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Inspire Nation Show with Michael SandlerHow to Recognize Angel Numbers & The Meaning Behind Them with Kyle GrayIf you’ve ever wanted to get guidance from the Angels or wondered what in the world one, one, one, one has to do with anything, then do we have the Angel Numbers show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Kyle Gray about the message and meaning behind one, one, one, one, (1111) and other number sequences, and what they mean for you. We look at repeating numbers, ascending numbers, mirroring numbers, and much more, as you learn how to interpret the language of numbers and numerology from the Angels. ...2022-11-101h 04
Build Your SaaSThe gang goes to MontréalThe whole Transistor team got together for a retreat in Montréal. Jon, Justin, Helen, and Jason chat about the experience. What should we talk about next? Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbuda, @jsonpearl, and @helenrylesLeave a review/comment on Podchaser; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.Email us: support@transistor.fmThanks to our monthly supporters:Jason CharnesMitchell Davis from RecruitKit.com.auMarcel Fahle, wearebold.afAlex PayneBill CondoAnton Zorin from ProdCamp.comHarris Kenny, Intro CRM podcastOleg KulykEthan GundersonWard Sandler, MemberspaceRussell Brown, Photivo.comNoah PrailColin GrayAustin LovelessMichael SitverPaul Jarvis and Jack Ellis, FathomD...2022-10-1845 min
Build Your SaaSJon & Justin reveal everything (part 2)It's the fourth anniversary of Transistor's public launch! This is part 2 of "Jon and Justin answer your questions."(00:37) - When did you start paying yourself how much you wanted to make?
(01:39) - Any broad advice for startups?
(11:43) - How did you decide on your tech stack?
(14:21) - How did you prioritize features?
(15:54) - Were you embarrased by the first version you shipped?
(17:53) - How did you decide on pricing?
(21:12) - How would you have found employees without your network?
(27:30) - Do you have more or less freedom or stress in your lives?
What should we...2022-08-1636 min
Inspire Nation Show with Michael SandlerHow To Raise Your Vibration To A HIGHER LEVEL with Kyle GrayIt's time for us to raise our vibrational energy and elevate our frequency as a collective! If you ever wanted to raise your vibration particularly in the face of bad news, then do we have the Raise Your Vibration show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Kyle Gray on all the simple techniques that you can start using right now to raise your energy and vibration to a higher level! Kyle Gray is an Angel expert, and author of a revised and updated edition of the international bestselling book that...2022-08-031h 08
Build Your SaaSBootstrapping in France (Baptiste Jamin from Crisp)Baptiste Jamin co-founded Crisp with a friend he met in high school. Highlights (go straight to 🔥 for the best stuff):1:42 – Crisp competes with massive companies: Zendesk, HelpScout, Intercom2:52 – How did Crisp get started? (they started young!)4:40 – The key insight that lead them to start Crisp 🔥7:03 – "Being young and in France, how much did you know about the startup ecosystem?"9:39 – How they bootstrapped Crisp in their twenties 🔥12:52 – Market insights and how they found their first customers 🔥16:02 – How they got a surge of new customers 🔥22:39 – Why Crisp charges LESS than their competitors 🔥30:14 – What it's like to have a customer base that is comprised of m...2022-07-121h 07
Build Your SaaSWhat's it like getting acquired by Spotify? (Dave Zohrob from Chartable)Dave Zohrob is the co-founder of Chartable (a podcast analytics startup), talks about selling his company to Spotify in February 2022. Highlights (go straight to 🔥 for the best stuff):1:00 – What's the Spotify office in New York like?5:24 – Dave's first startup: he started an indie record label (Tellall Records)7:12 – Founding in Chartable in 20178:00 – Behind the scenes: talking to Chris Enns (our editor at Lemon Productions)9:50 – Dave's first business as a kid: publishing programming tutorials on the internet (Qbasic.com)12:25 – What made you want to make money on the internet?14:25 – Do all geeks have the intuition to start a business? (Justin...2022-06-1456 minBuild Your SaaSGoing from $0 to $2 million in ARR in 7 years (the Missive story)Philippe Lehoux and his two co-founders started working on Missive around 2015, and just passed $2 million in annual recurring revenue.0:00 – Getting to know Philippe, and what it's like living in Quebec3:09 – How Missive got started: "how can we quickly collaborate on an email as a team?"8:15 – How they get most of their customers10:30 – How their first product (Conference Badge), funded the development of Missive13:55 – How the market dictates most of your success16:30 – How they deal with competitors28:00 – Another example: Crisp is competing head-to-head with Intercom30:25 – Why indie startups should compete on priceWhat should we talk about next?Twi...2022-04-261h 00Inspire Nation Show with Michael SandlerREPEATING NUMBERS - Why You See Them And What They Mean! Kyle GrayAngels try to communicate with you all the time. Repeating numbers are a powerful message, and a way for the angels to get your attention! If you need an inspirational tune up, don’t miss this interview with Kyle Gray, Angel expert and best-selling author. The angels are here for you, and Kyle Gray shows us how to take action and build a strong relationship with them. To find out more visit: https://www.kylegray.co.uk/ https://amzn.to/3qULECz - Order Michael Sandler's new book...2022-03-281h 03
Build Your SaaSWhy Customer Support = Startup SuccessHelen and Justin talk about the importance of customer support for indie SaaS companies.1:08 The hardest part about podcasting is doing it every week1:38 We just launched the new podcast website themes feature.2:24 Getting feedback, or seeing people use your product, is fuel for indie makers6:08 Helen's experience doing Customer Success for other companies: education, ConvertKit, MakerPad.8:53 Justin's tweet: "Customer Support is the most under-appreciated role in SaaS."10:00 The different forms of customer support: pre-sales, in-depth bug fixing, answering questions.12:45 How does the Transistor team differ when we do support?14:39 What Justin's learned from Helen in terms of...2022-03-2249 min
Build Your SaaSFounders' retreatJon and Justin recorded this episode sitting on the same couch!Photo of the Coeur de BoeufThe last time we were together in person: April 30, 2019 [Photo]2022 roadmap planning. We're exploring what we'd like to accomplish this year. Update and improve the podcast website builderBuild new podcast website templates based on LiquidAdd tools that help podcasters promote their showContinue to improve our Dynamic Audio Insertion featuresCreate new features that help podcasters monetize their showSales/marketing planning:Reaching out to major affiliates to see how we can better partner with themLooking at ways of rewarding our customers for referring through R...2022-01-1819 minBuild Your SaaSReflecting on 2021Jon 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 JasonGiving employees generous bonusesJustin's list of non-alcoholic drinksCaptivate (one of our competitors) was just acquiredDifferent types of founder stressShould we sell our company? Our friends at Rewardful were just acquiredPlans and features for 2022What happened in 2021?January: Clubhouse got popularMarch 2021: send private podcast episodes by emailApril 2021: we hired HelenApril-May: new API updates (analytics)July: new podcast analytics charts + compare episodesJuly: add transcripts to episodesAugust 2021: we hired...2021-12-2458 min
Build Your SaaSBrian Casel, of Bootstrapped Web, chats about his new appIn this guest episode, Justin chats with Brian Casel.Bootstrapped Web podcastZipMessageBrian's other projectsWhat should we talk about next?Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbudaLeave a review/comment on Podchaser; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.Email us: mail@transistor.fmThanks to our monthly supporters:Anton Zorin from ProdCamp.comMitchHarris Kenny, Intro CRM podcastOleg KulykViolette Du GenevilleTake It EV podcastEthan GundersonDiogoChris WillowBorja SolerWard Sandler, MemberspaceEric LimaJames Sowers (like Flowers)Travis FischerMatt BuckleyRussell BrownEvandro SassePradyumna Shembekar (PD)Noah PrailColin GrayJosh SmithIvan CurkovicShane SmithAustin LovelessSimon BennettMichael SitverPaul Jarvis and Jack Ellis, Dan B...2021-12-071h 26
