November 7th, 2024 Issue
Business is all about the exchanges we make, whether with other companies or individuals. Each transaction presents an opportunity to pivot, grow, or advance toward your goals. Remember, the best business relationships are built when you offer more value than you seek in return.
~ Team WPfounders
Latest Stories
"Look at your direct network. The people you spend time around have a huge influence on the things you do and even how you think."
~ Corey Dodd of Still Not Scared
Read More~ Corey Dodd of Still Not Scared
“Make a product prototype before you raise capital. This takes out a lot of risk for your potential investors and therefore gives you better deal terms.”
~ Sebastiaan van der Lans of WordProof
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"It’s going to be hard and you’re going to struggle and one day the struggling stops and it was all worth it. Regardless of what the talking heads say."
~ Ed Ellingham of Cloud Nine Web Design
Read StoryInspirational Quote of the Month
"Don’t be afraid to pivot if you don’t have a path to success. That’s the beauty of starting small. You haven’t locked into one thing."
~ Dave Swift of Profitable Tools
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Read The Latest Updates!
- Glow: Launched integration with Slack so users can receive notifications to slack.
- WordPress.org: A “plugin is closed” notice will appear in WP admin in WordPress 6.7 version onwards for plugins that are no longer actively maintained.
- WooCommerce.com: New Woo logo was shown publicly for the first time, which will come early in 2025.
- WordPress.org: New Plugin Check plugin is now available that will automatically test plugins on the required standards.
- HeroPress: Topher DeRosia celebrates ten years of HeroPress.
- PeacefulGrowth: A newsletter by Anil Gupta of Multidots is an excellent read for founders of WP agencies.
- WP Engine: WP Engine filed a motion seeking restored access to WordPress.org and a reversion to conditions.
- MattIsNotWP: List of WordPress plugins affected by the ongoing drama between WP Engine and Matt.
- Techcrunch: Matt answers questions at Techcrunch Disrupt Event; watch the full interview here.
- Ma.tt: Matt writes about GPL.
- Automattic: Protecting the Future of WordPress.
- PMPro: After Paid Memberships Pro announced that they were leaving WordPress.org, Jason Coleman received a threat from Matt to have his listing taken over.
- WPEngineTracker: Someone at Automattic invested time in creating a tracker of domains hosted with WP Engine and made the data publicly available.
Podcasts:
- The WP Minute: Matt Medeiros and Brian Coords reacts to Matt Mullenweg’s recent interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 with Connie Loizos.
- Do the Woo: Abha Thakor talks with Matthias Pufferley and Robert Windisch about “The Future of Distributed Social Media on WordPress”.
- WP Builds: Nathan Wrigley talks to Birgit Pauli-Haack about “the latest and greatest developments in the WordPress universe”.
- WP-Tonic: Jonathan Denwood talks with Brian Casel, Devin Walker, and Marc Benzakein about “This Month in WordPress & Tech Round Table Show”.
- SDM Show: Rob Cairns talks With Warren Laine Naida about “How SEO is Impacted By AI”.
- Seriously Bud: Bud Kraus talks to Matt Medeiros, a contrarian who defies gravity while he represents the blue-collar digital worker.
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Business thrives on win-win transactions.
