Wil and Wes and the Schedulefly Journey
70 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWil and Wes (owners at Schedulefly) talk about all kinds of things related to Schedulefly and our journey running a software company (with Charles, Hank and Tyler) just the way we want to run it.
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Episodes
Just because we can, doesn't mean we should (Wes)
September 19, 2017 00:00 - 9 minutes - 4.42 MBWes talks about features and settings and things that could be added to our software and why we typically leave them out.
We'd be honored, if you would join us (Wil)
September 19, 2017 00:00 - 13 minutes - 2.37 MBHaha - that's what Darth Vader said to Han Solo, Chewbacca and Princess Leia when they surprisingly walked into a room where he sat - in the movie Empire Strikes Back. Will tells the story of a gentleman who surprised him just the same.
The perfect customer (Wil)
September 14, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 11.6 MBWil talks about our focus on the perfect customer and how we are building a sub culture - or community - of like minded customers. The cool thing is many of them are very similar to us.
Being an admirable company (Wes)
September 14, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 5.52 MBWes talks about doing less and resisting the urge to write more software, add more products and hire more people. Doing so helps Schedulefly stand out from the pack and even causes some to admire how we run our business.
K.I.S.S (Wil)
September 07, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 3.77 MBWil talks about keeping things simple and while most people and companies would like to - it's really tough to do so - especially once success has begun to happen.
What's your exit strategy?
September 06, 2017 00:00 - 4 minutes - 7.33 MBWil talks about the topic of having an exit strategy for your business. Should you have one? Maybe. Maybe not. I guess it depends on what makes you happy.
Golfing with a VC (Wes)
September 05, 2017 00:00 - 10 minutes - 5.04 MBThis is the story of randomly being paired up with another golfer who happened to be a VC that's invested money in one of our competitors. He was actually a great guy.
What would you do with $1,000,000? (Wil)
August 31, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 3.8 MBWil tells the story of a VC who asked us - shortly after we got started - what we would do with a $1M investment. The answer is great.
Ignoring your competition (Wes)
August 31, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 3.54 MBWes talks about how we are raised and taught to compare ourselves (as chlidren and as adults) to other people and also to other businesses. Worrying about other people and what they are doing and to competition is such a huge waste of time and will likely just send you down a unhappy path to a place you never intended to go. It causes decisions to made purely out of fear that end up making you just like everyone else.
Keep making fries (Wil)
August 30, 2017 00:00 - 6 minutes - 3.22 MBWil tells a story about a company that wanted to purchase Schedulefly and claimed they could easily build a product like ours and compete with us if we didn't sell. We knew better, and he talks about why.
Fresh new company with same old selling tactics (Wes)
August 29, 2017 00:00 - 10 minutes - 5.13 MBWes talks about how doing proven things that worked in the past and that everyone does might not line up with what you believe personally and might not be the best ways to create a brand people really like....even though it's bringing in sales.
Immeasurables of what we do and don't do (Wil)
August 28, 2017 00:00 - 10 minutes - 4.94 MBWil talks about doing things where the results are tough to measure - but feel right and are enjoyable and good for our brand.
The fallacy of the land grab (Wil)
August 28, 2017 00:00 - 8 minutes - 3.8 MBWil talks about an alternative to grabbing as many customers as possible and as fast as you can - which might be difficult if there are investors involved. We've found that eventually most customers will settle in with a solution that makes them happy anyway...so long term it's better to slow down and focus on the right customer.
Fear vs Love (Wil)
August 28, 2017 00:00 - 9 minutes - 4.31 MBWil talks more about doing things that matter to us and our customers versus things that others do - for fear that we won't keep up.
Apps - Hell Yes or No (Wes)
August 28, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 3.77 MBWes talks about applying hell yes or no logic to writing apps for devices.
Integration - Hell Yes or No (Wes)
August 28, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 3.38 MBWes continues the topic of applying Hell yes or no logic to our business. It actually works well too in our personal lives as it turns out...
Wil joins Schedulefly - sales, partnerships, trade shows and ties. (Wil)
August 21, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 18.9 MBWil talks about the early days of selling, trade shows, partnering and looking for a tie to wear. None of which we did for very long.
Doing what we enjoy doing and what we are good at (Wil)
August 21, 2017 00:00 - 9 minutes - 15.1 MBWil talks about us figuring out what we actually enjoy doing and doing that - versus many things a business is supposed to do like social media, partnerships, email campaigns etc.
Our team - 5 guys in North Carolina (Wes)
August 09, 2017 00:00 - 9 minutes - 4.54 MBThis is a story about how the 5 of us met.
Introduction to our Schedulefly Journey (Wes)
August 08, 2017 00:00 - 9 minutes - 4.64 MBIn our 1st episode, Wes talks about why he and Wil decided to do a Podcast and why Schedulefly was created.