plugin.fm is a value-first podcast that aims to inspire, entertain, and educate indie developers and software product makers by diving into discussions with industry experts.
In each episode, we’ll explore their perspectives and firsthand learnings to share actionable tips and insights to help you launch and grow your software product business.
Justin Ferriman is the founder and former CEO of LearnDash, a platform that he grew from a simple blog to one of the leading solutions in the LMS space through a mixture of aggressive marketing and clever ‘guerilla’ tactics that helped him take on bigger competitors. He’s a non-technical founder who approaches business with a…
Arvid Kahl co-founded FeedBack Panda, which he bootstrapped and later sold for a life-changing amount to SureSwift Capital. He is also a published author and writes extensively about entrepreneurship and bootstrapping. But he’s much more than a software creator and value-driven entrepreneur: Arvid is passionate about sharing the journey. His openness, honesty, and transparency during…
Chris Badgett is the co-founder and CEO of LifterLMS, a popular LMS (learning management system) plugin for creating, launching, and scaling courses. So far, LifterLMS has helped achieve 8 million+ enrollments and 12 million+ completed courses and lessons. It stands to reason that Chris is rightfully regarded as one of the leading voices in open-source…
Kim Coleman and Jason Coleman are two entrepreneurs who have shared the journey of building a software company. However, their mission has been much more than a professional partnership. They’re a married couple with two kids who’ve built a successful company and several software products together: it’s safe to say they bring a unique perspective…
Matt Mullenweg is best known as the visionary co-founder of WordPress and Automattic. He’s rightfully secured his place as one of the most prominent figures in the tech world and — more specifically — a pioneer of remote working, Despite having no physical headquarters, Automattic currently has around 2000 employees working from 90+ countries and…
Rand Fishkin is a digital marketing heavyweight and an instantly recognizable name in the world of search engine optimization (SEO) and educational marketing. Rand wears many hats (or crowns) including tech entrepreneur, creator, author, and co-founder of two successful startups. He is arguably best known for co-founding Moz (a $45 million/year business) and serving as…
Jamie Marsland is a WordPress plugin creator, educator, and YouTube star whose tutorial videos have accelerated his goal of building a brand and growing an audience. He filled roles ranging from Managing Director to Chief Technical Officer before founding Pootlepress in 2010. Pootlepress offers various WordPress courses, one-day private website-building tutorials with Jamie himself, a…
Hadas Golzaker, Senior Brand Manager at Elementor. She boasts more than a decade of experience in the world of branding, with expertise in UI, UX, and web design. In 2021, Elementor underwent a major rebranding with help and direction from an external agency. Hadas played a key role in this makeover by telling the story…
Software product builder Devin Walker and marketing and entrepreneurship expert Matt Cromwell are co-founders of GiveWP, a platform that helps non-profits and individuals collect donations from their websites. They’re also an example of when tech-oriented and marketing-savvy partnerships lead to hugely successful startups. Struggling with the challenges of growing GiveWP by himself, Devin realized it…
Matt Medeiros is a well-known figure in the WordPress world and has distinguished himself as a news podcaster, evangelist, and plugin creator. He co-founded his agency Slocum Studio with his father in 2010 and went on to establish himself as a WordPress authority through The Matt Report, a podcast where he interviews consultants, bootstrappers, and…
Miriam Schwab is the Head of WordPress Relations at Elementor and co-founder and former CEO of Strattic. She has an impressive — and extensive — track record and boasts nearly twenty years of experience in the WordPress ecosystem. In 2006, Miriam founded illuminea and served as CEO for 13 years. She also steered the company…
Vito Peleg’s journey has been pretty remarkable. From his roots as a touring musician, he transitioned to a freelance developer and soon stepped into the shoes of agency owner and CEO/founder. Much of his success can be attributed to his experience in product market research, marketing, design, and making them work together seamlessly to launch…
Solopreneur Patrick Posner’s success proves that diversification is an effective tactic to gain more customers and generate more sales. Hailing from Berlin, Germany, he’s built an impressively successful one-man business by diversifying his product portfolio to accelerate both audience and business growth. His current catalog comprises six offerings, including static website generation, content protection, QR…
Beka Rice is the former Head of Product at SkyVerge and has been the Senior Director of Product Management at GoDaddy since 2020. She stepped into her new role after GoDaddy acquired SkyVerge and harnessed her experience to lead product initiatives in WooCommerce. The topic of this episode: As the WP market matures, we are…
James Laws is a non-technical co-founder of Ninja Forms, which has proven itself as one of the most successful WordPress form plugins on the market. In addition to this, he founded his company Saturday Drive as a single office business in 2014, and — in less than a decade — grew it into a multi-million…