Build Your SaaSWhat does my daughter think of the podcast industry?In this bonus episode, Justin interviews his 18-year-old daughter, Sadie, about:A Gen Z perspective on podcastingWhy women are the future of podcasting: Edison Research"Now, look at the rookies – 47% are men, but the majority, 53% are women.""Most women get their podcast recommendations from Spotify, social media, or their friends."We talk a lot about podcast advertising, podcast ads, and how the adtech industry should think differently about how they target women."Most podcast ads are just men talking to men."What should we talk about next?Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbudaLeave a review/comment on...2021-11-2629 minBuild Your SaaSA few questionsThis week Jon and Justin discussed:Tweet: what should we talk about?Justin's daughter wrote an article for the Transistor blog: https://transistor.fm/gen-z/ Customer case studiesDynamic audio insertionIntegration with DescriptBook: Range by David EpsteinWhat should we talk about next?Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbudaLeave a review/comment on Podchaser; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.Email us: mail@transistor.fmThanks to our monthly supporters:Anton Zorin from ProdCamp.comMitchHarris Kenny, Intro CRM podcastOleg KulykViolette Du GenevilleTake It EV podcastEthan GundersonDiogoChris WillowBorja SolerWard Sandler, MemberspaceEric LimaJames Sowers (like F...2021-10-1251 minBuild Your SaaSWhy should we care about our customers' feelings?This week Justin chats with Michele Hansen, founder of Geocodio. I got fired up about interviewing customers! Get Michele's new book! Deploy EmpathyListen to Michele's podcast: Software Social"Empathy is a skill you can learn."Get Michele's newsletter"There's so much shame in the tech community."What are the boundaries for deploying empathy? When, and how, do we deliver critiques?Podcast: a respectful interview with a flat-earther "This book isn't just about deploying empathy to customers, it's also about learning to be more empathetic to your family, friends, coworkers."31:30 – we start discussing customer interviews"It was easier for me t...2021-09-081h 08Build Your SaaSThis is a big step for usThis week Jon and Justin discussed:Our values determine how we make decisionsHiring FT: we hired Jason Pearl!Summer SaaS slowdownTweet: worst month everConvertKit’s public numbersWhat should we talk about next?Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbudaLeave a comment on PodHunt; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.Email us: mail@transistor.fmThanks to our monthly supporters:MitchHarris Kenny, Intro CRM podcastOleg KulykViolette Du GenevilleTake It EV podcastEthan GundersonDiogoChris WillowBorja SolerWard SandlerEric LimaJames Sowers (like Flowers)Travis FischerMatt BuckleyRussell BrownEvandro SassePradyumna Shembekar (PD)Noah PrailColin GrayJosh SmithIvan CurkovicShane SmithAustin LovelessSimon Be...2021-08-1751 minBuild Your SaaSIs venture capital bad?This week Spencer Fry, founder of Podia.com, joins Justin Jackson to talk about venture capital and bootstrapping.Spencer's tweet: "The hostility that the bootstrapper community has towards the VC community continues to perplex me."Justin's interview with Jason Calacanis (2013)VC bragsRoy Bahat on Big Technology Podcast: Why VCs are mad06:30 "Capital changes lots of dynamics in society. It's not neutral." – Justin JacksonSilicon Valley: No Revenue (video)Blog post: Podcasts and capitalHow venture capitalists make moneyThe rise and fall of Quibi: from raising $1.75 billion before launch to shutting down just 6 months laterTweet: the negative effects of overcapitalizationTweet: Big-name VC...2021-08-031h 04Inspire Nation Show with Michael SandlerHow To Talk To Your Angels - Hidden SECRETS of ANGEL Communication with Suzanne Giesemann, Kyle Gray, Belinda Womack & Corin GrilloOur ANGELS are closer to us than we think; it’s a matter of how close we’re looking. YOU can talk to your angels! There are signs EVERYWHERE, but in today’s fast pace world it is so EASY to miss the signs they’re constantly trying to show us. In today’s compilation you’ll learn the methodology and steps the world’s best angelic communicators use to connect with the angelic realm. We’re ALL energy, even our ANGELS - Watch the whole way through and you’ll...2021-06-251h 05Build Your SaaSBasecamp | Hiring | How to have a calm companyThis week Jon and Justin discussed:BasecampNote: we recorded this before Casey Newton's second article on Basecamp came out.Also: this article is a really thoughtful take on the whole situation.Ruby/Rails open source world.https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/effect-of-the-last-week-on-ruby-on-rails/77702 SO EXCITED: HELEN IS ON THE TEAM! 