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Ed Freyfogle, cofounder of OpenCage, tells us all about geocoding with open data. More: https://opencagedata.com/. He is also the convener of Geomob and hosts a podcast of the same name. The next event is Sept 18th, 2024 in London (https://thegeomob.com/post/sept-18th-2024-geomoblon-details). THE GEOSPATIAL INDEX The Geospatial Index is a comprehensive listing of all publicly traded geospatial businesses worldwide. Why? The industry is growing at ~5% annually (after inflation and after adjusting for base rates). This rate varies significantly, however, by sub index. For $480,000 to start, this growth rate is $5,000,000 over a working life. This channel, Bluesky account, newsletter, watchlist and podcast express the view that you are serious about geospatial if you take the view of an investor, venture capitalist or entrepreneur. You are expected to do your own research. This is not a replacement for that. This is not investment advice. Consider it entertainment. NOT THE OPINION OF MY EMPLOYER NOT YOUR FIDUCIARY NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geospatialindex.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/geospatialindex Watchlist: https://www.tradingview.com/watchlists/123254792/ Newsletter: https://www.geospatial.money/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5gpQUsaWxEBpYCnypEdHFC
OpenCage: Convert coordinates to and from places OpenCage Client Libraries Environmental Commitment Ed Freyfogle: Cofounder of OpenCage (freyfogle.com, LinkedIn, Mastodon) OpenStreetMap Localistico - Taking Customers from Search to Store Paper Towns GeoMob meetups podcast OpenCage on Mastodon Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host Ed Freyfogle - Guest
Ed Freyfogle is the Co-founder of OpenCage. The OpenCage Geocoding API provides worldwide, reverse (latitude/longitude to text) and forward (text to latitude/longitude) geocoding based on open data via a REST API.Scaling DevTools is the podcast that investigates how DevTools go from zero to one. Created by Jack Bridger, founder of BitReach. BitReach helps DevTool companies reach more developers. In scaling DevTools, Jack explores how startups sell to developers, build tools and become successful.What we cover Introduction to OpenCage Transparency is key Competition and learning Developer mind tricks Bootstrapping OpenCage Playing the long game Measuring conversion Enthusiasts Where to hear from Ed Twitter: @freyfogle https://opencagedata.com/ http://freyfogle.com/ Geomob podcast: https://thegeomob.com/podcast Where to hear from us Twitter: @JackSBridger https://blog.bitreach.io Newsletter: https://www.bitreach.io/
My frequent guest co-host Ed Freyfogle tells us about his recent marketing endeavours, including one that was inspired by April Dunford's "toilet talk". Toilet talk, you ask? All will be revealing during this episode.Mentioned in this episode:Steve's company, Feature UpvoteEd's company, OpenCageGeomob websiteApril Dunford's "Toilet talk"Ed's newly published Geocoding Buyer's Guide
I catch up with my frequent co-host, Ed Freyfogle, after a long summer break. Amongst other topics, we discuss how bad customer support will lose you customers. We also talk about yet more payment problems - a common theme on this podcast, and for SaaS businesses in general.Mentioned in this episode:Steve's company, Feature UpvoteEd's company, OpenCage
Something a bit different in this episode: we're playing an episode of the new Pushing to Production podcast, where Ed Freyfogle was the guest. It's a conversation about the technical stack Ed's product runs on. Lots of insightful discussion of the tech decisions you need to make in an API-based business.Mentioned in this episode:Pushing to Production podcastEd's company, OpenCageBootstrapped #228, where I explain why this show will end with episode #250.
My co-host Ed Freyfogle chats with Brian Sierakowski, general manager of Baremetrics. Brian stepped in to manage Baremetrics after it was acquired a year or so ago from the founder.Ed and Brian discuss the challenges of taking over a complicated business, Brian's trajectory from SaaS founder himself to running someone else's business, and how changing prices inadvertently gave him the chance to get valuable customer feedback.
Part 2 of Ed Freyfogle's 50 tips for running a stress-free SaaS.There was a lot of good content in this recording and we recorded for much longer than usual. So we have split this recording over two episodes. Part 1 is here.
