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Vito Peleg's journey has been pretty remarkable. From his roots as a touring musician, he transitioned to a freelance developer and soon stepped into the shoes of agency owner and CEO/founder. Much of his success can be attributed to his experience in product market research, marketing, design, and making them work together seamlessly to launch products (and launch them big).

Vito's flagship projects include Atarim — a collaboration platform that provides a seamless workflow experience between agencies/businesses and their clients — and Bertha.ai, the world's first AI-based writing assistant for WordPress. 

In 2019, Vito and his team launched WP Feedback and earned $100k in revenue in the first thirty days. From there, they rode the waves of growth and reconfigured WP Feedback into Atarim. In this episode, we investigate Vito's strategy for success by unpacking how to build a solid foundation from which to launch a product — from establishing product-market fit to figuring out marketing and growth tactics.

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Thanks to Vito for joining us and providing such valuable insights into product launches. Join us next week with Miriam Schwab to chat about partnerships and the power of collaboration for success.

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Mentor someone. Today! Don't wait. Start today! Talk to people. Connect with them. Go on Twitter. Just 15 minutes a day. Tell them why this community is great. Make them want to join!

Nyasha Green

For Nyasha Green, a healthy tech community prioritizes mentoring. She credits her mentors with helping her find her place in WordPress. How well does your part of the WordPress ecosystem support mentorship? Can we make mentoring a key way people contribute to WordPress's future?

In this episode of Post Status Draft, Nyasha Green joins Dan Knauss to tell her story about joining the WordPress community relatively recently. Ny is a Software Developer at Howard Development and Consulting as well as the Editorial Director for MasterWP. Ny credits Ken Elliot and Shambi Broome as mentors who got her into WordPress. Together they're getting two new WordPress Meetups up and running in Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC.

Picking up on one of Kim Lipari‘s comments last week (“We're not a small village anymore.” A Conversation with Kim Lipari — Post Status Draft 121), Nyasha shares her thoughts on the ways the WordPress community can better embrace growth and change by enlarging its circles of leadership, innovation, and talent. For Ny, a culture that prioritizes mentoring relationships is essential. She sees value in paid internships at WordPress companies, intentional programming at Meetups and WordCamps, and the continued use of travel scholarships to welcome new people to an increasingly inclusive WordPress community.

Finally, we also talk about dealing with grief, loss, and emotional health in tech, how social media hurts and helps, and resources like Big Orange Heart that are there for you when you're all out of spoons.

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🔗 Mentioned in the show:

• Ken Elliot (Twitter)
• Shambi Broome (Twitter)
• “We're not a small village anymore.” A Conversation with Kim Lipari — Post Status Draft 121
• Howard Development and Consulting
• Supporting Underrepresented Speakers at WCUS
• Sponsor Inclusion in Tech (Winstina Hughes)
• Underrepresented in Tech
• Big Orange Heart and #spoonies
• Spoon Theory
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• Nyasha Green (Twitter)
• Dan Knauss (Twitter)
• Post Status (Twitter)

Kim Lipari is my guest today on Post Status Draft. Kim started building a career in WordPress over ten years ago, and her agency, Valet, is almost that old. WordPress isn't a small village community anymore, says Kim, but we still talk about it as if it is. That tightly knit community is still there because — not in spite of — incredible growth. But what does the fact of growth mean for a small village culture? Can it turn into an enclave or cult? Is the language of a small village still an appropriate language for leadership? Do we need to act more like we're a busy city — and make an effort to get to know our newer neighbors' stories? Can we keep (let alone scale) the values, culture, and kindness of a healthy small community as we grow?

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🔗 Mentioned in the show:

• Kim Lipari (Twitter)
• Dan Knauss (Twitter)
• Post Status (Twitter)

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