Hiring Taylor Otwell to build HelpSpot and Laravel at the same time | Ian Landsman, Founder of HelpSpot

In our very first episode, Matt had the pleasure of speaking with Ian Landsman, affectionately known as the 'Godfather of Laravel,' where they discussed his long history with Laravel and his business journey. Ian shared insights into his primary venture, UserScape, and its flagship product, HelpSpot, a help desk application he started 20 years ago. They also talked about taking a bet on Taylor and Laravel early on, bootstrapped startups, and more!

• Matt Stauffer Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
• Ian Landsman Twitter - https://twitter.com/ianlandsman
• Tighten Website - https://tighten.com/
• HelpSpot - https://www.helpspot.com/
• UserScape - https://userscape.com/
• LaraJobs - https://larajobs.com/
• The SaaS Playbook - https://saasplaybook.com/
• The Startups For the Rest of Us Podcast (Rob Walling) - https://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/
• Gail Goodman's Talk - https://businessofsoftware.org/talk/how-to-negotiate-the-long-slow-saas-ramp-of-death/

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Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten.