Flywheel Hosting: An agency to acquisition roadmap

Dusty Davidson, Flywheel Hosting, B2B, SaaS (software as a service)

Joining me is an entrepreneur who was running a development shop, saw problems that his clients had and said, “I think I’m going to pursue this idea that has nothing to do with that problem.”

So he built that other idea, he started to understand what it’s like to build a software as a service. And he said, “You know, let me come back to this problem that I saw before.” And the problem was how hard it was for businesses to build websites.

Dusty Davidson is the co-founder of Flywheel Hosting, a premium WordPress hosting company built specifically for design firms.

Dusty Davidson

Flywheel Hosting

Dusty Davidson is the co-founder of Flywheel Hosting, a premium WordPress hosting company built specifically for design firms.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses for an audience of entrepreneurs. Joining me is an entrepreneur who was running a development shop, saw problems that his clients had and said, “I think I’m going to pursue this idea that has nothing to do with that problem.” And then, as he built that other idea, he started to understand what it’s like to build a software as a service. And he said, “You know, let me come back to this problem that I saw before.” And the problem was, it was hard for businesses to build websites. It was hard for him to do it. Dusty, am I right? I’m looking at your face as I say it. You seem pained.

Dusty: Yeah, no, no, that’s absolutely right. Specifically agencies and designers.

Andrew: And the company that he came up with is called Flywheel. They are a premium WordPress...

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