Chris Teitzel from Cellar Door Media and Lockr.io tells us how he started his agency, launched a growing SaaS, and started doing meaningful work in the web industry.
Show Notes
- Don't be afraid to reach out and go for it, big things may happen
- Putting out good into the FOSS community always pays back, eventually.
- The diversity in FOSS makes for stronger products.
- Investors can be a double edge sword, spurring you on when you may want to quit and making your down times even harder.
- Desperation and free time can breed opportunity if you're willing to take a chance.
- The barrier between hard sciences and art is permeable.
- Speaking at conferences before you're ready can be good for your career.
- Launching a product in the open source space is a tight rope walk, you need to balance trust and always provide value first
- Continuing to run services as part of your company can help keep a finger on the pulse of your customers.
- Services can help during the lean times of your SaaS.
- Longevity is the unsexy super power.
- Build other people up to make a successful business.
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Dev Quest is a podcast about the career journey of the modern web developer. Web development is one of the most accessible and fruitful career paths of our era, marrying a great deal of autonomy and interesting work with a strong sense of community and openness. On Dev Quest, we'll talk to devs working at all levels of the industry, from agency-employed and freelance folks building websites for small businesses to start up founders who are helping run multi-million dollar SaaS companies and everyone in between, all through the lens of trying to help you grow to the next stage in your own journey into this amazing field.