🎉https://transistor.fm/helen/ Cost/benefit analysisIt’s really difficult to make that calculation: should we commit to this? How do we know that the cost will be worth the benefit?For example, we could invest $100k + 6 months of time into building a mobile app for private podcasts, under the ass...2021-05-0449 minBuild Your SaaSA good business will change your life (for real)This we, we chatted about:Evil Crypto TeletubbiesVoltswagonFathom has acquired GoogleJon is trying out a new private office, in a coworking space (Deskpass)Justin had a quick chat with Derrick Reimer, SavvyCalTweet: Two years ago (March 2019), Justin posted a screenshot of our revenue numbers and we were just about to hit $10k in MRR.Jason Fried: Your company history is a mythJustin went full-time the next month (April 2019).Tweet: A mere six months after hitting $10k (April 2019), we hit $30k MRR (Oct 2019).This little business has given us more than we ever imagined. It’s changed ou...2021-04-0649 minInspire Nation Show with Michael SandlerAngel Numbers, What Do They Mean & How to Call on Angels When You Need Them! with Kyle GrayIf you’ve ever wanted to get guidance from the angels or wondered what in the world one, one, one, one has to do with anything, then do we have the Angel Numbers show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Kyle Gray, one of the UK’s youngest, most sought after angel experts, the author of at least 6 books, the creator of at least three angel card decks, and the author of a fascinating guide for getting guidance from the angels, Angel Numbers: The Message and Meaning Behind 11:11 and Other Number Sequences. ...2021-02-221h 07
Inspire Nation Show with Michael SandlerHow to Connect with Your Guardian Angels: See, Hear & Feel Angels!!! Kyle GrayIf you’ve ever wanted to talk with your guardian angels and get angelic assistance fast, then do we have the angel guide oracle deck show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Kyle Gray, one of the UK’s youngest, most sort after angel experts, the author of at least eight books, the creator of at least four angel card decks, and the author of a fascinating deck for communicating with the angels, “The Angel Guide Oracle Deck” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about calling on your guar...2020-08-2600 min
Inspire Nation Show with Michael SandlerANGEL NUMBERS & HOW TO CALL ON ANGELS WHEN YOU NEED THEM!!! Plus Guided Meditation! Kyle GrayIf you’ve ever wanted to get guidance from the angels or wondered what in the world one, one, one, one had to do with anything, then do we have the Angel Numbers show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Kyle Gray, one of the UK’s youngest, most sought after angel experts, the author of at least 6 books, the creator of at least three angel card decks, and the author of a fascinating guide for getting guidance from the angels, “Angel Numbers.” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about to...2020-03-0200 minBuild Your SaaSWhat's driving you now?This week, Justin is joined by Ward Sandler from MemberSpace (launched in 2015). We explore a bunch of questions:How do you find a cofounder?Ward explains to Justin (a Canadian) what a fraternity is.What it's like doing enterprise sales.How two sales guys ended up learning design and programming."Everybody needs to build a website for Uncle Larry"Justin and Ward go through a sample sales phone call.How they found the idea for MemberSpace through their consulting company.How Ward knew there was a lot of interest in the product.The unconventional reason Ward and Ryan...2020-02-2559 min
Decades of Horror | Horror News RadioReview of Godzilla King of the Monsters This week on Horror News Radio: Sharks attack again in 47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED, Harold the Scarecrow rises in SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK, And the Grue-Crew review… GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS This is HORROR NEWS RADIO, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE podcast. Back with Doc Rotten once again are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the 'Net. Dave Dreher, the lead news writer at Gruesome Magazine. And award-winning filmmaker and host of Decades of Horror 1980s, Christopher G. Moore. And Podcasting Rock Star and International Cosplay Qu...2019-06-061h 35