Hi. I’m Jason Glaspey;
I make internet for a living.
Mostly, I make things that I wanted in the world and couldn’t find. I also make things off of the internet.
Lately, I’ve been making things that focus on helping parents. I have a sort of random site called Mostly Proud Parents. Sometimes my wife and I make things and put them there. It’s a fun bucket we don’t take too seriously.
However, I’m really proud of Pooping on the Potty. The Online Academy.
My wife and I created this site during the pandemic. She’s a graphic designer, and as I’ve said, I’m an internet maker, so we combined forces to help parents with something we’d gone through, but in retrospect, felt there was a lot that was hidden in the depths of books we’d never read. So, we read those books, talked to nurses, talked to parents, hired Nurse Julia, and then built this website so parents could find the information they needed and have it be easy and lighthearted and designed with those bleary late-night researching-eyes in mind.
It turns out, we had a hard time making it make money, so we made it free. It felt like a poor use of time to work on marketing for a year when really, it was created to serve parents… so now it’s a free resource. If it works for you, you can consider buying a post-potty t-shirt for your kid. It says “I Don’t PUMA PANTS.” Which I think is hilarious.
Coming of Age Rituals and Rites of Passage
That’s the other thing I’m working on. I’m figuring out, slowly, how to lead my two boys towards a meaningful Coming of Age ritual around the age of 14-ish. A process they’ll need to prepare for and that will integrate the core values of our family. Afterwards, I plan to allow my relationship with them to shift: where I’ll transition from making decisions for them, and being responsible for those decisions, to where I hand that off to them, and become an advisor or guide, helping them to understand the questions, opportunities, and consequences of living your way through life. Learn more about Rites of Passage here.
Work with me?
Business Consulting
I have helped a number of clients and friends in the past work on their business. One friend said I increased his revenue of one product by over $5 million dollars after a one-hour conversation (results not typical).
Coaching
I’ve done a bit of coaching. The word has some baggage, but it is what it is. If there’s something you’re trying to solve, and you think I may know how to help, either through helping you think it through or just have me talk from my experience, I’m happy to coach.
Product Design
I’ve crafted a lot of products. I’ve worked with one client across four different companies and he once said that he needed me to come “sprinkle my magic pixie dust” on the product because it was starting to suck.
What’d I Miss?
I’m open to bigger ideas, too. Smaller ideas. Partnership type things. Coffee if you’re in my town. One-hour calls. Who knows. I’m in love with Jennifer Armbrust’s, Proposals for the Feminine Economy… I find this the most interesting and courageous thinking in business right now and I’m all in on the change it represents. If you dig her, then I’d love to work with you.
Fun Stuff I’ve Made
Unthirsty.com
In 2005, Matt King and myself launched unthirsty.com. It was one of the first websites to use Google Maps’ new API on a 3rd-party domain with user-generated content. We helped people find happy hours near them. It had thousands of happy hours across the country and ranked #1 for ‘happy hours’ and a TON of local traffic. It’s my first real thing that helped people and it was really fun and great. I miss it a lot, even though I don’t happy hour much anymore.
Féria
I once wrote a short story about a real-life experience at a Mexican carnival. You can read it here.
Paleo Plan
I started Paleo Plan in 2009 with about $1500. I grew it to a just-barely-seven-figure exit 5 years later. I learned so much in the process, from building teams, learning to lead, focusing on a tiny product that people really wanted and delivering it with care and empathy. I miss it a lot, too.
Testimonials
Jason is the guy I call when I’m thinking about a new idea. He has this uncanny ability to see the soft spots and opportunities in an idea. From production to marketing and sales funnel insights, he’s a trusted advisor in all my projects.
— CHASE REEVES
Jason was an invaluable consigliere to our early stage startup. He’s a great listener. He’s analytical and empathetic. Most of all, Jason just cares, deeply and passionately, about building community and helping local entrepreneurs thrive.
— MARA ZEPEDA
Nobody loves him some internet like Jason. Making it work smarter, so he doesn’t have to work harder is his passion and art. I’ve worked with him on corporate-sized interactive projects, and consulted with him on startup level ideas. He’s always smart, insightful, funny as hell, and always delivers value way beyond what’s expected. He’s on a short list of trusted folks when it comes to business on the web.
— COURTNEY STUBBERT
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