77: From 64 Facebook groups to one app

In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin celebrate a hugely positive WPFG demo, race to get the new app through Apple and Google review, unpack why SixSides’ customer-first culture is getting noticed, and wrestle with HubSpot pricing, a non-paying client, release automation, translations, and a new way of giving developers more ownership. Chapters (00:00) - Intro (02:29) - WPFG demo feedback (04:17) - The final stretch for WPFG phase one (11:31) - App Store assets and a new SixSides look (12:59) - Our culture is shining through (14:36) - Automating the release process (17:14) - The HubSpot pricing surprise (20:34) - A hard client decision (22:59) - Chat, translations and giving developers more ownership (30:44) - Landing page progress and Gavin’s massive ride In this episode, we cover:The overwhelmingly positive feedback from the latest WPFG app demo Replacing the need to manage 64 individual Facebook groups for sporting communities Getting the WPFG app through Apple App Store and Google Play review Managing TestFlight, external testers and beta feedback before launch The final polish required before rolling the app out to thousands of athletes Creating better App Store and Play Store assets for WPFG and SixSides Why SixSides’ customer-first culture is becoming a competitive advantage Using Claude to improve and automate the mobile app release process Managing multiple branded mobile apps from a single codebase The unexpected cost of HubSpot marketing contacts and whether the deal still makes sense What to do when a client keeps using your SaaS but stops communicating or paying Prototyping real-time chat and translation features for events Using AWS translation APIs and exploring on-device language models Giving developers outcome-based projects instead of tightly scoped tickets Preparing the development team to work independently while Mitchell is away Early progress on the redesigned SixSides landing page Gavin’s underprepared 70 km training ride ahead of a 100 km event Got questions or topics you want us to cover? Email us at [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on your favourite podcast app. It really helps us reach more people! Connect with us SixSides: sixsides.co Book a call with Gavin: call.sixsides.co Mitchell on Bluesky: mitchdav.is Mitchell on LinkedIn: mitchdav Gavin on LinkedIn: gavintye Gavin on YouTube: gavintye1 SixSides on LinkedIn: sixsides SixSides on X: sixsidesevents SixSides on Bluesky: sixsides.co SixSides on Youtube: sixsidesco SixSides on Substack: sixsides SixSides on Skool: Community Builders Network