Full Stack Founder

Jack McDade is the creator of the new course, Radical Design. He's also the founder of Statamic CMS. In this contuation of our conversation, we talked about Jack's unique approach to designing things and how he strikes a balance between fun refreshing projects like this, and running a successful product company. Brian and Jack's conversation was recorded on February 20th, 2024. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Jack McDade is the founder of Statamic CMS and the creator of the new course, Radical Design. In this conversation, Jack shared his story of going from film maker to full stack designer and developer to building a website CMS product. Brian and Jack's conversation was recorded on February 20th, 2024. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Sam Selikoff, cofounder of BuildUI, returns to the show and we talk all about NYC! New York City, one of my favorite places. Brian and Sam’s conversation was recorded on December 15th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Kevin Powell returns to the show where we talk about the business side of his work as a YouTuber and teacher of front-end development and CSS. Brian and Kevin’s conversation was recorded on December 7th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Lianna Patch wasn’t thrilled with the work she was doing, who she was doing it for, and the lack of fun she was having as a professional copywriter. So she changed everything and relaunched her Punchline Copy business with a focus on comedic copy. Brian and Lianna’s conversation was recorded on December 13th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

I invited James Lewis on to help understand the idea of a “fractional product manager” (and we covered that) but it turned into James’ story of how we transitioned from that into cofounder of a new SaaS, Lemon, in the payments space. Brian and James’ conversation was recorded on December 8th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Justin Ferriman returns and we discuss his post-exit transition to becoming a business coach for other founders. Brian and Justin’s conversation was recorded on November 10th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Sam Selikoff, cofounder of BuildUI joins me for a wide-ranging (and sometimes technical) conversation about his journey as a software engineer, and his business teaching UI development with video courses and YouTube. Brian and Sam’s conversation was recorded on December 15th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Jay Clouse, founder of Creator Science, returns to the show and we have a fun episode where we talk about our lives away from the cameras and mics to talk about how we stay fit and healthy (or at least try to be). Brian and Jay’s conversation was recorded on November 8th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Lianna Patch is known as a fantastic copywriter. Why? Because she’s also a comedian! We talk about Lianna’s passion for the craft of comedy, her comedic roots, and how she translated that into a thriving career as a copywriter. Brian and Lianna’s conversation was recorded on December 13th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

I spoke to Kevin Powell, YouTuber and front-end CSS teacher about how he operates his YouTube content business and how he grew to over 800,000 subscribers. Brian and Kevin’s conversation was recorded on December 7th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Aaron Francis, creator of screencasting.com and prolific YouTuber returns to the show to talk all things video, screencasting and growing a business on YouTube. Brian and Aaron's conversation was recorded on November 16th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Justin Ferriman, founder of LearnDash, talks to me about how he started, grew, and exited from this WordPress business in the LMS space. Brian and Justin’s conversation was recorded on November 10th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Jay Clouse, who runs Creator Science, joins me to talk all things creator businesses. Brian and Jay’s conversation was recorded on November 8th, 2023 Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Adam Gilbert, founder of My Body Tutor, joins me to talk about how he scaled a personal fitness coaching business. Brian and Adam’s conversation was recorded on November 3rd, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Dru Riley, founder of Trends.vc, returns to the show to talk about his life as a digital nomad for 3+ years. Brian and Dru's conversation was recorded on November 20th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Aaron Francis, creator of screencasting.com and prolific YouTuber joins me to talk about his “Era of Maximum Effort”. We get into building products businesses vs. creator businesses, and more. Brian and Aaron's conversation was recorded on November 16th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Ian Landsman of HelpSpot joins me to unpack all things Laravel ecosystem. Brian and Ian's conversation was recorded on November 3rd, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Colleen Schnettler, founder of HelloQuery, joins me for a wide-ranging discussion around the question of choosing the right product idea to commit to as an entrepreneur. Brian and Colleen recorded this conversation on November 17th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.

Dru Riley, founder of Trends.vc joins me to talk about building his Newsletter and Community business and the systems and processes he’s used to grow it. Brian and Dru's conversation was recorded on November 20th, 2023. Brian's update was recorded on March 8th, 2024. Brian's Product Studio My product studio, Instrumental Products, is where I partner with SaaS companies, creators, and founders to take product ideas from concept to launched. Got something to ship? Let's talk! Brian's YouTube channel Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I'm building products and showing the process. Brian's Newsletter Subscribe to my newsletter where I send my best ideas and stories from working on products. This Podcast on YouTube This podcast is on YouTube! You can watch full episodes on video by subscribing to the FSF Podcast Channel on YouTube.