Jack Ellis is the co-founder of Fathom Analytics, a privacy-first Google Analytics alternative. Jack also teaches an online course on Laravel, a popular PHP framework, and hosts his own podcast, Above Board, where he discusses running an indie and bootstrapped software company.Jack and I discuss:<ul><li>How he runs his company people-first</li><li>What happens when you judge your employees on their work, rather than on other measures</li><li>Lightweight ways of collaborating with a small team</li><li>The importance of online privacy and how his company enables that</li><li>Why running a lifestyle business is just the best</li><li>Overcoming analysis paralysis</li><li>The big downside of working remotely—or is it even a downside?</li><li>Why I don’t give specific advice for people with ADHD (or other conditions)</li></ul>And much more. Enjoy the show!Find Jack:<ul><li><a href="https://jackellis.me">JackEllis.me</a></li><li><a href="https://usefathom.com/">Fathom Analytics</a>, privacy-focused website analytics</li><li><a href="https://serverlesslaravelcourse.com/">Serverless Laravel</a>, Jack’s course for Laravel developers</li><li><a href="https://usefathom.com/above-board">Above Board</a>, the Fathom Analytics podcast, which Jack co-hosts</li></ul>Also mentioned:<ul><li><a href="https://culturedcode.com/things/">Things 3</a>, my favorite task manager</li><li><a href="https://linear.app/">Linear</a>, a collaborative software development app</li><li><a href="https://tuple.app/">Tuple</a>, a remote pair programming app</li></ul>

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 &lt;p&gt;Jack Ellis is the co-founder of Fathom Analytics, a privacy-first Google Analytics alternative. Jack also teaches an online course on Laravel, a popular PHP framework, and hosts his own podcast, Above Board, where he discusses running an indie and bootstrapped software company.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jack and I discuss:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;How he runs his company people-first&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What happens when you judge your employees on their work, rather than on other measures&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lightweight ways of collaborating with a small team&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The importance of online privacy and how his company enables that&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why running a lifestyle business is just the best&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Overcoming analysis paralysis&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The big downside of working remotely—or is it even a downside?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why I don’t give specific advice for people with ADHD (or other conditions)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;And much more. Enjoy the show!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find Jack:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://jackellis.me"&gt;JackEllis.me&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://usefathom.com/"&gt;Fathom Analytics&lt;/a&gt;, privacy-focused website analytics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://serverlesslaravelcourse.com/"&gt;Serverless Laravel&lt;/a&gt;, Jack’s course for Laravel developers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://usefathom.com/above-board"&gt;Above Board&lt;/a&gt;, the Fathom Analytics podcast, which Jack co-hosts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://culturedcode.com/things/"&gt;Things 3&lt;/a&gt;, my favorite task manager&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://linear.app/"&gt;Linear&lt;/a&gt;, a collaborative software development app&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://tuple.app/"&gt;Tuple&lt;/a&gt;, a remote pair programming app&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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What happens when you judge employees on their work (rather than on measures like hours worked)? Why is online privacy so important? Why is running a lifestyle business just the best?

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Jack Ellis - How to Run a Company People-First

Jack Ellis - How to Run a Company People-First

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