Looking back over the last 18 months, most of the posts on this blog have been about acquisitions. This post has a summary of them all. I should blog more about other things, but the acquisitions have kept me busy!
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Ben Pines, CMO at Elementor, who explains how the page builder grew from zero to nearly two million installs in about two and a half years. We discuss the marketing behind that growth and how Elementor fits alongside Gutenberg. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Amanda Gonser and Karlyanna from the DrupalCon team, who preview DrupalCon Seattle. After roughly a decade of the same format, the team is trying something different, and they explain what is changing and why. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with longtime Drupal contributor Randy Fay about burnout, cycling from northern Canada to Argentina, and coming back to open source. He also introduces DDEV-Local and makes the case for container-based local development. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Robby McCullough, co-founder of Beaver Builder, about building one of the best-loved WordPress page builders. We discuss the company’s relaxed, irreverent culture and how it has shaped the product and its community. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Josh Strebel, who founded Pagely, the first managed WordPress host. He introduces NorthStack, a managed AWS platform, and we discuss whether WordPress development is spreading out to Node, Laravel and other stacks. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Daniel Bachhuber, who has played a part in Gutenberg, the REST API, WP-CLI and many well-known plugins. He explains how he ended up in such central roles, how he juggles them, and how he decides when to step away. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Andy McIlwain, who runs the WordPress content at The GoDaddy Garage. He shares the tools and strategies behind a large company blog, and how GoDaddy is preparing a huge user base for Gutenberg. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Dusty Davidson, co-founder and CEO of Flywheel, a WordPress host based in Omaha, Nebraska. We talk about building a fast-growing company far from Silicon Valley, and the colorful culture that sets Flywheel apart. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Dwayne McDaniel, a developer evangelist at Pantheon who attends 30 to 40 WordCamps and DrupalCamps a year. He talks about improv, karaoke and vegan food, and his real passion: bringing people together. People in this episode