Ed Freyfogle shares with us his 50 tips for running a stress-free SaaS. This is based on Ed's talk he prepared for MicroConf late last year, but was unable to deliver due to misfortune.There was a lot of good content in this recording and we recorded for much longer than usual. So we have split this recording over two episodes.
Ed and Steve go in deep on some enterprise sales work they've both been doing lately for their bootstrapped, mostly self-service SaaS products.
While Steve enjoys a summer break, Ed Freyfogle steps in this week to interview Adam DuVander. Adam helps companies like yours market to developers.Ed chats with Adam DuVander about his book "Developer Marketing Does Not Exist"Adam on TwitterAdam's siteLearn more about Developer Marketing Does Not Exist
Peldi concludes this mini-season with an open and honest discussion with Ed Freyfogle about a problem every business owner eventually encounters. How do you keep at it when you are feeling bored? Are we stuck in our businesses?You can also watch this episode on YouTube.
Both Ed and Steve are feeling a little bit stressed, perhaps at the beginning of burnout. We discuss why this might be, and what we are doing about it.We also reveal our who guest host will be, stepping in for the next few weeks while I take a break.This episode is also on YouTube.
In episode 12 of the Let's Connect! Podcast, Ed Freyfogle, Head of Product at OpenCage, joins host Ken Briodagh to talk about Location Tracking and Geocoding in open data networks for IoT.Ed Freyfogle is Head of product for OpenCage. Prior to OpenCage, Ed was co-founder of Lokku, the company that spun out OpenCage. He started his career in the early days of the internet as the first developer at yahoo.de. He has an MBA from MIT, a degree in engineering from Duke University, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Weimar, Germany. Connect with Ed on Twitter and LinkedIn and listen to his GeoMob podcast!OpenCage provides a geocoding API used by many IoT service providers at high volume (millions of queries per day) to convert device location (longitude, latitude) into useful location information. And they do it using open data from OpenStreetmap. OpenCage started in 2013 as a project within Lokku, a company with a long history of using and supporting OpenStreetMap. They implemented the first ever commercial use of OpenStreetMap (all the way back in the internet dark ages of 2006!), and were one of the first companies to use OpenStreetMap maps instead of Google maps. In May 2015 Lokku was acquired by Mitula Group. The OpenCage project was spun out into an independent brand, and has run independently ever since. Follow OpenCage on Twitter!Time Stamps0:00 Show Introduction 1:04 Ed Freyfogle Introduction1:30 What is Geocoding?2:28 OpenStreetMap, or Google Maps: What's the Difference?5:18 How Much Will it Cost?6:50 Security and Privacy in Open Location Data: Is it Good Enough? 9:00 Remote Locations, Away from Roads 10:35 Location tracking at Sea, and on Rails13:00 Data Protection and the Unintended Consequences Law13:30 Location Services Standards Organizations14:55 Final Thoughts
Ed Freyfogle is back! We talk about Ed's systematic attempt to reduce his support workload.Discuss this episode on our community.This episode is also on YouTube.
In this episode, Craig talks with Ed Freyfogle about his live event (Geomob) and the podcast that goes with it. With fifty episodes under his belt, Ed has a lot of great information to share about how he organizes interviews, records episodes, tips for new podcasters, and on the topic of podcasting as a business-related hobby. Ed also talks about how the podcast has been a great compliment to their live event and the perks of having both. Ed Freyfogle is the co-founder of OpenCage (which provides a geocoding API) and organized Geomob (the live event and the virtual events). His podcast, the Geomob podcast, is a space where he and his cohosts can talk about the geo community, provide updates on their projects as well as interview prominent figures in the industry. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to Castos.com/podcast. And as always, if you’re enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. If you have a quick moment in this busy holiday season, please leave us a review on iTunes. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Today you’ll learn about: What is Geomob? How Ed splits up podcasting duties How a podcast and an event can work together Building relationships through a podcast How Ed organizes interviews guests and records episodes The podcasting duties Ed automates and delegates The perks to keeping it simple The future of the Geomob Podcast Podcasting as a business-related hobby Resources/Links: Ed Freyfogle: https://freyfogle.com/ Ed on twitter: https://twitter.com/freyfogle Geomob Podcast: https://thegeomob.com/podcast/ Savvy Cal: https://savvycal.com/ Calendly: https://calendly.com/ Acuity: https://acuityscheduling.com/
Ed Freyfogle is back again. This week he interviews Steve on his progress with Saber Feedback, six months after acquisition. The post #149: A Saber Feedback update six months after acquisition appeared first on Bootstrapped.fm.
