Josh and Justin recorded this on Jan 19th, 2022.Show notesMeeps – the best way to start a membership siteWhy haven't we launched yet?The anxiety of not being able to sleep as an entrepreneur: "how am I going to make this work?"How much revenue does the MegaMaker community make per year?Bootstrapping with kidsSurvey resultsProBar.co – track your progress towards a goal publiclyFind Josh and Justin online:Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaandertonJoshua's personal podcast: https://www.ramen.fmJustin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustinSupport the show:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Please! Share the show with your friends.The best way to build a membership directory: https://meeps.appWant to start a podcast?
Sorry this episode is late! Josh and Justin recorded Dec 1st, and I'm publishing it two weeks later.Show notesJustin's Black Friday resultsWhen should we launch? January 15, 2022Francesco's tweet about Typefully revenue vs MailbrewTweet: "With startups, the amount of reward you get (revenue) is based on demand: "How strongly do people want what you're selling?""Find Josh and Justin online:Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaandertonJoshua's personal podcast: https://www.ramen.fmJustin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustinSupport the show:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Please! Share the show with your friends.The best way to build a membership directory: https://meeps.appWant to start a podcast?
In this episode, Josh and Justin discuss when to open up a SaaS for early-access; and how they're going to use Meeps to make it better.Show notesEarly-access homepageOur early access emailHow we're running early access for MeepsTweet: anyone else noticing a slow August?How Justin does marketing at TransistorFind Josh and Justin online:Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaandertonJoshua's personal podcast: https://www.ramen.fmJustin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustinSupport the show:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Please! Share the show with your friends.The best way to build a membership directory: https://meeps.app
In this episode, Josh and Justin discuss when to open up a SaaS for early-access; and how they're going to use Meeps to make it better.Show notesCasey Neistat interviewSign up for Meeps early access!Meeps video updateFind Josh and Justin online:Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaandertonJoshua's personal podcast: https://www.ramen.fmJustin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustinSupport the show:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Please! Share the show with your friends.The best way to build a membership directory: https://meeps.app
I had a conversation about building online communities on Twitter Spaces that I wanted to share with you.Show notesThanks to Vineet Sinha for organizing the Twitter Spaces: https://twitter.com/VineetSinhaFind Josh and Justin online:Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaandertonJoshua's personal podcast: https://www.ramen.fmJustin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustinSupport the show:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Please! Share the show with your friends.The best way to build a membership directory: https://meeps.app
In this episode, we answer some questions from MegaMaker members:Val asks: "I'm super curious about this: How much of starting Meeps was a "hunch" rather than a structured discovery?"Ben asks: "Validation, what are ya'll trying right now/soon to get a signal if you're onto something? Also, is there a "company-wide" donut Friday? 😉"Tom asks: "Yes, specifically user discovery: how do you validate that the customer has, knows about, and will pay to solve the problem?"Jon: "(From our remote work discussion in MegaMaker): I'm interested in learning how you work together. Pros/cons?"Show notes"Business ideas are observations paired with hunches." https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1258879868952952833Join our waiting list on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/upcoming/meepsCommunity Weekly: https://communityweekly.co/Memberful pricing: https://memberful.com/pricingJustin's spreadsheet for subscription platformsVentureBeat: Commsor raises $16 million to unlock insights from companies’ online communitiesCommsor: a list of all the community toolsCommunity.clubCommunity jobs: https://www.community.club/jobsFind Josh and Justin online:Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaandertonJoshua's personal podcast: https://www.ramen.fmJustin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustinSupport the show:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Please! Share the show with your friends.The best way to build a membership directory: https://meeps.app
In this episode: Joshua Anderton gets three months of runway so he can work full-time on Meeps.app.Show notesThe benefit of the TALL stack: https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1409304136504414210MegaMaker community on Meeps: https://megamaker.meeps.app/How did validation work with Transistor? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNDgRcJYAEgProduct Hunt Ship: https://www.producthunt.com/shipJustin's barber: https://www.instagram.com/brett_thebarber/Matty Conrad: https://www.instagram.com/mattyconrad/Podcast hosting: https://transistor.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.comFind Josh and Justin online:Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaandertonJoshua's personal podcast: https://www.ramen.fmJustin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustinSupport the show:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Please! Share the show with your friends.The best way to build a membership directory: https://meeps.app
This episode Joshua Anderton and Justin explore customer demand; how to recognize it, and where to find it. Plus: what do you think of the name? 😅Show notes The best way to build a membership directory: https://meeps.app Taylor Otwell's Laravel framework: https://laravel.com Adam Wathan and Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com Podcast hosting: https://transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com Find Josh and Justin online: Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaanderton Joshua's personal podcast: https://www.ramen.fm Justin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustin Support the show: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Please! Share the show with your friends.
This season, Justin is making his first investment in Joshua Anderton. In this first episode they talk about the idea for a new SaaS app.Show notesOnline community for indie makers: https://megamaker.coUpscribe: https://upscribe.netJustin's blog post: https://justinjackson.ca/soloriskFamily Budget Calculator: https://www.epi.org/resources/budgetOkanagan Developers group: http://okdg.orgPodcast hosting: https://transistor.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.comFind Josh and Justin online:Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaandertonJoshua's personal podcast: https://www.ramen.fmJustin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustinSupport the show:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Please! Share the show with your friends.
