All Episodes
96: Neither great, nor drunk
John is back from his honeymoon. Daniel played in a poker tournament. We talk about a wide range of topics, none of which have anything to do with running a web develo...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 market...
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 nex...
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....
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 dictato...
85: Our billion dollar theory of the future
It feels like there's a dark cloud over web development right now. So where does Thunk fit into the future, and how do we win? We lay it all out here.
83: Do a good job ™
Our goal for 2026 is to do a good job. John wants to start doing some serious, long term business development.
81: We set up pay bands
We hired someone. We set up standardized pay bands. We discuss how we use AI, and what makes a bad AI-driven pull request. We like Three Body Problem. John sang in cho...