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Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley.
Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress, the people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case using AI everywhere at rtCamp.
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So on the podcast today we have Rahul Bansal. Rahul has a long and accomplished history in the WordPress ecosystem. As the founder and CEO of rtCamp, a company he started 17 years ago, he’s led his agency through the rapidly changing landscape of the web, helping enterprise clients such as Google, Fortune 500 companies, and major publishers solve complex problems with innovative WordPress based solutions.
rtCamp specialises in everything from large scale website builds, to more bespoke projects like Chrome extensions and SaaS connectors, and has grown to a team of hundreds over the years.
Today’s episode takes a deep dive into Raul’s recent talk at WordCamp Asia, which focused on what it will take to launch and scale an enterprise WordPress agency in the future.
The conversation focused on real, hard won, lessons from rtCamp’s journey, but also how rapidly the playbook is changing with advances in technology, particularly the explosion of AI tools and workflows.
We discuss Rahul’s philosophy around hiring, namely building a team of people whose strengths complement each other rather than