Talking Businessly

Talking Businessly

Daniel Coulbourne & John Drexler

Episodes 96
Avg. Duration 52m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Aug 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
59%
Hosting
feeds.transistor.fm

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About This Podcast

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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95: We get hired to resolve unpleasantness

Jun 10, 2026 54m

We have a new client. We have so many topics we can't discuss. So we talk about fun things instead.

94: How to get paid

May 12, 2026 33m

We got $40k that was owed to use months ago.

93: Be a good guy

Apr 28, 2026 36m

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

Apr 21, 2026 41m

We're learning a lot from early Tidy users. We're sending a cease and desist.

91: The agency's agency

Apr 16, 2026 39m

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

Apr 02, 2026 40m

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)

Mar 19, 2026 1h 23m

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.

88: Setting pass/fail criteria on our projects

Mar 14, 2026 49m

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.

87: tidyup.agency

Feb 24, 2026 34m

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…

86: Holacracy, if you can keep it

Feb 18, 2026 36m

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…

85: Our billion dollar theory of the future

Feb 03, 2026 51m

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.

84: You are here

Jan 27, 2026 43m

We had a very bad week. In related news, we are looking for a new client.

83: Do a good job ™

Jan 06, 2026 39m

Our goal for 2026 is to do a good job. John wants to start doing some serious, long term business development.

82: AI fatigue

Dec 16, 2025 43m

We gave ourselves raises. John is weary of AI. Daniel is using Claude skills.

81: We set up pay bands

Dec 09, 2025 42m

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 choir.

80: Late fees are unenforceable

Nov 20, 2025 45m

Marketing works. Late fees don't. John is speaking at Laracon EU! We review our OKRs and cash situation. John has more mic issues.

79: The wire:live retro (empaneling Caleb Porzio)

Nov 11, 2025 1h 15m

Our dear friend Caleb Porzio drops by for some laughs, and a retrospective on Wire:live. We discuss what went well, what could improve, and what we'll do differently next time.

78: Empaneling Matt Stauffer

Nov 06, 2025 53m

Matt runs Tighten, and is a kind of big brother to us. We ask him about running agencies, building teams, hiring senior developers, and a lot more. Watch his new Laracast series "How to Build a Dev…

77: Silly season takes no prisoners

Oct 20, 2025 42m

Our biggest client had a problem. We tried to get out in front of it, with mixed success. Here's what we learned. Join the new social game here. Listen to John's clickbait episode about it here.

76: Pitching our next conference talks

Sep 30, 2025 1h 1m

We are busy as heck, with more work coming in. Forge launches this week. Wire:live is filling up fast. Listen to John's new game podcast. We brainstorm the next conference talks we want to give.

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How many episodes does Talking Businessly have?

Talking Businessly has published 96 episodes since August 2023, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.

Is Talking Businessly still active?

Talking Businessly is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 52m.

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