WPMU: How Does The Worst Employee Ever Go On To Build A Successful Company? – with James Farmer

James Farmer, WPMUdev, Bootstrapping, Customer Acquisition, Hiring, SaaS (software as a service)

We’re going to find out how the worst employee in the world ends up building one of the most successful WordPress companies in the world.

And for all of you saying, “the internet wants to be free; information wants to be free,” we’re going to find out how he dares to charge for anything online.

James Farmer is my guest today. He is the founder of the company behind WPMUdev.com, the world’s largest WordPress plug-in store. The site has had over 100,000 members and you know I’m going to drill into the numbers throughout this interview. And those members get access to plug-ins, themes, support and community.

James Farmer

WPMUdev

James Farmer is the founder of the company behind WPMUdev.com, the world’s largest WordPress plug-in store.

 

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