Jon and Justin reflect on 2021 and get excited about 2022:

• 
  Rework podcast episode: the word "startup"


• Should we rename the show "Maintain your SaaS"? ;)


• Biggest highlights: hiring Helen and Jason
  


• Giving employees generous bonuses


• Justin's list of non-alcoholic drinks


• Captivate (one of our competitors) was just acquired
  


• Different types of founder stress


• Should we sell our company? Our friends at Rewardful were just acquired
  


• Plans and features for 2022

What happened in 2021?

• January: Clubhouse got popular
  


• March 2021: send private podcast episodes by email
  


• April 2021: we hired Helen
  


• April-May: new API updates (analytics)
  


• July: new podcast analytics charts + compare episodes
  


• July: add transcripts to episodes
  


• August 2021: we hired Jason
  


• Sept: first release of DAI
  


• Oct: Descript integration
  


• Nov: DAI mid-rolls
  


• Black Friday. Worth it?


• Riverside integration

What should we talk about next?

• Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbuda
  


• Leave a review/comment on Podchaser; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.


• Email us: mail@transistor.fm

Thanks to our monthly supporters:

• Marcel Fahle, ​​wearebold.af
  


• Anton Zorin from ProdCamp.com
  


• Mitch


• Harris Kenny, Intro CRM podcast
  


• Oleg Kulyk


• Violette Du Geneville


• Take It EV podcast


• Ethan Gunderson


• Diogo


• Chris Willow


• Borja Soler


• Ward Sandler, Memberspace
  


• Eric Lima


• James Sowers (like Flowers)


• Travis Fischer


• Matt Buckley


• Russell Brown


• Evandro Sasse


• Pradyumna Shembekar (PD)


• Noah Prail


• Colin Gray


• Josh Smith


• Ivan Curkovic


• Shane Smith


• Austin Loveless


• Simon Bennett


• Michael Sitver


• Paul Jarvis and Jack Ellis, 


• Dan Buda 


• Darby Frey


• Samori Augusto


• Dave Young


• Brad from Canada


• Sammy Schuckert


• Mike Walker


• Adam DuVander


• Dave Giunta (JOOnta)


• Kyle Fox GetRewardful.com
  

• Pascal from sharpen.page


• Rewardful.com


• Greg Park


• Mitchell Davis from RecruitKit.com.au


• Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af


• Ethan Gunderson


• Anton Zorin from ProdCamp.com


• Bill Condo (@mavrck)


• Ward from MemberSpace.com


• Russell Brown from Photivo.com


• Evandro Sasse


• Austin Loveless


• Michael Sitver


• Fathom Analytics


• Dan Buda


• Colin Gray


• Darby Frey


• Dave Giunta