{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Our B2B SaaS Journey","title":"52: This episode is mostly technical","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f46d2d30\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3450,"description":"In this episode, we go mostly technical - Mitchell migrates the SixSides dashboard from Vue to React, moves the database to PlanetScale, and outlines the plan for proper preview environments that go from Linear to Cursor to live. Along the way there’s a fitness check-in, a disrupted Canberra trip, Project Hammer running without us on-site, and a new plan for an event manager success playbook.\nLinks\nmostlytechnical.com\n\nChapters\nIn this episode, we cover:\nThe “billionaire” Christmas present (Zimbabwean dollars, obviously)\nAnniversary trip vibes, escape rooms, and bailing on the Harbour Bridge walk\nFitness updates - 75 Hard progress, running blocks, and sore feet\nWhy SixSides is now a React dashboard (goodbye Vue)\nUsing Cursor to accelerate a React rewrite and why popularity matters for AI tooling\nMoving the SixSides database from AWS RDS to PlanetScale\nConsolidating global and regional databases into a simpler model\nData sovereignty trade-offs (and when it’s worth paying for)\nBig cost reduction for adding regions (from hundreds to tens per month)\nThe plan for preview environments: Linear tickets - Cursor agents - live preview links\nReplacing Laravel Vapor with Terraform for better automation\nProject Rendezvous update and what “due diligence” could look like\nCCF Magazine editorial deadline pressure\nCanberra trip disrupted, then Sydney trip pivot\nProject Hammer ran without the founders on-site - lessons learned\nBuilding an event manager success playbook\nMailing out SixSides dice to leads - and a review-for-dice offer\n\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: gavintye1\nSixSides on LinkedIn: sixsides...","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}