Creating a Multi-Million Dollar Business from a WordPress Theme
Brian Gardner is the founder of StudioPress, which makes WordPress themes based on their Genesis framework. Brian grew StudioPress from nothing into a multi-million dollar business. In 2010, Brian merged StudioPress and several other companies with Copyblogger to create Copyblogger Media. Brian is a founding partner of Copyblogger Media and also its Chief Product Officer.
Success Quote
- “A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” – Wayne Gretzky
Book Recommendation
- “Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good” by Sarah Lacy
Links & Resources Mentioned
Recommended Podcast Episodes
- SaaS Product-Led Growth and the New Customer Journey - with Blake Bartlett [263]
- 7 Lessons I Learned from Interviewing 45 Amazing Entrepreneurs
- From Struggling Bootstrapper to $10M+ SaaS CEO - with Ryan Fyfe [294]
- Userflow: Bootstrapping a No Code SaaS to 7 Figures - with Esben Friis-Jensen [291]
- Trackier: How 3 Guys in India Bootstrapped a $2M SaaS Startup - with Udit Verma [255]
- How Not To Raise Capital for Your SaaS Startup - with Brian Parks [305]
- Autoklose: Launch a SaaS in a Crowded B2B Market - with Shawn Finder [216]
- Elastic.io: Getting Traction by Charging More for Your SaaS - with Renat Zubairov [236]
- Findigs: Focusing on Progress Not Perfection to Hit $2M ARR - with Steve Carroll [290]
- Dover: How to Get Customers without a Product or Website - with George Carollo [287]