If you're a developer, indie hacker, or SaaS builder, this is a must-watch.

You'll learn:

- The strategy he used to niche down and find his first clients

- Why he started a t-shirt business to learn Shopify

- The moment he discovered a Kardashian was using his theme

- His raw, unfiltered advice for anyone wanting to build their own software product

Show Notes:

- Bricks Space Lab:https://brickspacelab.com

- Follow Thomas's journey on Twitter: https://x.com/kimurathomas

We're joined by Sean Rosenthal, the co-founder of Native PHP. He shares his incredible journey from a career in sales to co-creating a framework that allows developers to build native desktop and mobile apps using the PHP and Laravel skills they already have.

Sean provides a candid look at the entrepreneurial grind, the technical challenges he and his partner Simon Hamp overcame, and what the future holds for PHP outside of the web.

Show Notes:

What You'll Learn:

• How personal drive and a problem-solving mindset are crucial for success in tech.
• The real story behind what inspired Native PHP and how the project got started.
• A deep dive into the technical solutions used to compile PHP for iOS and Android.
• Sean's experiences working on complex projects for major organizations like Pfizer.
• The importance of building a support infrastructure, not just a product.

Links Mentioned:

• Native PHP Official Website
• Sean Rosenthal on X (Twitter)
• Sean's YouTube Channel - Laravel Online
• The New Boston (YouTube Channel)

In this episode, I interviewed with Simon Hamp, a seasoned software engineer with 25 years of experience in PHP.

Simon shares his incredible journey from being a self-taught programmer in the days before YouTube and Stack Overflow to becoming the owner and maintainer of Native PHP and the founder of Laravel Dev.

Show Notes:

Links

• Simon Hamp's Website: simonhamp.me

• Simon Hamp on X: @SimonHamp

• NativePHP: nativephp.com

• Laravel Dev: laradevs.com