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In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Alex Kuczek, who started a web agency in Poland, then got his SaaS company, Perfect Dashboard, into the Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator. We compare European and American work cultures and talk about raising money for a WordPress business. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with WP Engine founder Jason Cohen about what it means for the company to appear in the Gartner Magic Quadrant alongside enterprise giants. We also discuss what this says about WordPress’s growing role in enterprise. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, recorded the day the GDPR took effect, I talk with Beka Rice of SkyVerge and Jilt. She explains what the regulation actually means for online stores, without the hype. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Jerry Eadeh of Nexcess, a host that has supported Magento since the beginning, right after Adobe announced it would buy Magento. We look back at Magento’s history and what the acquisition could mean. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Jen Kramer, who teaches web design at Harvard Extension School and also speaks, writes and records video courses. We talk about teaching web design and her new Bootstrap 4 video series and book. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Andrew Embler, founder and CTO of Concrete5, an open source CMS that has offered click-to-edit page editing for years. He talks about running a long-lived open source project and the ideas it pioneered. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Zac Gordon, who has made ‘Learn JavaScript Deeply’ his personal mission. We talk about his React Explained book and why React matters to WordPress developers getting ready for Gutenberg. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Rod Martin about Mautic, the open source alternative to marketing automation tools that often cost over $1,000 a month, and why it’s worth a look. People in this episode