SixSides
70: Let's take this offline

70: Let's take this offline

June 30, 2026

In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin talk through the final stretch before World Police and Fire Games testing, the Postgres and S3 work behind SixSides’ offline sync plans, an app store trademark dispute, and Gavin’s rapidly evolving community-led marketing campaign that might now include a new YouTube strategy.

Chapters

  • (00:00) - Intro and bird complaints
  • (02:27) - Pool losses, Socceroos, and pub plans
  • (07:07) - Postgres, S3, and offline mode
  • (13:35) - Podcast reviews, downloads, and app redesign progress
  • (17:39) - The app store trademark dispute
  • (24:14) - Gavin’s community-led marketing campaign
  • (27:20) - Should SixSides create a YouTube channel?
  • (35:14) - The new LinkedIn strategy and Community Builders Network
  • (40:06) - Testing advertising on GPT
  • (43:57) - The year so far and what comes next

In this episode, we cover:

  • The Socceroos, pub lunches, and the perks of running your own business
  • Why SixSides is migrating from MySQL to Postgres
  • How ElectricSQL could unlock offline mode and real-time sync for event apps
  • Moving request logs from the database to Amazon S3
  • Using Amazon Athena to query log files stored in S3
  • Hitting 2,000 podcast downloads and five-star Spotify reviews
  • The ongoing SixSides app redesign and the push toward a more polished event app
  • The five-week countdown to World Police and Fire Games testing
  • An app store trademark dispute and why it has been frustrating
  • Gavin’s new community-led marketing campaign
  • Planning guest interviews with community leaders and charities
  • Whether SixSides should create a more intentional YouTube channel
  • A new LinkedIn strategy focused on community stories instead of product promotion
  • The early days of the Community Builders Network on Skool
  • Testing advertising opportunities through GPT
  • Why the SixSides website and freemium funnel need to improve before paid ads make sense
  • Overselling the vision, then racing to make the product catch up

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