Working in product one thing I consistently look out for is what I like to call low effort big reward items. Small things you can do that have a big impact. When we talk about low effort it could mean a day, it could mean two days. But it means overall minimal impact on other…
When StellarWP acquired LearnDash September one of the very first projects we started was a hosted version of LearnDash. At the time it didn’t even have a code name (it’d later become LDCE). We had a goal — open up the ability for content creators to get started with LearnDash quicker than ever. See WordPress…
I have multiple conversations a day that make me step back and think, it could be about product, about leadership, about the wider goal of what we do at LearnDash, and where we’re going. Sometimes things don’t always go to plan, whether that’s a release that doesn’t go as smoothly as we wanted, or maybe…
Nothing is more important to selling your product than the technology that powers your sales. Top of the list? Flexibility, stability and ultimately the control needed to mould your shopping cart around what works for your business. At LearnDash we’ve used various systems over the years, starting out with a platform called DPD back when…
Chances are if you work remotely your team will either use Slack or Teams, sure there are some other alternatives but in the interest of not writing out 50 competitors, let’s take the two. These tools are great, making collaboration across time-zones simple when people are only a message away. Yet therein lies the problem,…
Communication is tough, make no mistake about it. I’m no expert, you’re not an expert and anyone that says they are well they most likely aren’t. Communicating in a traditional office environment you have social queues, body language and often real-time communication. Transitioning to a remote-work environment can be a culture shock, someone says “ok”….
Let me tell you I’ve historically been terrible at setting boundaries when working remotely which may make you think “Jack, how can you advise me to set boundaries if you can’t even do it yourself”. That’s because I’ve been there and bought the t-shirt. You know the drill, team members located around the world, 4,…