
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler King, CEO and co-founder of Less Annoying CRM, joins me to commiserate on why marketing a SaaS is so damn hard in 2022.Brian and Tyler's convers...
Let’s find Kalen Jordan’s next business idea
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kalen Jordan, founder of Commercehero.io, joins me to talk about the next business idea.Brian and Kalen's conversation was recorded on September 12, 2...
Twitter in 2022 with Dan Rowden
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Rowden, founder of ilo.so, joins me to talk about Twitter in 2022Brian and Dan's conversation was recorded on September 5, 2022.
The business of community with Matt Gartland, CEO of SPI with Pat Flynn
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Gartland, partner and CEO of Smart Passive Income, joins me to talk about the business of community.Brian and Matt's conversation was recorded on...
Transitioning Away From WordPress with Chris Lema
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Lema joins me to talk about transitioning away from WordPress.Brian and Chris's conversation was recorded on August 22, 2022.
Coaching as a Profession with Chris Lema
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Lema, seasoned CEO, experienced product strategist, and respected business coach, joins me to talk about coaching as a profession.Brian and Chri...
News diets with Ian Landsman
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Landsman, founder of Helpspot, joins me to talk all about news diets.Brian and Ian's conversation was recorded on August 8, 2022.
Media Brand as a Business with Alexis Grant (TheyGotAcquired)
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alexis Grant, founder and CEO of They Got Acquired, joins me to talk all about Media Brand as a BusinessBrian and Alexis's conversation was recorded o...
The role of music in our lives with Ben Orenstein
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Orenstein, co-founder of Tuple, joins me to talk all about the role of music in our lives.Brian and Ben's conversation was recorded on July 25, 20...
Life in America vs. life in the UK with Laura Roeder
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Roeder, co-founder of Paperbell, joins me to talk all about life in America vs. life in the UK.Brian and Laura's conversation was recorded on Ju...
Where is web3 going? Ian Landsman explains
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Landsman, founder of Helpspot, joins me to talk all about where is web3 going.Brian and Ian's conversation was recorded on July 11, 2022.
Podcast production workflows with Castos executive producer, Matt Medeiros
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Medeiros joins me to talk all about podcast production workflows.Brian and Matt's conversation was recorded on July 4, 2022.
Before being “known on the internet” with Ben Orenstein (Tuple)
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Orenstein, co-founder of Tuple, joins me to talk all about before being “known on the internet”.Brian and Ben's conversation was recorded on J...
Daddin’ out & taking a hiatus with Joe Howard
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Howard, marketing founder of Driftly, joins me to talk all about daddin’ out & taking a hiatus.Brian and Joe's conversation was recorded on ...
A marketer in search of a technical co-founder with Corey Haines
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Corey Haines, founder of Swipe Files, joins me to talk all about a marketer in search of a technical co-founder.Brian and Corey's conversation was rec...
Keeping up with demand (while staying sane) with Adam Wathan (TailwindCSS)
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Wathan joins me again to talk about what it's like to run a massively popular open source software (TailwindCSS)—the good, the bad, and everyth...
Transitioning from an exit to your next SaaS with Laura Roeder (Paperbell)
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Building and selling a business is not a one-day decision, it is a gradual process of moving yourself out of the system and delegating someone to do t...
Daily routines and work habits with Justin Jackson
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Jackson is back with tips on how to effectively manage your team. As the co-founder of Transistor.FM, Justin and I talk strategy on how to crea...
Competitive product design with Jane Portman (Userlist)
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Portman, CEO and co-founder of Userlist, chats about the value of marketing through email automation, not only for getting more leads but also fo...
Year 1 of marketing a new SaaS with Joe Howard (Driftly)
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Howard of Driftly App joins us on today's episode. He'll talk about how he's hacking through marketing to get through the first year of a new SaaS...
News as a content business model with Matt Medeiros
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Medeiros, producer of one the longest-running and most respected podcasts, "The WP Minute", spills the secrets of creating a listen-worthy podcas...
The case for media as marketing with Corey Haines
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Corey Haines, founder and creator of Swipe Files, shares his insights on why to market your business as a media company and position yourself to becom...
How does open source software work (as a business)? With Adam Wathan (TailwindCSS)
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Adam Wathan, creator of TailwindCSS, joins me to unpack the concept of open-source software as a thing on the internet - what it means to publ...
What should a new podcast be about? Justin Jackson (Transistor.fm) helps me figure it out.
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Am I overthinking this new podcast? Should I stick to a tried-and-true format? These are the questions you may face when launching a new podcast a...
This is 'Open Threads'
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is Open Threads, a podcast by Brian Casel featuring conversations with founder friends about life in entrepreneurship. This trailer tells you w...