Ed Freyfogle is back again. This week he interviews Steve on his progress with Saber Feedback, six months after acquisition.Ed marvels at how many words we were able to write about feedback buttons.We also talk a bit about co-working in the age of Covid.Discuss this topic and more on the Bootstrapped discussion forum.
Ed Freyfogle steps in for me this week and interviews Hrishi Mittal, founder of online learning platform Learnetto.Hrishi shares his struggle to progress past a point of having limited success without finding real traction. He also talks about his desire to bring on a cofounder.Hrishi on TwitterLearnettoLearnetto on Twitter"The Complete React on Rails Course" on LearnettoDiscuss this topic and more on the Bootstrapped discussion forum.
Ed Freyfogle steps in for me this week and interviews Hrishi Mittal, founder of online learning platform Learnetto. Hrishi shares his struggle to progress past a point of having limited success without finding real traction. He also talks about his desire to bring on a cofounder. Hrishi on Twitter Learnetto Learnetto on Twitter “The Complete […] The post #148: Hrishi Mittal, founder of Learnetto, on the struggle to get traction appeared first on Bootstrapped.fm.
Ed Freyfogle joins Benedikt to share more than 25 tips for running a SaaS business. Ed and Benedikt talk about tips for billing, marketing, product as well as general tips for smooth sailing in your business.
We discuss Ed Freyfogle's recent experience creating the OpenCage Reverse Geocoding guide, an example of an "epic guide" approach to content marketing. Useful links:The OpenCage Reverse Geocoding guide: https://opencagedata.com/reverse-geocodingAdam Duvander, who helped Ed create the guide: https://twitter.com/adamdAdam's company: https://everydeveloper.com/Adam's personal site: http://www.adamd.org/Discuss this episode and more on our discussion forum for Bootstrappers.
We discuss Ed Freyfogle’s recent experience creating the OpenCage Reverse Geocoding guide, an example of an “epic guide” approach to content marketing. Useful links: The OpenCage Reverse Geocoding guide Adam Duvander, who helped Ed create the guide Adam’s company Adam’s personal site Discuss this episode and more on our discussion forum for Bootstrappers. The post #138: “Epic Guide” Marketing appeared first on Bootstrapped.fm.
Frequent guest co-host Ed Freyfogle has questions. Lots of questions. About why I acquired Saber Feedback, what the acquisition process was like, and what plans I have for Saber Feedback in the coming months.Thanks to EmailToolTester who sponsored this episode. Find which email newsletter service actually reaches your customers with EmailToolTester’s deliverability report.Discuss this episode and more on our discussion forum for Bootstrappers.
Frequent guest co-host Ed Freyfogle has questions about why I acquired Saber Feedback, what the acquisition process was like, and what plans I have for Saber Feedback in the coming months. The post #134: Why I chose to acquire Saber Feedback appeared first on Bootstrapped.fm.
(Looking for Episode 131? For boring, technical reasons, there is no episode 131.)Ed Freyfogle and I discuss how COVID-19 is affecting our lives, our families, and our businesses.We also talk a little about my acquisition of Saber Feedback.Things we mention in the show:Geomob podcastAudience podcastBusiness of Software conferenceSaber FeedbackThanks to EmailToolTester who sponsored this episode. Find which email newsletter service actually reaches your customers with EmailToolTester’s deliverability report.Discuss this episode and more on our discussion forum for Bootstrappers.
