The End of a Chapter

This week marks the end of a chapter. A time to draw a line under $3,600 of sunk costs. And start again.

Five years ago I was introduced to Discourse. It blew my mind. I had joined The Podcasting Fellowship (TPF) — a fabulous workshop delivered by Seth Godin and Alexandra di Palma. And they used Discourse to host lessons and create conversation. It got me thinking.

Discourse is a discussion platform. It works really well when there’s plenty of users and content to share. Plenty of organisations use it. Could this be the place to host Twelve Scholars?

Well, you have try these things. And as of this month, I’ve spent $3,600 developing a prototype platform. Ouch!

It was great whilst it lasted. But sometimes you need to move on. Let’s call it another expensive lesson in the life of an entrepreneur.

So what’s changed? Two things. Firstly, early feedback suggested Discourse was hard to navigate. It wasn’t intuitive for a novice user. (Remember, I’ve been using Discourse for five years). And secondly, Squarespace, our website provider has recently launched a new feature—specifically designed to sell digital courses. And I’m super excited!

After a busy few weeks, you can now access all course content and tutorial videos from our website. And it “just works”—on your phone, tablet or desktop device.

But don’t take my word for it. I’ve created a demo page that showcases our leadership lessons. Let me know what you think!

Time to start a new chapter.

Bob xx