#753 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS: With Special Guest Jason Cohen The Founder of WP-Engine

<p>#753 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress &amp; SaaS: With Special Guest Jason Cohen The Founder of WP-Engine</p> <p><br />Jason is the founder of unicorn WP Engine (200,000 customers, 1200 employees). Previously founder of bootstrapped Smart Bear (sold 2008; re-sold in 2021 at ~$2B) and ITWatchDogs (sold 2004). Original mentor and angel investor with Austin-based Capital Factory since 2009.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Main Questions For Interview With Jason Cohen</p> <p><br />#1 - Can you tell us what lead you to see the clear opportunities in the WordPress hosting space when you were thinking of starting WP-Engine?</p> <p><br />#2 - What were a couple of the biggest challenges you faced connected to the early days of WP-Engine and how did you and the team overcome them?</p> <p><br />#3 - What do you see as some of the biggest changes you see in hosting and WordPress in general in the next couple of years?</p> <p><br />#4 - What are some of your thoughts and personal insights connected to the VC industry after what has happened to SVB Silicon Valley Bank?</p> <p><br />#5 - If you go back to a time machine at the beginning of your career, what key advice would you give yourself?</p> <p><br />#6 - Are there any books, websites, or online recourses that have helped you in your business development that you like to share with the audience?</p> <p><br />----------------------------------- Sponsors of The Show -----------------------------------</p> <p>Zoho.com: - https://www.zoho.com/partners/</p> <p>Sensei LMS - https://bit.ly/3VskGBT</p> <p>WPLaunchify - hhttps://bit.ly/3VskGBT</p> <p>LfiterLMS - https://bit.ly/3VskGBT</p> <p><br />----------------------------------- FOLLOW &amp; CONNECT WITH US -----------------------------------</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://www.wp-tonic.com/</p> <p>YouTube Channel:</p> <p>@wptonic</p> <p>The Membership Machine Facebook Group:</p> <p>https://bit.ly/3W9r4gb</p> <p>Twitter:</p> <p>@wptonic_com</p> <p>LinkedIn:</p> <p>https://bit.ly/42ngKWr</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>