Product People

I've been trying to learn how to program since 1985. This past year, at 38 years old, I finally figured out how.Questions we discuss in this episode:Is there only "one" way to learn how to code?Why is getting started SO HARD?How did Justin finally figure out a way to learn programming?Show notesGet the book: UltralearningScott's blogPDF: The science of cycologyThe latest from Justin:Want to start a podcast?My podcasting startup: Transistor.fmJoin Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinListen to my startup podcast: Build your SaaS★ Looking for a community of bootstrappers?Join MegaMaker Clu 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

James Clear describes how you can improve your life, using small incremental steps that add up to big wins.Questions we discuss in this episode:How does "what you repeatedly do" affect your identity?How does someone’s context affect their ability to set and maintain good habits? Are good habits only for people of privilege? How can you maintain habits for people with depression, anxiety or attention deficit?How to form habits when your schedule is not in your control? (if you have kids, etc...)If you do fall out of a habit, what should you do? Revive it, or let it go?What systems and tools can you use to help automate, facilitate or help ingrain healthy habits?Show notesGet the book: Atomic HabitsGet the habits journalSteven Pressfield: "Stevie Wonder’s territory is the piano. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s is the gym. When Bill Gates pulls into the parking lot at Microsoft, he’s on his territory"Seth Godin: "Who is it for, and what is it for?"Seth Godin: “People like us do things like this.”James Clear's AMA on RedditRead James' blog: JamesClear.comJames Clear: "Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become."Nir Eyal shuts off his internet every nightJames Clear: "When you're struggling with a new habit, your effort's not wasted, it's just being stored."The latest from Justin:My new startup: Transistor.fmPodcast in 2019!Join Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinListen to my startup podcast: Build your SaaSWant to start a podcast?★ Looking for a community of bootstrappers?Join MegaMaker ClubLooking for your app's first 100 customers? 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

Ben is the co-founder of Tuple.app and is running a new course called Habits for Hackers.★ Looking for a community of bootstrappers?Join MegaMaker ClubShow notesBen Orenstein on TwitterHabits for HackersMalcolm Gladwell and Rick Rubin talking about Johnny CashBen's working on a new product: Tuple.appBen's episode on Bootstrapped Web TinySeedEarnest CapitalBen's co-founder weekly retro questionslearntopair.com - Ben's guide to pair programmingArt of Product podcastBook: Atomic Habits by James ClearThe latest from Justin:My new startup: Transistor.fmPodcast in 2019!Join Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

Jason Cohen asks Justin Jackson hard questions about his startup, Transistor.fm, and what it's going to take to go full-time.This is the second half of our chat. Part 1 was really just setting the stage. Part 2 digs into the real-life challenges of bootstrapping a business.★ Looking for a community of bootstrappers?Join MegaMaker ClubShow notesPodcast in 2019!Justin's original tweetBlog post: Can you bootstrap on the side?Watch this interview on YouTubeJason Cohen on TwitterThe latest from Justin:My new startup: Transistor.fmJoin Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

When you're building a startup you have these questions:Should I work on my startup on the side, and grow it slowly?Should I take investment and go full-time sooner?These are the questions that have been circulating in my head over the past few months.Which is why when Jason Cohen, founder of WPengine and someone I respect, replied to my tweet, I took note:"It’s difficult to find successful companies where founders didn’t work 80+ hours and took longer than four years to get to $1M ARR. If you're two years in and you still need a day job then by definition it doesn’t have good fundamentals. I usually think of "$10k/month/founder" as a rough measure of whether you're ready for full-time. Saying that should take three years is wrong. It's hard to find that companies that live and took that long."Today we'll be digging into that! (Check back next week for Part 2)★ Looking for community of bootstrappers?Join MegaMaker ClubShow notesPodcast in 2019!Justin's original tweetBlog post: Can you bootstrap on the side?Watch this interview on YouTubeJason Cohen on TwitterWPEngine recently raised $250 millionThe latest from Justin:My new startup: Transistor.fmJoin Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

Hamish Macpherson is an engineer at Buffer, and was one of the first people to join MegaMaker.★ Looking for community of bootstrappers?Join MegaMaker ClubShow notesFollow Hamish Macherson on TwitterBufferHamish's Stand to Make side-projectThe latest from Justin:My new startup: Transistor.fmJoin Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustin 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