I'm doing a new season of MegaMaker. This season I'll be investing in Joshua Anderton, and partnering with him on a new project. The first episode is coming soon!You may have noticed: I've deleted all past episodes from this feed. Now I have Transistor.fm, and it's going well. So, for the first time ever, I'm in a position to invest in someone else.That's what we're going to be doing here on MegaMaker. And my first investment is going to be in Joshua Anderton. He's built a product called Upscribe.Show notesUpscribe: upscribe.netPodcast hosting: Transistor.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.comFind Josh and Justin online:Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaandertonJustin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustinSupport the show:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Please! Share the show with your friends.
Back in July 2018, right before we launched Transistor, I was so stressed out about money. What's happened since then?Show notesRead: Bootstrapper's ParadoxMy interview Jason CalacanisTransistor's revenue numbers are publicPodcast hosting: Transistor.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.comFind Justin online:Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinFollow me on TwitchSubscribe on YouTubeSupport the show:Leave a review on iTunes!Join MegaMaker Club
Find Justin online: Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustin Send Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin Follow me on Twitch Subscribe on YouTube Show notes Annie Duke interview about professional poker on Farnam Street Casey Neistat clip his from the podcast Couples Therapy John Siracusa clip is from ATP, episode 293 Seth Godin clip is from the Akimbo podcast, Genius Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com Support the show:Leave a review on iTunes!Join MegaMaker Club★ Support this podcast ★
Show notes I'll be at Laracon in Chicago! July 25-26, 2018 On the blog: Maybe you shouldn't be a solopreneur Leave a review on iTunes! Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustin Send Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin Subscribe on YouTube Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com What am I working on these days?I'm building Transistor.fm and Spots.fm with my friend Jon Buda.Marketing for Developers is available until July 30th, 2018 (last chance to buy until October!)★ Support this podcast ★
Show notes Check out my birthday sale! Watch the full interview between Nathan and Justin Nathan Allotey's website Leave a review on iTunes! Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustin Send Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin Subscribe on YouTube Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com What am I working on these days?I'm building a new podcasting platform called Transistor.fm with my friend Jon Buda.I'm also creating a system for validating your market and your product. It's called the Product Validation Checklist.I'm having a birthday sale until June 18th: megamaker.co/birthday★ Support this podcast ★
Show notes MxPx Kickstarter MxPx's website Rolling Stone: 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums Mike Herrera on Twitter Mike Herrera on Instagram Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com Contact me Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustin Send Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin Subscribe on YouTube What am I working on these days?I'm building a new podcasting platform called Transistor.fm with my friend Jon Buda.I'm also creating a system for validating your market and your product. It's called the Product Validation Checklist.I'll be speaking at MicroConf Las Vegas 2018. If you're going, say hi!★ Support this podcast ★
What am I working on these days?I'm building a new podcasting platform called Transistor.fm with my friend Jon Buda.I'm also creating a system for validating your market and your product. It's called the Product Validation Checklist.I'll be speaking at MicroConf Las Vegas 2018. If you're going, say hi!Show notes Read this on my blog: justinjackson.ca/opinion/ Check out my new podcast: Build Your SaaS! Sascha Segan's Macbook Pro article for PC Magazine Joel Spolsky's article on leading developers Leave a review on iTunes! The new Tiny Marketing Wins Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustin Send Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin Subscribe on YouTube Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com ★ Support this podcast ★
The announcement: I’m building a new podcasting hosting platformIt’s called Transistor.fm. It was started by my friend Jon Buda, in Chicago. I’m coming on as his co-founder.Jon and I were introduced in 2014 by our mutual friend Chase Reeves at XOXO in Portland. Here’s a photo from the day we met.Show notes Read this on my blog: justinjackson.ca/new-saas Check out my new podcast: Build Your SaaS! Check out Cards Against Humanity's podcast: The Good News Podcast Leave a review on iTunes! The new Tiny Marketing Wins Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustin Send Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin Subscribe on YouTube Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com ★ Support this podcast ★
★ Last chance to get $50 off tinymarketingwins.com. Use the code: relaunch! ★What makes a customer try to save $1 one week, but spend $60 (without hesitation) the next week?It comes down to the emotion behind the purchase.Learn how you can use it to attract the right customers, and offer them the right product / service!Show notes The story of iFilm.com Read this on my blog: justinjackson.ca/motivation New social app that everyone's going crazy about: Vero. Leave a review on iTunes! Read the blog post: I spent $30k looking for product-market fit The new Tiny Marketing Wins Learn about the new SaaS I'm building Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustin Send Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin Subscribe on YouTube Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com ★ Get $50 off Tiny Marketing Wins until Feb 28, 2018 with the code: relaunch ★★ Support this podcast ★
Thousands of dollars were pouring into my account. And I was miserable. Show notes Leave a review on iTunes! Read the blog post: I spent $30k looking for product-market fit The new Tiny Marketing Wins Learn about the new SaaS I'm building Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustin Send Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin Subscribe on YouTube Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com ★ Get $50 off Tiny Marketing Wins until Feb 28, 2018 with the code: relaunch ★★ Support this podcast ★
2017 proved that it's harder than ever to be a solo-founder. Niches crumbled. Marketing channels were saturated. Competition increased. And more than ever, consumers got tired. Show notes Leave a review on iTunes! Join the 2018 new year's bootcamp The new MegaMaker.co The new MegaMaker Club (formerly Product People Club) Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustin Send Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin Subscribe on YouTube Podcast hosting: Simplecast.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com ★ Support this podcast ★