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Feeding the Senses - UnsensoredFeeding the Senses Unsensored - Episode 125 - Jim Reilley - Producer, Songwriter, MusicianProducer/bassist Jim Reilley will most likely be remembered as a founding member (along with musical partner Reese Campbell) of seminal folk rock band The New Dylans. Founded in 1986,the band barnstormed the US throughout the 90’s and won critical praise from Rolling Stone (who called their songs “offbeat classics”) and virtually every other major music publication and major newspaper. The Village Voice placed the band in the top 5 Ep’s of 1986 in their prestigious Pazz and Jop Poll. The band won the hearts and minds of many fans in the then burgeoning AAA American radio format and had...2025-06-241h 01
Evolution Security PodcastEp. 175 - Dave "Boon" Benton - Threat Management Solutions Classes - Al-Qaeda Plot 2025This show we have DB "Boon" Benton of Threat Management Solutions back on the show. Threat Management Solutions, Dave Benton, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania Boon is a survivor of the 2012 Benghazi Al Qaeda attacks where he was one of the CIA GRS contractors who helped defend and evacuate personnel. Boon, Tyrone "Rone" Woods, Kris "Tanto" Paronto, Jack Silva, Mark "Oz" Geist, John "Tig" Tiegen and Glenn "Bub" Doherty working for GRS saved countless lives in these attacks. Unfortunately, Rone and Bub were both killed during their heroic acts. We also lost Ambassador Christorpher Stevens, and Communications Spec...2024-12-101h 19
Flyover ConservativesJack Smith Issues New Trump Indictment - Mike Davis; New York County Catch Armed Criminal - Bruce Blakeman; POLL: Voters Say States Haven't Done Enough to Block Illegal Aliens From Voting - Mark Mitchell | The Breanna Morello ShowBreanna Morello is a former Fox Corp, Newsmax, local news, MLB producer. She has also spent several years reporting on the issues that matter most. After Fox Corp threatened to put Breanna on unpaid leave for not getting the Covid jab, she left the corporate media world and made her way into independent journalism. Breanna’s goal is simple. She aims to be a truth seeker and amplify her findings through her new podcast.Breanna Morello is a former Fox Corp, Newsmax, local news, MLB producer. She has also spent several years reporting on the issues that matter mo...2024-08-2944 min
The Breanna Morello ShowJack Smith Issues New Trump Indictment - Mike Davis; New York County Catch Armed Criminal - Bruce Blakeman; POLL: Voters Say States Haven't Done Enough to Block Illegal Aliens From Voting - Mark Mitchell | The Breanna Morello ShowBreanna Morello is a former Fox Corp, Newsmax, local news, MLB producer. She has also spent several years reporting on the issues that matter most. After Fox Corp threatened to put Breanna on unpaid leave for not getting the Covid jab, she left the corporate media world and made her way into independent journalism. Breanna’s goal is simple. She aims to be a truth seeker and amplify her findings through her new podcast.Breanna Morello is a former Fox Corp, Newsmax, local news, MLB producer. She has also spent several years reporting on the issues that matter mo...2024-08-2944 min
People Jew Wanna KnowInterview with an Anti-Zionist - Jack LeffLegendary episode ahead: Margarita brings on an Anti-Zionist - Jack Leff. Jack is an academic and political organizer who has focused his work and studies on various social justice issues.
To Margarita's knowledge, this is the first full-length interview between a Zionist organization/podcast and an Anti-Zionist. JEW wanna hear this! We discuss all the things you'd expect: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Follow Jack Leff on Twitter @JRLefftist
What We Discuss
00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda - How Margarita got an...2024-07-171h 13
Comedy Fight ClubCFC 235 Luke Davis vs Priya BluntsUNDERCARD BATTLES: Mike Kramer vs Mario Pisano Kit Baxley vs Christian Conti Mitchell Lippitt vs Adam Mitriani Jack Freeman vs Tommy Smart MAIN EVENT: Luke Davis vs Priya Blunts JUDGES: Ali O'Neil Lawrence Reese Meno Fernandez OFFICIALS: Mark Henely, Patrick Haggerty, Warren Simpson, Niko Pav DJ: Jesse Montanez HOST: Matt Maran Comedy Fight Club is brought to you by Manscaped. Go to Manscaped.com and use Promo Code "CFC20" for 20% off + free shipping Comedy Fight...2023-08-251h 09
The Victor Davis Hanson ShowElection Integrity: A Conversation with Cleta MitchellIn this interview, Victor Davis Hanson talks with Cleta Mitchell about her profession and career devoted to election integrity and ballot transparency especially in the context of the 2020 election and looking forward to 2024.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2023-03-1054 min
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...2022-10-1844 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?
