We talk about the "Quality Assurance", or QA, process that Belle goes through when releasing new updates to Exist for iOS. Gets a bit technical but we try to keep it accessible.

2018

Jun 29th, 2018 30m 1s

It's been a while! In this episode we talk about the recent web update, and what's changed for Belle now she's been full-time on Hello Code stuff for nine months.

Things have changed

Oct 24th, 2017 56m 22s

We cover some recent happenings, like the results of the survey, Belle joining full-time, and our Apple In-App Purchase woes. This is a long one.

Apple Health, custom tracking

Mar 22nd, 2017 35m 29s

Belle talks about the data we're now importing from Apple Health and how she's going with adding sleep to the list. Josh talks about how our upcoming custom tracking feature will work.

Press is good

Mar 8th, 2017 19m 19s

In this episode we talk about the recent press mentions we received and how that boosted signups and income. We reflect on how hard it is to get press and how long it takes to build up brand awareness.

Hello again

Nov 15th, 2016 51m 8s

We talk about what's been happening with our new (beta) product Changemap, Larder, and Exist. We express sadness for the current state of affairs and our continuining failure to make enough money for Belle to quit freelancing, and ponder the fu

Survey

Aug 2nd, 2016 35m 26s

We recap the results of our recent Exist user survey and talk about what to do with what we've learned, and choosing what to work on.

Larder Launch

Jul 21st, 2016 14m 49s

We do a quick recap of our launch of Larder.

Positioning

Apr 26th, 2016 15m 16s

In this episode we talk about finding a niche for Larder, being somewhat unwilling to commit to it yet, and when to start marketing things you don't do yet.Larder public roadmap: https://trello.com/b/0gw1nPAH/larder-roadmap

The Origins of Larder

Apr 12th, 2016 21m 2s

We kick off a new set of episodes about our latest product, Larder, by talking about what it is, where the idea came from, and how it fits into our business.

Feedback

Dec 30th, 2015 34m 32s

We talk about receiving feedback on Exist from users, why it's both frustrating and rewarding, and how to give others good feedback.Related links:Thirty percent feedbackJerk comic

HealthKit

Dec 7th, 2015 20m 41s

In this episode Belle shares the issues and setbacks she's come across in building a HealthKit integration for Exist.

Catching up

Nov 22nd, 2015 30m 48s

We've been on hiatus for a few months, so we bring you up to speed on Belle's new day job at Ghost, and what's been happening with Exist and Littlelogs (plus future plans).

Startup house

Jul 13th, 2015 26m 9s

We discuss what it's like to live and work together in the same house, how to have our own space and work/life balance, and get lots done on our startup. In our startup house. This is the final episode of our first season.

Content marketing

Jun 26th, 2015 54m 7s

A large part of Belle's job is content marketing. We talk about what that is, how we do it, and what we get out of it. This is a bumper edition with lots of detail on how Belle works and how to make it work for YOU! (if you are a startuppy pers

Mobile apps

Jun 15th, 2015 35m 42s

We talk about our recently launched Android and iOS apps, the process behind making them, and why they differ from each other and the web app.Belle's tax story: http://blog.bellebethcooper.com/tax.html

Bootstrapped

May 30th, 2015 30m 22s

We talk about our Hello Code work situation including the ongoing need for client work, having to watch our expenses, and how we make it all work without going crazy or broke.Related link: The marshmallow test (Youtube)

Saying no

May 15th, 2015 26m 58s

When you get more press, you get more visibility, and that means becoming a target of more unsolicited contact — both from helpful people, and people who just want to sell you stuff. We talk about our experiences and the reasons behind saying n

Pricing

May 3rd, 2015 32m 39s

We talk about why Exist has always been a paid-only product, how that's affected growth, and the tradeoffs to be made when picking a price in general. Pricing is hard.

Failure to fund

Apr 18th, 2015 36m 26s

We talk about applying to incubators and accelerators and our experiences pitching VCs. All without success.

Year two

Apr 3rd, 2015 31m 30s

We talk about hitting our first anniversary of launching Exist and what that means for our early backers recurring (or not), Exist for Teams, the results of our recent user survey, and our new priorities for Exist post-survey.

Learning to code

Mar 20th, 2015 37m 37s

We're going to try to keep this a regular thing. The podcast returns for episode three and details the rise of young Belle from coding apprentice to coding master.

The grind

Feb 26th, 2015 30m 19s

We had a good response from our first podcast, and so decided to give it another shot. This one is about "the grind" of working hard and not seeing any progress. We talk about Exist and Littlelogs.

In the bucket

Feb 3rd, 2015 23m 6s

On a whim, we decided to record a podcast about a topic we were discussing today, the concept of putting something "in the Hello Code bucket". I hope you enjoy it! This is an experiment, so please let us know if you'd like to hear more about ou

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