June 10, 2026Episode 9754 min
95: We get hired to resolve unpleasantness
We have a new client. We have so many topics we can't discuss. So we talk about fun things instead.
Talking Businessly
Hosted by Daniel Coulbourne & John Drexler
Episodes
96
Latest episode
Jun 2026
Language
EN
About the show
We (John and Daniel) are co-founders of a small software development agency. This is a recording of our weekly "state of the company" call where we discuss the nitty gritty details of running our business day-to-day. Want to work with us? Reach out at thunk.dev
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May 12, 2026Episode 9633 min
94: How to get paid
We got $40k that was owed to use months ago.
April 28, 2026Episode 9536 min
93: Be a good guy
We talk about BJJ, but I promise it's actually interesting. We plead with a former client to be a good guy.
April 21, 2026Episode 9441 min
92: The trap I set for you seems to have caught my leg instead
We're learning a lot from early Tidy users. We're sending a cease and desist.
April 16, 2026Episode 9339 min
91: The agency's agency
We have an idea to do Thunk marketing and Tidy marketing at the same time. And it feels like a breakthrough.
April 2, 2026Episode 9240 min
90: You have to pre-launch before you launch
Tidy marketing is in full swing. Please join our mailing list to support the launch! tidyup.agnecy
March 19, 2026Episode 911 hr 23 min
89: The zero risk agency (empaneling Justin Jackson)
After hemming and hawing for 20 minutes, we are joined by the inimitable Justin Jackson. He gives us an absolute treasure trove of good advice for launching and marketing Tidy.
March 14, 2026Episode 9049 min
88: Setting pass/fail criteria on our projects
Laracon.EU was a blast. We continue to develop the sales funnel. We need to know whether our growth plans are actually working. So we set some simple goals for the next 6 weeks.
February 24, 2026Episode 8934 min
87: tidyup.agency
We have quietly launched our client management app. It has invoices, agreements, schedules, time sheets, reports, and more. We'll be doing a full marketing blitz soon. Daniel has been cooking up an extremely cool AI feature.
February 18, 2026Episode 8836 min
86: Holacracy, if you can keep it
John went on a Claude frenzy, and Kapow is nearly here. We reach out to bankers and learn a little bit about how their world works. John believes in benevolent dictatorships more than "flat organizations."
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