Two decades as a solo indie Mac dev
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The Changelog – Episode #492
Two decades as a solo indie Mac dev
with Jesse Grosjean from Hog Bay Software
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This week Jesse Grosjean joins us to talk about his career as a solo indie Mac dev. Since 2004 Jesse has been building Mac apps under the company name Hog Bay Software producing hits such as WriteRoom, Taskpaper, and now Bike. We talk through the evolution of his apps, how he considers new features and improvements, why he chose and continues to choose the Mac platform, his business model and pricing for his apps, and what it takes to build his business around macOS and the driving force of the App Store.
- 93 minutes
- Recorded May 25, 2022
- Published Jun 10, 2022
- Download (90MB)
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Editor’s note: Technically Jesse has been doing Hog Bay Software for 18 years (since 2004). We rounded up to 20 years (2 decades) for the title’s sake.
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