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 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 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."
play Play pause Pause S1 E11 May 08, 2018 How to validate your product idea Don't waste time and money building something people don't want!
play Play pause Pause S1 E10 May 02, 2018 Live from Las Vegas Justin shares with Jon what he's learning at MicroConf, a conference for self-funded startups.
play Play pause Pause S1 E9 Apr 24, 2018 How to organize your time when your startup is your side-hustle We both work full-time. Here's how we find time to work on Transistor.fm.
play Play pause Pause S1 E7 Apr 10, 2018 We need to talk How to communicate (and make decisions) with your co-founder.
play Play pause Pause S1 E6 Apr 03, 2018 My teenager wants to play Dungeons & Dragons How do you know what product idea to pursue?
play Play pause Pause S1 E5 Mar 27, 2018 Six screens and a power glove Why we’re using Ruby on Rails in 2018, and Justin's hilarious live chat experience.
play Play pause Pause S1 E4 Mar 20, 2018 What are you scared of? When you're running a web app, there are worries that keep you up at night.
play Play pause Pause S1 E3 Mar 13, 2018 I want Castle Grayskull Jon and Justin answer the question: how is Transistor.fm going to compete in the crowded podcasting market?
play Play pause Pause S1 E2 Mar 06, 2018 How to find a cofounder (our story) When building a SaaS, going alone is a tough road. But finding someone to work with can be intimidating as well. Jon and Justin talk about how they found each other, t...
play Play pause Pause trailer Feb 16, 2018 What does it take to build a SaaS these days? 37signals started an indie SaaS revolution when they launched Basecamp and Ruby on Rails. But can you still succeed with something new?
