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Justin Ferriman & Chris Lema on Liquid Web acquiring LearnDash
Justin Ferriman & Chris Lema on Liquid Web acquiring LearnDash
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20 minutes
Released:
Sep 21, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Liquid Web is acquiring again, this time in the popular WordPress LMS plugin space.
Justin Ferriman, Founder of LearnDash, penned the acquisition statement on the company blog. I invited him on to share what the process looked like from an owner’s perspective and how it impacts his day-to-day responsibilities.
https://twitter.com/chrislema/status/1440154950227546124?s=20
Chris Lema also makes a shift through this acquisition, becoming the General Manager of Learn Dash under the Liquid Web umbrella.
He’ll share what that role means to the product, along with some outlook on how Liquid Web approaches platform solutions.
We’ll spend some time talking about e-commerce and WooCommerce opportunities for the WordPress industry.
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Justin Ferriman, Founder of LearnDash, penned the acquisition statement on the company blog. I invited him on to share what the process looked like from an owner’s perspective and how it impacts his day-to-day responsibilities.
https://twitter.com/chrislema/status/1440154950227546124?s=20
Chris Lema also makes a shift through this acquisition, becoming the General Manager of Learn Dash under the Liquid Web umbrella.
He’ll share what that role means to the product, along with some outlook on how Liquid Web approaches platform solutions.
We’ll spend some time talking about e-commerce and WooCommerce opportunities for the WordPress industry.
matt | Issue # | Tuesday, 21 Sep 2021 | Reading time: 2 mins | Read online
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Released:
Sep 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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