In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin unpack the first full week with new developers on the SixSides team, the sudden jump in productivity and stress, the push to document processes properly, fresh leads coming through the door, and how they are preparing the business for Mitch’s wedding leave. Links Mobbin - https://mobbin.com/ui.sh - https://ui.sh/Chapters (00:00) - Intro, wedding nerves, and SixSides positioning (06:44) - The first full week with new developers (08:50) - Mobile app fixes and the first new release (11:47) - Dashboard work, Slack alerts, checklist items, and notifications (15:12) - The first dashboard signup and tracking growth (19:26) - Marketing website, docs, and design struggles (28:54) - Building SOPs and adjusting to team life (33:57) - Leads, Project Earth, and the bootstrap sales strategy (41:10) - Team culture, Slack emojis, and setting up events in minutes (46:21) - Handling Mitch’s leave and documenting development processes In this episode, we cover:Mitch’s final week before the wedding, and how the team is handling his leaveThe first full week of new developers working on SixSidesWhy hiring people can increase your workload before it reduces itMobile app fixes for sponsors and sponsor names in event appsNew Slack notifications for user signups, teams, and event creationDashboard improvements for checklist items, attendees, pagination, search, and notificationsThe first dashboard signup, and what that means for sales visibilityBuilding a better marketing website, docs, user guides, and support contentUsing tools like Mobbin, Stitch, UI.sh, and Cursor for product and website design inspirationThe challenge of creating design from scratch when you can critique but not createBuilding SOPs across sales, marketing, and operationsAdjusting to new stress levels as the business becomes more team-ledLeads coming in through follow-ups and outbound workProject Earth, a major potential opportunity tied to a 2028 eventHow a sales-led bootstrapping strategy could fund the next stage of SixSidesCreating an event in minutes before a business development meetingWhy the team had to push back on a potential event during Mitch’s wedding weekHow Linear, Slack, screenshots, and written updates are being used to manage development workSetting expectations with the team around AI-generated updates and communication styleGot questions or topics you want us to cover? Email us at journey@sixsides.co If 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! Connect with us SixSides: sixsides.coBook a call with Gavin: call.sixsides.coMitchell on Bluesky: mitchdav.isMitchell on LinkedIn: mitchdavGavin on LinkedIn: gavintyeGavin on YouTube: gavintye1SixSides on LinkedIn: sixsidesSixSides on X: sixsideseventsSixSides on Bluesky: sixsides.coSixSides on Youtube: sixsidescoSixSides on Substack: sixsides
