Bootstrapping loneliness


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Sep 24 2019 37 mins   2
Jon and Justin discuss a variety of things. Warning: Justin says the f-word twice. 80s trampolines Jon's new microphone: mic + pop filter = $65 USD Transistor's history: ? March 2017: first-line of code ✍️ Feb 2018: signed partnership docs ✉️ March 2018: invited first paying (beta) customers ? Aug 2018: official launch ?‍? April 2019: I go full-time [kind of] ($10k MRR) ?‍? July 2019: Jon goes full-time ($19k MRR) Bootstrapping loneliness. What do you do when you're independent and you're not working for a big company? The risk of "relational churn." People you know will move away, and gradually you'll lose friendships over time. We're starting the 3rd week of our 6-week dev cycle (inspired by Basecamp's "Shape Up"). Justin already wants to ship it. ? How we're managing new ideas / bug requests without a backlog ★ Thanks to our sponsors: ActiveCampaign. Get the world's most advanced marketing & sales automation platform. Use the code activecampaign.com/buildyoursaas and get two months free + 2 free One-on-Ones! New: Honeybadger. A web developer's secret weapon! Modern error management that gives you more than an email and a backtrace. They also have an amazing podcast: FounderQuest. Show notes: Jon's new microphone: Samson Q2U Brian Rhea's tweets about remote loneliness NPR article: "Talk to a stranger" You can reply to this podcast here: Leave a comment on PodHunt; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts. Leave a comment on Breaker, the podcast app for iPhone. Interact on WhatPods. Otherwise, get us on Twitter: @transistorfm or email us: [email protected] Thanks to our monthly supporters: Travis Fischer Matt Buckley, from Nice Things Russell Brown Evandro Sasse Pradyumna Shembekar (PD) Noah Prail David Colgan Robert Simplicio Colin Gray alitu.com Josh Smith Ivan Curkovic Brian Rhea (Pronounced “Ray”) Miguel Piedrafita Shane Smith Austin Loveless Simon Bennett Corey Haines Michael Sitver Paul Jarvis and Jack Ellis Dan Buda danbuda.com Darby Frey Samori Augusto Dave Young Brad from Canada Sammy Schuckert Dan Ericson Mike Walker Adam DuVander Dave Giunta (JOOnta) Kyle Fox GetRewardful.com ProfitWell ActiveCampaign Honeybadger GetRewardful.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★