play Play pause Pause S1 E67 Jul 16, 2019 Your backlog is making me thirsty Jon had a bit of anxiety about a growing backlog of new features and ideas.
play Play pause Pause S1 E66 Jul 09, 2019 What if there's an accident? Also: tips for working on your own.
play Play pause Pause S1 E65 Jul 02, 2019 Jon's big announcement Jon makes an overdue announcement about the future of Transistor.
play Play pause Pause S1 E64 Jun 25, 2019 I want to work at Transistor.fm Bootstrapping, starting a software company, getting traction, finding cofounders?
play Play pause Pause S1 E63 Jun 18, 2019 We took funding (from our customers) How we're going to use investment to fuel Transistor's growth
play Play pause Pause S1 E62 Jun 11, 2019 "I can't believe you're using that in production" Also: we were wrong about our target market.
play Play pause Pause S1 E61 Jun 04, 2019 How big of a market should you target? Transistor's launch has felt different than other products we've been involved with
play Play pause Pause S1 E60 May 28, 2019 Four different git branches in various unfinished states How do you prioritize with limited resources?
play Play pause Pause S1 E59 May 21, 2019 You can't put me in a box Software engineer? Marketing? Product person?
play Play pause Pause S1 E58 May 14, 2019 Wrestling with our company's growth Should we aggressively go after the market?
play Play pause Pause S1 E56 Apr 30, 2019 Keeping the dream alive in Portland We visit Oregon to answer some big questions about our business.
play Play pause Pause S1 E52 Apr 02, 2019 When should bootstrappers get paid? When should you take a salary from your startup?
play Play pause Pause S1 E51 Mar 26, 2019 Worst day ever What happens when your app breaks on a Sunday
play Play pause Pause S1 E50 Mar 19, 2019 Pro athletes are mocking me on the internet Also: have you signed up for your app with your own credit card?
play Play pause Pause S1 E49 Mar 12, 2019 Do startups need specialists or generalists? Startup Kung-Fu, enterprise customers, status page, podcasting docs
play Play pause Pause S1 E48 Mar 05, 2019 Full-on sweatpants mode Jon ran into a famous podcasting man
play Play pause Pause S1 E47 Feb 26, 2019 Did we solve our bandwidth cost crisis? And, our accountant might be a socialist ;)
play Play pause Pause S1 E46 Feb 19, 2019 Counting beans and getting hit by a bus Justin is worried about bandwidth costs and Jon is worried about getting hit by a bus.
play Play pause Pause S1 E44 Feb 05, 2019 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?
play Play pause Pause S1 E43 Jan 29, 2019 How to grow your audience Want more paying subscribers? More Twitter followers? More podcast listeners?
play Play pause Pause S1 E42 Jan 22, 2019 Should startups worry about their competition? Are your SaaS competitors keeping you up at night?
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 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 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.
