play Play pause Pause S1 E41 Jan 15, 2019 Marketing tactics for your SaaS: how to get the word out Looking for ideas on how to promote your software product?
play Play pause Pause S1 E40 Jan 08, 2019 Our predictions for 2019 Why we're not drinking booze this year, and some new year's predictions for tech, podcasting, and startups
play Play pause Pause S1 E39 Dec 18, 2018 How to find the right customers for your software business There are different tiers of customers: B2C, B2B, B2Enterprise. Which is right for you?
play Play pause Pause S1 E38 Dec 12, 2018 Let's chat about the podcast industry Justin is interviewed by Harry Duran on the Podcast Junkies show.
play Play pause Pause S1 E37 Dec 04, 2018 Why does Jon need a co-founder? Jon is tired from all the Black Friday madness. Justin is drinking flavored light beer.
play Play pause Pause S1 E36 Nov 27, 2018 How did you split equity in Transistor? Justin answers listener questions on founder equity splits and more!
play Play pause Pause S1 E35 Nov 20, 2018 Interesting ways you can use a podcast Ideas on why you should podcast, and how you can use your podcast to reach your goals
play Play pause Pause S1 E34 Nov 13, 2018 Insulating our recording studio Bootstrappers are extending their runway with a new type of funding.
play Play pause Pause S1 E33 Nov 06, 2018 There's a new funding option for bootstrapped founders Jon and Justin consider a new early-stage fund called Earnest Capital
play Play pause Pause S1 E32 Oct 30, 2018 Your startup's expenses are too high It's easy to get carried away with the "you gotta spend money to make money" meme.
play Play pause Pause S1 E31 Oct 23, 2018 How'd you get into computers? (Apple II, PC clones, BBSes, CYBERSPACE) Nostalgia! Jon and Justin talk about their "tech origin stories."
play Play pause Pause S1 E30 Oct 10, 2018 You forgot $20,000 in your snowboard pocket Want to hear a crazy story? Here's a crazy story.
play Play pause Pause S1 E29 Oct 02, 2018 You drew a prototype on that napkin from Portland Follow-up on "what's the best metric for a new web app?"
play Play pause Pause S1 E28 Sep 25, 2018 What's the most important metric for a web app? When you're building a SaaS, you don't have the bandwidth to focus on everything. So what's the one thing you should focus on?
play Play pause Pause S1 E27 Sep 18, 2018 We have some explaining to do Making software in public – how big is your market?
play Play pause Pause S1 E26 Aug 28, 2018 Your revenue forecast is wrong Responses from Des Traynor, Jason Cohen, Natalie Nagele, on the Bootstrapper's Paradox.
play Play pause Pause S1 E25 Aug 21, 2018 The problem with podcasts To make our customers successful we have to help them create entertaining audio. Is that even possible?
play Play pause Pause S1 E24 Aug 14, 2018 What's a good conversion rate for a web app? Also: should you ask for credit card upfront? How many signups have we had since launch?
play Play pause Pause S1 E23 Aug 07, 2018 Launch week hangover Still overwhelmed from their launch week hustle, Jon and Justin recorded a phone call to talk about their experience.
play Play pause Pause bonus Jul 24, 2018 The opposite of bored money We're 7 days away from the launch of Transistor. Justin is reflecting on bootstrapping.
play Play pause Pause S1 E21 Jul 17, 2018 Startup advice from Justin Kan, Stephanie Hulburt, and Naval Which is better: B2C or B2B? When should you walk away from a sale? How do you make difficult decisions?
play Play pause Pause S1 E20 Jul 10, 2018 Meet me in Chicago A change of plans. And, Jon and Justin go over their launch strategy for Transistor.
play Play pause Pause S1 E19 Jul 03, 2018 I see Spots After last week's cliffhanger ending, here's the follow-up. What's going to happen next with Transistor?
play Play pause Pause S1 E18 Jun 26, 2018 Our Voltron needs fuel Is the honeymoon over? Jon and Justin talk about what's not working with their new startup.
play Play pause Pause trailer Jun 19, 2018 Teaser: I don't want to get crushed by the VC monster Next week: Justin and Jon have a hard conversation about startup funding.
play Play pause Pause bonus Jun 12, 2018 Bonus: building a SaaS on the side is hard! Ben Orenstein, Derrick Reimer, and Justin Jackson discuss anxiety, increasing app usage, and tricks for building anticipation.
play Play pause Pause S1 E15 Jun 05, 2018 SaaS pricing advice from Rob Walling and Patrick Campbell We asked Patrick Campbell (Price Intelligently) and Rob Walling (Drip) to help us with our pricing tiers.
play Play pause Pause trailer May 29, 2018 What does Nathan Barry think of podcast hosting pricing? Justin shares a phone call he had with Nathan, the founder of ConvertKit.
play Play pause Pause S1 E13 May 22, 2018 How should we price our SaaS? Jon and Justin try to decide how much to charge for Transistor.
play Play pause Pause S1 E12 May 15, 2018 Should we make our revenue numbers public? Jon and Justin debate the pros and cons of being a "transparent startup."