This is a great chat with Samantha Geitz, a Senior Developer at Tighten, and the founder of BetaFish.Topics in this episode: Should "business/marketing" people learn programming?What's the difference between messing around and being a serious programmer?Do regular programmers Google for answers?Why English Majors can make great programmers.If you want to learn hard things, do you need to be in a classroom?Why should take a mental health day when you need it.Announcement:Want to speak at a tech conference? I'm doing class called "public speaking for geeks." More info here.Show notesSamantha Geitz on TwitterTighten.coBattle.Tighten.coSamantha's new startup: BetaFishCoinPress.ccSamantha's blog post: "How I overcame my fear of public speaking"Stuff from Justin...My new startup: Transistor.fmLooking for community? Join MegaMaker ClubJoin Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

So many great topics in this episode: Should developers learn design?Derrick's "viral signup" trickHow important is a personal brand?How to promote your project (while you're still building it)Do software companies need to become more service oriented?Announcement:I'm having a birthday sale! Go to megamaker.co/birthday and get up to 38% off Marketing for Developers, my books, and Product Validation Checklist!Show notesThis is the recording from the Art of Product Podcast. Full episode will be there!Ben Orenstein on TwitterDerrick Reimer on TwitterDerrick's new app: level.appStuff from Justin...My new startup: Transistor.fmStartup announcementHow do you validate your idea? megamaker.co/validateJoin Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

I'm building a new SaaS in 2018 with my buddy Jon Buda called Transistor.fm. Now, we're trying to figure out our pricing. We're trying not to pretend we know everything there is to know about running a SaaS.So, we wanted to reach out to some experts and get outside opinions about how to create our pricing tiers. So I asked Patrick Campbell, from Price Intelligently, to help give us some direction. He blew my mind. This conversation is incredible, you're going to get so much out of it.Two announcements:Want to validate your product idea? Productvalidationchecklist.com is launching soon.Now is your last chance to get Marketing for Developers. Use the the code "summer2018" and get $50 off. In July, I'm taking it off my store so I can relaunch it in October. (If you buy now, you get future updates).Show notesJon and I discussed pricing on Build Your SaaSPatrick Campbell on Twitter: @patticusPatrick's free pricing software for SaaS: profitwell.comPrice Intelligently's bookStuff from Justin...My new startup: Transistor.fmStartup announcementHow do you validate your idea? megamaker.co/validateJoin Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

Mike Taber (Bluetick) and Rob Walling (Drip) started MicroConf in 2011 as a conference for self-funded startups. It's gone from just over 100 attendees to nearly 500. It's become the place for bootstrappers to hang out.Get $100 off MicroConf Starter EditionGo to megamaker.co/microconf or text "microconf" to (424) 247-5762.Show notesRead the 2018 MicroConf GuideRegister for MicroConfGet $100 off Starter EditionTED - how to make a great presentationDeckSet - make amazing slidesDraftsend - Hiten Shah's new slidesharing appMike Taber on TwitterBluetick - Mike's software companyThe Startups for the Rest of Us podcastStuff from Justin...My new startup: Transistor.fmStartup announcementHow do you validate your idea? megamaker.co/validateJoin Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Transistor.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.com★ Thinking about how to validate your product? megamaker.co/validate ★ 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

Josh started out trying to build a "GitHub for music." When that idea didn't pan out, he still wanted to do something with Web Audio and WebRTC. So he started building Zencastr, which gives podcasters the ability to record "double-ender" interviews in the browser.Get all the Mega Profitable case studiesDon't miss any of the future Mega Profitable interviews!★ Sign up here. ★Show notes"I asked a podcaster I knew how much he'd pay, and he said '$20 / month' so that's what I used for a price."Leave a review on iTunes!ZencastrRead Josh's MegaProfitable case studyIndieHackers interviewFollow Josh on Twitter: @joshonthewebWant to contact Justin?Join Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Simplecast.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.com 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

6 years ago, Bjorn Forsberg built an app called OrderlyPrint for Shopify. His goal was to increase his freedom, and to spend more time with his family. Was able to achieve it? (This is the 5th case study in the Mega Profitable series) We should measure profitability in other ways. It's not just "financial profitability." There's also "freedom profitability," and "time profitability." Because profitability is really about "getting ahead." So where else are you getting ahead? Get all the Mega Profitable case studies Don't miss any of the future Mega Profitable interviews! ★ Sign up here. ★ Show notes "People don't give themselves enough time. They think they're going to build a unicorn in 6 months." Leave a review on iTunes! OrderlyPrint forsbergplustwo.com OrderlyEmails Follow Bjorn on Twitter: @forsbergtwo Want to contact Justin? Join Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletter Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustin Send Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustin Send Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustin Thanks to... Podcast hosting: Simplecast.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

