Build Your SaaS · 2022-04-05 · 52 min
Taylor Otwell , is the founder of Laravel , a programming framework for PHP. But he's also one of the most successful indie SaaS operators I know. In this episode we discuss: 0:30 - Taylor is changing how he hires and manages people at Laravel 6:01 - How Taylor is finding new employees to work on Forge, Vapor, and his other products 7:34 - The Laravel ecosystem has incubated incredible talent: Miguel Piedrafita , Caleb Porzio , Adam Wathan , Aaron Francis , Jack Ellis ... 10:03 - More and more indie SaaS apps are being built in Laravel 10:48 - When is the next Laracon conference? 13:11 - Taylor Otwell has the classic bootstrap success story 14:28 - Laravel has been running too lean 17:00 - What's it like to work as a developer at Laravel? (pair programming) 18:33 - How Taylor does product development 22:08 - "I haven't told anyone this yet, but I actually considered selling Laravel this past year." Here's why Taylor decided not to sell. 26:30 - How do you deal with internet fame, and being a "known person?" 28:59 - Dealing with haters on Twitter 31:50 - What is the future of web development, and the full-stack developer? What is the future of Ruby on Rails and Laravel?
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