16: Going Viral and Customer Driven Products

Published: Sept. 7, 2017, 10 a.m.

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Ben and Derrick are back from vacation this week are feeling refreshed. Ben tweeted something that went viral and has dealt with some people\\u2019s misinterpretation and bias. He is working on hiring a designer for some of the course finishing touches and is honing in on the premium tier offerings. Ben also has two side projects, Briefs and Trail Mix, that he is thinking of doing a tour about. RefactoringRails.io is set to launch the end of September.

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Drip has been onboarding a new developer onto the core-product team and Derrick discusses his interview and hiring process. He also shares how Drip is doing as a customer-driven product team, inspired by David Cancel\\u2019s top ten criteria in a recent Conversion Cast episode.

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Today\\u2019s Topics Include:

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Going viral and dealing with public reaction
\\nBen\\u2019s side projects, Briefs and Trail Mix
\\nFinishing and preparing to launch Ben\\u2019s course RefactoringRails.io
\\nHiring process at Drip
\\nAllocating time for housekeeping tasks to avoid \\u2018noise\\u2019
\\nDavid Cancel\\u2019s top ten items to determine if you\\u2019re doing well in a customer-driven product team

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If you\\u2019re enjoying the show please give us your ratings and reviews in iTunes.

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Links and resources:

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RefactoringRails.io
\\nBriefs
\\n"Trail Mix
\\nDrip
\\nConversion Cast - Episode with David Cancel
\\nDrift

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