Interview with Sevalla
Is the name “Sevalla” just a play on the location in Sweden? Does it have deeper meaning? Yes, it’s a nod to Sweden, just like Kinsta. Kinsta turned out to share its name with a small Swedish village (something we…
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Do Founders Make Great Marketers?
On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Ben Pines shares his journey from being an early employee at Elementor to starting his own consulting business focused on founder-led marketing. He discusses the unique challenges business owners face in marketing,…
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Are WordPress Agencies Doomed?
On this episode of The WP Minute’s Agency Action podcast, guest host Matt Medeiros discusses the evolution of agency life and the importance of authentic conversations. He highlights the significance of courses and resources available to agencies, particularly the role…
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The WP Minute’s WordPress Predictions for 2026
On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Matt Medeiros hosts a panel discussion of WordPress predictions for 2026. Panelists Raquel Manriquez, Kurt Von Ahnen, and Eric Karkovack cover topics such as the restructuring of WordCamps, the rise of plugin…
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State of the Word 2025: It’s A Vibe
WordPress unwrapped its new version 6.9 at the annual State of the Word, hosted by Matt Mullenweg in San Francisco this week. A holiday tradition that reminds us of the gift that WordPress is for all involved. From agency owners…
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2025 Black Friday Deals from WP Minute Sponsors
Black Friday is here, and we wanted to highlight some of the best deals happening right now from the brands on the WP Minute sponsorship list. These are the folks who support our work creating content and education for WordPress…
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Feast or Famine for WordPress Agencies
Kurt von Ahnen and Toby Cryns kick off Season 1 by answering the questions every new agency owner asks: how to split time between learning, delivery, marketing, and actually running the business; how to find (and talk to) buyers; and…
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Interview with Lesley Sim of EventKoi
After successfully building and selling Newsletter Glue, most founders might have taken a moment to pause. But for Lesley Sim, the transition was less about slowing down and more about leveling up. Even before Newsletter Glue was acquired, she had…
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LoopConf is back! (London 2025)
Over a decade after his last appearance on my old Matt Report feed, Brian and I pick up like no time has passed. We talk candidly about what it takes to bring LoopConf back to life, why he acquired the…
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The FAIR Package Manager for WordPress
In this episode of The WP Minute+, I sit down with Carrie Dils and Karim Marucchi to talk through FAIR—short for Federated and Independent Repositories—a new package management project launched under the Linux Foundation. If you’re in the WordPress space and…
