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Transistor.fm

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#162

An update from Justin and Jon

Justin and Jon reconnect after a two-year podcasting hiatus. What's happened since their l... more

13 Sep 2025

53 MINS

53:38

13 Sep 2025

#161

"Justin, I built a SaaS!"

Harris Kenny was a long-time listener of the podcast, and dreamed about building his own s... more

24 Jun 2025

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:43

24 Jun 2025

#160

Giuuunta! Motivating yourself when you're not in startup mode

Bootstrapping a business is like getting a plane to lift off the ground. But what do you d... more

09 Dec 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:56

09 Dec 2024

#159

Adam Wathan: how small startups hire employees (Tailwind CSS)

How do founders of small bootstrapped companies hire new employees? Adam Wathan got over ... more

04 Jun 2024

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:42

04 Jun 2024

#158

Is ONCE enough?

A panel discussion on 37signals' first [ONCE] (https://once.com/) product, the launch of [... more

10 Feb 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:58

10 Feb 2024

#157

How Ben and David bootstrapped the Acquired podcast

[Fast Company] (https://www.fastcompany.com/90927453/acquired-number-1-tech-podcast-sensat... more

25 Jan 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:50

25 Jan 2024

#156

Nashville team retreat: scary birds, country music, and a photo shoot

The whole team is on the show! Jon, Helen, Jason, Josh, and Justin are on the mics to disc... more

26 Sep 2023

44 MINS

44:35

26 Sep 2023

#155

Paul Jarvis: gaining freedom by building an indie business

Justin catches up with his old internet friend Paul Jarvis. Today, Paul co-founded [Fathom... more

01 Aug 2023

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:40

01 Aug 2023

#154

How Tim worked on side-projects for 10+ years, and finally went full-time (with kids)

Tim reached out after the Aaron Francis episode: "I wanted to pitch you on the idea of com... more

20 Jun 2023

54 MINS

54:14

20 Jun 2023

#153

Startup coaching: helping founders and team members realize their full potential

This week Jon and Justin are joined by [Marcella Chamorro] (https://www.marcella.co/c/abou... more

07 Jun 2023

56 MINS

56:02

07 Jun 2023

#152

Michele Hansen update: Section 174 and bootstrapping with kids

In this podcast episode, [Michele Hansen] (https://twitter.com/mjwhansen) ( [Geocodio] (ht... more

16 May 2023

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:53

16 May 2023

#151

Should a parent with young kids try to bootstrap a new startup?

In this episode, Justin speaks with [Aaron Francis] (https://twitter.com/aarondfrancis) ab... more

09 May 2023

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:41

09 May 2023

#150

Why we hired someone new

Jon and Justin welcome [Joshua Anderton] (https://twitter.com/joshuaanderton) to the Trans... more

20 Apr 2023

45 MINS

45:26

20 Apr 2023

#149

Act now before it's too late: Section 174

Michele Hansen (co-founder of Geocodio) is raising the alarm about Section 174. This legis... more

28 Mar 2023

33 MINS

33:10

28 Mar 2023

#148

This would kill our company immediately

Jon's back from his first real vacation in years. In this episode, we discuss how we've be... more

21 Mar 2023

38 MINS

38:31

21 Mar 2023

#147

One pepperoni pizza please

"I don't get it: if that money is for the government, how come the pizza place put it in t... more

01 Mar 2023

02 MINS

02:06

01 Mar 2023

#146

Super Fun SaaS Sales Tax (Part Deux)

Last week's episode hit a nerve! "The idea that every small software company in the world ... more

21 Feb 2023

46 MINS

46:13

21 Feb 2023

#145

Nobody wants to talk about this (SaaS sales tax)

Sales tax compliance: nobody in SaaS wants to talk about it. Jon and Justin tried to do so... more

10 Feb 2023

49 MINS

49:07

10 Feb 2023

#144

The gang goes to Montréal

The whole Transistor team got together for a retreat in Montréal. Jon, Justin, Helen, and ... more

18 Oct 2022

44 MINS

44:56

18 Oct 2022

#143

Jon & Justin reveal everything (part 2)

It's the [fourth anniversary] (https://transistor.fm/anniversary/) of Transistor's public ... more

16 Aug 2022

35 MINS

35:30

16 Aug 2022

#142

Jon & Justin reveal everything (part 1)

It's the [fourth anniversary] (https://transistor.fm/anniversary/) of Transistor's public ... more

10 Aug 2022

59 MINS

59:14