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- What is Laravel? (2026)
If you’re involved in building digital products, whether as a founder, product owner, or project manager, you’ve likely heard developers talk about Laravel.

Pete Heslop 27 Jan, 2026 8 min read Read more

- Steadfast Collective is a certified B Corp!
A B Corp (Benefit Corporation) is a business that balances profit with purpose. These certified companies meet high standards of social and environmental responsibility, ensuring they positively impact workers, communities, and the planet. Pete Heslop 13 Mar, 2025 3 min read
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- Laravel Queues, Caching and Jobs for the Rest of Us
A plain-English guide to Laravel queues, caching and jobs. What they do, why they matter, and how they keep membership platforms fast and reliable.

Pete Heslop 18 May, 2026 5 min read Read more

- The Hidden Cost of Poor Member Data
I've sat with enough membership teams to know that data hygiene across the industry is a real issue.

Pete Heslop 12 May, 2026 5 min read Read more

- WordPress vs Statamic for Membership Websites
Statamic or WordPress for your membership website? A plain-English comparison covering security, cost, and member experience for non-technical leaders.

Pete Heslop 12 May, 2026 7 min read Read more

- Why Chasing New Members Is Costing You More
Pouring money into new member acquisition before you've fixed retention isn't a good strategy.

Pete Heslop 08 May, 2026 5 min read Read more

- What the (Membership) Dashboard?!
Why do most membership platforms still treat engagement data as something you review in a quarterly report, rather than something the system itself is watching in real time?

Pete Heslop 30 Apr, 2026 5 min read Read more

- Why Statamic for Membership Platform
Why Statamic works brilliantly as a membership platform for large organisations. Flexible, secure, and built on Laravel.

Pete Heslop 30 Apr, 2026 7 min read Read more

- Laravel for Agentic Development
If you're a founder, CTO, or product manager with a Laravel-powered platform, understanding what these are and what they make possible puts you in a much stronger position to make good decisions. 28 Apr, 2026 5 min read Read more

- Eloquent explained: what it is and why it matters
Eloquent in plain English. What Laravel's ORM actually does, why your developers love it, and the questions to ask in your next project meeting.

Pete Heslop 23 Apr, 2026 3 min read Read more

- Statamic vs WordPress: Why Pick Statamic
Wondering whether to pick Statamic or WordPress for your next build? Here's the honest case for Statamic from an agency that works with both. 20 Apr, 2026 6 min read Read more

- Stripe Connect for a Membership Platform: A Leadership Guide
Why Stripe Connect is the right payments foundation for a membership platform, and how to make the case to your leadership team.

Pete Heslop 20 Apr, 2026 7 min read Read more

- What If Community Was the Strategy, Not Just a Tactic?
Most membership organisations treat community as a marketing tactic. Here's why it should be the whole strategy, and how to rebuild around it.

Pete Heslop 20 Apr, 2026 5 min read Read more

- Laravel Cloud: What It Means for Your Business
Laravel Cloud is here. Learn what it means for your business, how migration works, and why it matters for custom software teams.

Pete Heslop 15 Apr, 2026 8 min read Read more