Jon Buda
Co-founder of Transistor.fm
Appears in 119 Episodes
Your backlog is making me thirsty
Jon had a bit of anxiety about a growing backlog of new features and ideas.
What if there's an accident?
Also: tips for working on your own.
Jon's big announcement
Jon makes an overdue announcement about the future of Transistor.
I want to work at Transistor.fm
Bootstrapping, starting a software company, getting traction, finding cofounders?
We took funding (from our customers)
How we're going to use investment to fuel Transistor's growth
"I can't believe you're using that in production"
Also: we were wrong about our target market.
How big of a market should you target?
Transistor's launch has felt different than other products we've been involved with
Four different git branches in various unfinished states
How do you prioritize with limited resources?
You can't put me in a box
Software engineer? Marketing? Product person?
Wrestling with our company's growth
Should we aggressively go after the market?
Burn it all to the ground
Would you take $5 million?
Keeping the dream alive in Portland
We visit Oregon to answer some big questions about our business.
When should bootstrappers get paid?
When should you take a salary from your startup?
Worst day ever
What happens when your app breaks on a Sunday
Pro athletes are mocking me on the internet
Also: have you signed up for your app with your own credit card?
Do startups need specialists or generalists?
Startup Kung-Fu, enterprise customers, status page, podcasting docs
Full-on sweatpants mode
Jon ran into a famous podcasting man
Did we solve our bandwidth cost crisis?
And, our accountant might be a socialist ;)
Counting beans and getting hit by a bus
Justin is worried about bandwidth costs and Jon is worried about getting hit by a bus.
Getting real: sharing our founder struggles
It's a struggle when you're bootstrapping, but you're not yet full-time. Also: Spotify buying Gimlet for $200 million?
How to grow your audience
Want more paying subscribers? More Twitter followers? More podcast listeners?
Should startups worry about their competition?
Are your SaaS competitors keeping you up at night?
Marketing tactics for your SaaS: how to get the word out
Looking for ideas on how to promote your software product?
Our predictions for 2019
Why we're not drinking booze this year, and some new year's predictions for tech, podcasting, and startups
How to find the right customers for your software business
There are different tiers of customers: B2C, B2B, B2Enterprise. Which is right for you?
Why does Jon need a co-founder?
Jon is tired from all the Black Friday madness. Justin is drinking flavored light beer.
How did you split equity in Transistor?
Justin answers listener questions on founder equity splits and more!
Interesting ways you can use a podcast
Ideas on why you should podcast, and how you can use your podcast to reach your goals
Insulating our recording studio
Bootstrappers are extending their runway with a new type of funding.
Your startup's expenses are too high
It's easy to get carried away with the "you gotta spend money to make money" meme.