MegaMaker - It's been 4 years since we did this
Four years ago (2018), Jon Buda and I were in his apartment in Chicago, getting ready to launch a brand new podcast hosting company.
July 27th 2018
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Since then, Transistor has provided us with the indie business lifestyle we'd always dreamt about. And, these days we get to share that with our employees (Jason and Helen).
On Monday, we're going to celebrate our fourth anniversary by recording an episode of our podcast together.
What questions do you want us to cover in our anniversary episode?
Reply to this email, and we'll answer as many of them as we can.
Cheers,
Justin Jackson
@mijustin
PS: if you'd like to read/listen to some of our backstory, I recommend starting with this episode, and these blog posts.
This newsletter is sponsored by ⚡ MegaMaker ⚡
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Older founders do this better
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Howdy! Jon and I didn't start working on our startup, Transistor, together until we were both in our late 30s. When we launched, in August 2018, I had just turned 38, and Jon had just turned 37
How'd that launch go?
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Howdy! Last week, Jon, Jason, Helen, and I launched Transistor's first new product since 2018: a free website builder for podcasts. Many of you helped us with our launch on Product Hunt (thank
How I'm building anticipation for our Product Hunt launch
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Howdy! The Transistor team and I are getting ready to launch a new product on Product Hunt. For most indie hackers, launching on Product Hunt is a way of announcing your product to the world,
Why are you doing this?
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Howdy! When Jon and I started Transistor, our primary motivation was to have a better life. We wanted to build something we could be proud of. We were tired of working for other people. We wanted
Same effort, but better results
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Howdy! Back in 2001, Bob and Jane each picked a stock and invested $1000. Bob picked IBM. Jane picked Apple. Bob's $1000 investment turned into $2643 Jane's $1000 investment turned into
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