Orlando superstar Gregg Pollack joins us this week to talk about his career and how he ended up founding Envy Labs, Code School, StarterStudio, and Vue Mastery.
If you've ever thought about starting a SaaS app or a business as a developer, this is a must-listen! Gregg shares a ton of great tips about customer validation and pivoting to ensure you're successful before you commit to building a product.
We also talk about Vue 3, the upcoming Composition API, how Vue Mastery supports the Vue core team! (25 cents of every dollar they get goes to fund Vue!)
This episode was very educational for us as content-creators and we had a blast talking to Gregg.
Show Notes:
- 1:01 - Intro
- 2:35 - Why did Gregg come to Orlando?
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4:03 - Working for mp3.com
- Gregg's big oopsie - Video
- 6:10 - Gregg's failed startups
- 7:24 - The importance of customer validation
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9:12 - Gregg's first Orlando Startup
- Rails Envy to Envy Labs
- 14:21 - Why did Gregg start a consultancy?
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16:37 - Getting leads through the Ruby meetup and podcast
- Creating an awesome agency/consultancy for developers
- 22:38 - How Gregg created a great environment for developers
- 25:26 - Flexibility for working from home and in office
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27:05 - Why did Gregg leave Envy Labs?
- The Birth of Code School
- 31:10 - Where did StarterStudio come from?
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36:00 - Vue Mastery
- The Code School acquisition by PluralSight
- Giving 25% of Revenue to VueJS
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40:17 - Does Gregg talk directly to Evan You?
- Upcoming Vue 3 content from Vue Mastery
- 42:02 - Why did Gregg choose Vue?
- 43:37 - What does Gregg think of Vue Hooks/the Composition API
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51:48 - Vue 3 stuffs on Vue Mastery
- How to use the Vue 3 Composition API now - Vue Mastery
- Vue Mastery's Vue 3 course - Video
- 52:20 - When is Vue 3 coming?
- 54:11 - What advice do you have for anyone just getting started in a business venture?
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1:01:38 - What do you do after customer validation?
- Building a product
- Taking time off from work
- Giving yourself time to experiment
- 1:09:24 - You don't need a lump sum of money
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1:11:08 - Should you bring in other developers to your startup idea?
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1:12:56 - Where to find Gregg
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1:13:32 - Nerd Minute!
- Gregg deep dives into Psychology 🤔
- Nicky Case's anxiety game
- The Dark Crystal Prequel (Netflix)
- 13 Reasons Why (Netflix)