Bootstrapping and Evolving a Web Development Agency, with Marg Reffell

Bootstrapping and Evolving a Web Development Agency, with Marg Reffell

Author: Erik Dietrich September 14, 2023 Duration: 1:07:57
n this installment of our community speaker series, we talked to Marg Reffell about her experience starting a web development agency and then evolving it over the course of time. Included in this is how she arrived at a decision to scale in the first place, and how she eventually decided to scale back a bit to make sure it continued to be the business that she wanted to run. To find out more about Marg:Follow her on Twitter (preferred): https://twitter.com/margreffell * Check out her website: https://margreffell.com/ Join us to learn more. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   This week's picks: Top 5 Container Metrics How to buy a wildcard SSL certificate like grumpy old men What is BDD (Behavior-Driven Development)? The importance of software portability  

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