Back in the early 2000s, Wildbit was an agency building Flash websites for Philly nightclubs.Then, in 2007, they launched their first product, Beanstalk. Two years later, they quit doing consulting. Natalie Nagele takes us through their story!Get all the Mega Profitable case studiesDon't miss any of the future Mega Profitable interviews!★ Sign up here. ★Show notesLeave a review on iTunes!beanstalkapp.compostmarkapp.comFrom 2005: Wildbit's client portfolioFollow Natalie on Twitter: @natalienageleWant to contact Justin?Join Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Simplecast.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.com 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

Pippin Williamson started out like a lot of us do: building websites for whoever would pay him. He decided to try selling one of his WordPress plugins. Now, Pippin's Plugins earns over $1 million in revenue a year. This Mega Profitable series aims to help founders, like you, get profitable!Get all the Mega Profitable case studiesDon't miss any of the future Mega Profitable interviews!★ Sign up here. ★Show notesLeave a review on iTunes!pippinsplugins.comSandhills DevelopmentThe original pippinspages.comFollow Pippin on Twitter: @pippinspluginsWant to contact Justin?Join Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Simplecast.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.com 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

It's time for another Mega Profitable interview! This series aims to help founders, like you, get profitable. Learn how Draft went from having $21 in the bank (in his first year) to creating a solid, profitable solo-founder business.Get all the Mega Profitable case studiesDon't miss any of the future Mega Profitable interviews!★ Sign up here. ★Show notesLeave a review on iTunes!draft.nuNick's service: Draft ReviseNick's book: Draft EvidenceFollow Nick on Twitter: @nickdWant to contact Justin?Join Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Simplecast.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.com 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

Introducing a new series: Mega Profitable. What's the difference between a founder who is mega profitable, and a product person who's just making a living? Brennan Dunn joins me to talk about his journey.This episode sponsored by...I've just updated my most popular product: the Marketing for Developers book.★ Grab a sample chapter here. ★Show notesLeave a review on iTunes!doubleyourfreelancing.comBrennan's new product: RightMessageBrennan's book: Double Your Freelance RateFollow Brennan on Twitter: @brennandunnWant to contact Justin?Join Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Simplecast.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.com 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

You'll recognize Mike from Startups for the Rest of Us and the MicroConf conference. He's launching a new product called Bluetick.This episode sponsored by...★ I'm updating my most popular product: the Marketing for Developers book.Relaunches end of August 2017. Grab a sample chapter here.Show notesLeave a review on iTunes!singlefounder.comMike's product: Bluetick.ioMike's conference MicroConfFollow Mike on Twitter: @singlefounderWant to contact Justin?Join Justin's newsletter justinjackson.ca/newsletterSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Simplecast.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.com 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

"Charge more!" "Use content marketing!" "Start with an ebook!"There's a lot of folklore in the startup and bootstrapping community. Do they all stand up to scrutiny?This is my interview with long-time SaaS entrepreneur, Ian Landsman.Show notesLeave a review on iTunes!ianlandsman.comIan's product: HelpSpotIan's new product: ThermostatFollow Ian on Twitter: @ianlandsmanWant to contact Justin?Join Justin's NEW Indie newsletter justinjackson.ca/indieSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Simplecast.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.com 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

How do you find product ideas that resonate?Hear how Laura knew there was demand for her project, Client Portal.Everyone was like: "I want that."(This is my special MicroConf 2017 episode!)Show notesLeave a review on iTunes!lauraelizabeth.coLaura's product: Client PortalLaura's other project: Design AcademyFollow Laura on Twitter: @lauriumWant to contact Justin?Join Justin's NEW Indie newsletter justinjackson.ca/indieSend Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustinSend Justin a message on Instagram: instagram.com/mijustinSend Justin a message on Snapchat: @mijustinThanks to...Podcast hosting: Simplecast.fmTheme music: Striker-metal.com 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

When we last chatted with Adam Wathan he'd just launched his first book.His next project is a course called Test Driven Laravel. You won't believe his launch results!You'll hear how he built the course, all his launch numbers, and why he thinks it was such an incredible success.Happy holidays everyone!Show notesAdam Wathan's blogAdam's course: Test Driven LaravelFollow Adam on Twitter: @adamwathanFollow Justin on Twitter: @mijustinTheme music by Striker-metal.comPodcast hosting by Simplecast.fmGet the full video interviewThis interview is also available as a bonus video in the new Marketing for Developers course.“★★★★★ What can I say – amazing! A specific checklist on how to market and launch your product” – Vadim DemedesGet $50 off by using this coupon →Want to help the show?Go to iTunes, and search for Product People and leave us a review! 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!