Ed Freyfogle and I discuss how COVID-19 is affecting our lives, our families, and our businesses. We also talk a little about my acquisition of Saber Feedback. The post #132: COVID-19 and our businesses appeared first on Bootstrapped.fm.
A week of meetings pushes Matt's inner maker to the edge, eager to start a new week. Peter christens Branch's repositioning with a complete marketing site refresh.Matt Wensing on TwitterPeter Suhm on TwitterBranchSummit"Investing in Summit" by Ed Freyfogle
I'm joined again by frequent guest co-host Ed Freyfogle.We talk about how we track the spending on our businesses.We mentioned a rewards card for Startups from Cledara.Thanks to EmailToolTester who sponsored this episode. Find the best email newsletter service for you with EmailToolTester's calculator.Discuss this episode and more on our discussion forum for Bootstrappers.
I’m joined again by frequent guest co-host Ed Freyfogle. We talk about how we track the spending on our businesses. We mentioned a rewards card for Startups from Cledara. Thanks to EmailToolTester who sponsored this episode. Find the best email newsletter service for you with EmailToolTester’s calculator. Discuss this episode and more on our discussion forum for Bootstrappers. The post #125: Tracking what you spend on your business appeared first on Bootstrapped.fm.
Ed Freyfogle of OpenCage Geocoder and I (founder of Feature Upvote) discuss how we handle customer cancellation requests in our respective SaaS products. We discuss how we might do it differently.Thanks to Balsamiq who sponsored this episode. Find out how, thanks to Balsamiq, you can promote your bootstrapped business for free on the podcast.Our guest sponsor, courtesy of Balsamiq, is Vivid.fm. Vivid helps podcasters reach more subscribers via social sharing by automatically creating video teasers.Discuss this episode and more on our discussion forum for Bootstrappers.
Ed Freyfogle of OpenCage Geocoder and I (founder of Feature Upvote) discuss how we handle customer cancellation requests in our respective SaaS products. We discuss how we might do it differently. Thanks to Balsamiq who sponsored this episode. Find out how, thanks to Balsamiq, you can promote your bootstrapped business for free on the podcast. Our guest sponsor, courtesy of […] The post #121: Handling cancellations in a subscription product appeared first on Bootstrapped.fm.
I’m joined by Ed Freyfogle for the first of several episodes in which he is my cohost. Ed is the co-founder of OpenCage Geocoder, a bootstrapped, profitable SaaS. Thanks to Balsamiq who sponsored this episode. Find out how, thanks to Balsamiq, you can promote your bootstrapped business for free on the podcast Our guest sponsor, courtesy of Balsamiq, is Mockless. We discuss: the bootstrapping scene in Barcelona, where both Ed and I live the advantages of offering your product in multiple currencies which currencies to offer dealing with currency fluctuations how this affects your marketing content how Quaderno has helped both of us do best-in-class invoicing. We also rant a little about how some businesses could improve the finer details of billing.
I’m joined by Ed Freyfogle for the first of several episodes in which he is my cohost. Ed is the co-founder of OpenCage Geocoder, a bootstrapped, profitable SaaS. Thanks to Balsamiq who sponsored this episode. Find out how, thanks to Balsamiq, you can promote your bootstrapped business for free on the podcast Our guest sponsor, […] The post #116: Pricing your product in multiple currencies, with Ed Freyfogle from OpenCage appeared first on Bootstrapped.fm.
In this episode Mark and Chris chat with Ed Freyfogle, entrepreneur, investor, geomob wrangler, and co-founder of OpenCage Data about what makes him tick. Plus we say nice things about DJI, ask why Hobbits didn't use spatial analysis to find their way to Mount Doom, and discuss ways to make the Esri popup nicer.
