{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Our B2B SaaS Journey","title":"77: From 64 Facebook groups to one app","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2077,"description":"In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin celebrate a hugely positive WPFG demo, race to get the new app through Apple and Google review, unpack why SixSides’ customer-first culture is getting noticed, and wrestle with HubSpot pricing, a non-paying client, release automation, translations, and a new way of giving developers more ownership.\n\nChapters\nIn this episode, we cover:\nThe overwhelmingly positive feedback from the latest WPFG app demo\nReplacing the need to manage 64 individual Facebook groups for sporting communities\nGetting the WPFG app through Apple App Store and Google Play review\nManaging TestFlight, external testers and beta feedback before launch\nThe final polish required before rolling the app out to thousands of athletes\nCreating better App Store and Play Store assets for WPFG and SixSides\nWhy SixSides’ customer-first culture is becoming a competitive advantage\nUsing Claude to improve and automate the mobile app release process\nManaging multiple branded mobile apps from a single codebase\nThe unexpected cost of HubSpot marketing contacts and whether the deal still makes sense\nWhat to do when a client keeps using your SaaS but stops communicating or paying\nPrototyping real-time chat and translation features for events\nUsing AWS translation APIs and exploring on-device language models\nGiving developers outcome-based projects instead of tightly scoped tickets\nPreparing the development team to work independently while Mitchell is away\nEarly progress on the redesigned SixSides landing page\nGavin’s underprepared 70 km training ride ahead of a 100 km event\nGot questions or topics you want us to cover? Email us at journey@sixsides.co\n\nIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on your favourite podcast app. It really helps us reach more people!\n\nConnect with us\nSixSides: sixsides.co\nBook a call with Gavin: call.sixsides.co\nMitchell on Bluesky: mitchdav.is\nMitchell on LinkedIn: mitchdav\nGavin on LinkedIn: gavintye\nGavin on YouTube:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1cLZVTlGmlsF4j4buu4eQfWaeAqCidymYR0UPJ1yzoE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMzkx/MmExZjgxZmFjY2E4/YjU4MmRkMDY2ZGVj/Yjk0My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}