Escape Velocity

German Velasco and Sam Selikoff

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A podcast about two developers trying to build profitable businesses. Hosted by German Velasco and Sam Selikoff.

FEB 12

Start with the title

Sam gives us an update on how his marketing cycle is going, what he's focusing on, and why he's starting with the title. German shares a slight detour into open source and prepares for his 6-week cycle to improve his Testing LiveView offer. Testing LiveView Build UI

57 min
FEB 7

Minimize regret, maximize marketing

German talks about where he wants to be at the end of 2024 and the importance of a singular focus. Sam talks about Build UI's latest course launch and his upcoming work cycle on marketing.

46 min
11/21/2023

Sleeping Easy with Tyler Young

We have a guest! Tyler Young joins German to talk about his new venture: Sleep Easy -- a proactive website monitoring tool that alerts users before issues happen! Tyler shares the story of why he chose this venture, how he's winding down his regular job to focus full time on Sleep Easy, his hopes and goals, current problems, and more. And if you want, you can follow Tyler's journey through his newsletter. You can find more about Tyler: Sleep Easy website: https://www.sleepeasy.app/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TylerAYoungTyler's website: https://tylerayoung.com/Newsletter to follow Tyler's journey: https://tylerayoung.com/category/build-in-public/Also mentioned in the podcast: April Dunford's Obviously Awesome positioning book and MicroConf talk

41 min
11/13/2023

Why film studios don't market old movies

Sam talks about the launch of Build UI's fourth course, the importance of pre-launch marketing, and plans for Build UI's next course. German talks about potentially adding sponsorships to Elixir Streams, asking the Elixir community about what course they'd like to see him make next, and building an audience. Links: - Build UI's newest course on Remix- Sam's talk at Next.js Conf- Elixir Streams- German's post on Elixir Forum- Build an Audience episode of Rework Twitter: German, Sam

52 min
10/17/2023

Why would it work this time around?

German and Sam are back! Sam answers a question on why he thinks making courses with deadlines will work this time around. German then shares his two potential plans of action: building another course, or curating Elixir content in his Elixir Streams website. Sam pushes back to make sure German deliberately chooses a goal for whichever activity he pursues next.Links: Build UITesting LiveViewElixir StreamsTwitter: German, Sam

57 min
10/10/2023

Marketing campaigns, not flywheels

Sam tells German about his new idea for scoped marketing campaigns, the difference between YouTube videos and Build UI lessons, scoping new course launches to a month, and lifetime pricing vs. course bundles. Build UI's Lifetime membership sale page: https://buildui.com/pricing Twitter: German, Sam

51 min
10/04/2023

A whirlwind tour of what Peter is doing (with Peter Ullrich)

This week we have a guest, Peter Ullrich! German and Peter chat as Peter talks about the numerous side-projects he's had through the years and shares lessons learned about creating a book, a course, and a couple of small apps. Finally, we get a glimpse into what he's working now -- his most ambitious project yet. Peter's book: https://pragprog.com/titles/puphoe/building-table-views-with-phoenix-liveview/ Peter's course: https://pjullrich.gumroad.com/l/bmvpPeter's write to letter projects: https://myletterdiary.com and https://www.lettertoyourself.com/Peter's twitter: https://twitter.com/PJUllrichPeter's website: https://peterullrich.comGerman's course: https://www.testingliveview.com/

39 min
09/19/2023

Stop overthinking and start creating

German talks about ElixirConf and his talk, and considers whether he wants to focus on more info products next. Sam gives an update on Build UI, and talks about how he and Ryan need to stop overthinking their process so they can create more content. Twitter: German, Sam

46 min

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A podcast about two developers trying to build profitable businesses. Hosted by German Velasco and Sam Selikoff.

Creator

German Velasco and Sam Selikoff
Years Active

2022 - 2024
Episodes

40
Rating

Clean
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Escape Velocity

Escape Velocity

Start with the title

Minimize regret, maximize marketing

Sleeping Easy with Tyler Young

Why film studios don't market old movies

Why would it work this time around?

Marketing campaigns, not flywheels

A whirlwind tour of what Peter is doing (with Peter Ullrich)

Stop overthinking and start creating

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Escape Velocity

Episodes

Start with the title

Minimize regret, maximize marketing

Sleeping Easy with Tyler Young

Why film studios don't market old movies

Why would it work this time around?

Marketing campaigns, not flywheels

A whirlwind tour of what Peter is doing (with Peter Ullrich)

Stop overthinking and start creating

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