On today’s episode, Craig speaks with his guest Ed Freyfogle about freemium software and services. Ed is a developer and Co-Founder of OpenCage Data. Today, he explains the day-to-day challenges of running a business and why freemium is an important facet of OpenCage’s success. Topics: Geocoding services and why it’s important to be able to […]
For the last First Things First episode of the 2018 season, I put together some of the best lessons learned from our guests this year. Hear from Dima Tokar of MachNation, Pierce Owen of ABI Research, Dan Lockney of NASA, Kim Lauridsen Hansen of TrapMe, Salvatore Castro of SAP, Shehryar Wahid of Agile, Ed Freyfogle of OpenCage, Jeffrey Schab of Protequus, and more. Visit the FirstThingsFirst episode page for show notes and more!
As Seth Godin said, there’s a tribe for everything. And one of the strongest, yet relatively unknown, tribes might be the #geomob. In this episode of First Things First, I sit down with Ed Freyfogle, founder of OpenCage Data, a tech company offering an API Geocoder that easily converts coordinates to and from places. Visit the FirstThingsFirst episode page for show notes and more.
This week Dave is off at MicroConf and I’ve brought on to the show serial SaaS founder Ed Freyfogle. Ed previously ran a multi-million dollar SaaS business out of the UK in the real estate industry and after selling it a few years ago has moved into OpenCage Geocoding, which is run with a smaller […]
Thanks to technology, the whole world is at your fingertips. But how exactly do you approach customers from other countries? Our guest today is Ed Freyfogle, co-founder of OpenCage Geocoder. You'll learn how to sell SaaS products internationally, build trust, engage with local communities, and handle details like pricing and billing. Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. Show Notes OpenCage Geocoder — Ed's company, a service that converts coordinates to and from places MicroConf, MicroConf Europe — conferences we discuss Episode 59: International UX with Joe Leech Quaderno — a tool for managing sales tax automatically Stripe, Xero — tools for handling payments and accounting ipinfo.io — an IP identification service Ed's personal website Follow Ed and his company on Twitter: @freyfogle, @OpenCageData Try OpenCage Geocoder free and use promocode UIBREAKFAST on checkout to get your 10% lifetime discount Today's Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Your Productized Consulting Guide. Want to get started with productized consulting? This book will teach you step-by-step how to craft your offer, overcome client objections, write your sales page, and strategically plan your services line. To get you copy, head over to uibreakfast.com/productized and use your special promocode PODCAST20 on checkout to get 20% off any book package. Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a Review Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.
In which we discuss our plans to re-enact the classic spy novel 'The Riddle of the Sands'. This week - a very special Danish edition, covering the 27th & 28th September. We need to sail to the Als Sound as part of the great Adventure, but club members will need to brush up on their Prussian & Danish history if they’re going to join us… More details & membership signup here: http://riddleofthesands.net We discuss: how German champagne funded WW1 - sort of (1:58); the various reasons why Davies & Carruthers are footling about in the Flensburg fjord (4:45); tracking down Childers’s real-life Dulcibella (6:02); where to moor on the 28th (9:57); a musical interlude by Piefke (13:21); what happened to the German battle memorials (14:21); an opportunity for us all to re-enact the battle of Als (18:19); Lloyd on Danish princesses (20:22). Club business: details of forthcoming Film Club (24:02); Ed Freyfogle on a contemporary Dutch-German border dispute (26:06); Ramsey on Childers’s comical times at Trinity College, Cambridge (27:13); Tim about a curious link between himself and Childers (29:11); Aunt Liz on centreboards & Dutch ovens (29:55); Jeff on what really defines an Edwardian gentleman (31:47). Breaking news: Pledge your support now and spread the word about our new Unbound book + online adventure project. Rewards start at just £10-£25 offering you access to the live online adventure from September 2015 and a beautifully designed ‘Handbook Edition’ of ‘The Riddle of the Sands’. http://unbound.co.uk/books/riddle-of-the-sands MUSIC CREDITS Great Open Sea by Wellington Sea Shanty Society (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Wellington_Sea_Shanty_Society/none_given_1098/12_-_Wellington_Sea_Shanty_Society_-_Great_Open_Sea) is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. "Der Alsenströmer" by Gottfried Piefke - https://youtu.be/RBCazLxXGsw “Queen of Denmark” by John Grant - https://youtu.be/b_oNylzsY7I