(01:34) - Any broad advice for startups?
(11:38) - How did you decide on your tech stack?
(14:16) - How did you prioritize features?
(15:49) - Were you embarrased by the first version you shipped?
(17:48) - How did you decide on pricing?
(21:07) - How would you have found employees without your network?
(27:25) - Do you have more or less freedom or stress in your lives?
What should we...2022-08-1635 min
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 06
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...2022-06-1455 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 00
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...2022-03-2248 min
Les Matins JazzIl y a 50 ans, Wight is Wight, Miles Davis…Le 29 août 1970, à l'heure du tea time, le trompettiste Miles Davis montait sur scène devant un public de 600 000 personnes (un fait unique dans l'histoire du jazz). C'était au sud du Royaume-Uni, lors du légendaire festival de l'Ile de Wight. Ce jour-là, il y avait les Doors, les Who, Joni Mitchell et… Miles dans une veste de cuir orange avec Gary Bartz (saxophones), Chick Corea (Fender Rhodes), Keith Jarrett (orgue), Dave Holland (basse), Jack de Johnette (batterie) et Airto Moreira (percussions). Le set aura duré le temps d'un morceau : 35 minutes d'une musique incandescente. "Call It Anything" a déclaré le t...2020-10-0114 minBuild Your SaaSBreak outMid-summer update! This week on the program, Justin and Jon talk about:If you're bootstrapping SaaS, how many monthly trials do you need?Tweet: "You probably need more trials than you think."Breaking out of your own way of thinking"All it took was someone talking to me to have a different way of thinking about it."Want to reply to something we said?Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbudaLeave a comment on PodHunt; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.Email us: mail@transistor.fmThanks to our monthly supporters:Colt BorgMarc...2020-08-0445 minBuild Your SaaSTalking about an acquisitionThis week on the program, Justin and Jon talk about:Updates on Transistor: new API is almost done, static site generator, growth slowed in June?Questioning whether we should slow down for the summerTalking about the Simplecast acquisitionWhat would sell for? Mike: “Anything that’s a life-changing amount.”Want to reply to something we said?Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbudaLeave a comment on PodHunt; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.Email us: mail@transistor.fm★ Bootstrapper shout-out of the week:Nusiihttps://nusii.comProfessional proposal templatesThanks to our monthly supporte...2020-06-3051 min
Heavy Metal BebopJack DeJohnetteIf you're discussing the early intersection of jazz, rock and related styles, Miles Davis is an unavoidable name, and one of the players most directly responsible for helping Miles achieve his early breakthroughs in that area was Jack DeJohnette. While DeJohnette has never left the world of straight-ahead jazz and has also remained engaged with the avant-garde, this in-between zone that he explored with Miles in the late '60s and early '70s has remained a constant fascination for the drummer and pianist, from bands like Compost and Gateway right up to more recent projects like Hudson and...2020-06-201h 31Build Your SaaSWhy there's no episode today👋 Justin here. This episode is to let you know why there's no episode today. (I've had a few DMs from folks that were worried!)We're good; we had some server trouble this morning that took all our time and attention today. We're hoping to be back next Tuesday with a full episode.Thanks everyone; we appreciate your support! ✌️Special thanks to Dean Layton James, from CloudPeriscope and Benedikt Evans from UserList for giving us ideas on how to fix our issues today! ❤️You can reply to this podcast here:Twitter...2020-05-2703 minBuild Your SaaSBuilding software for 2030This week on the program, Justin and Jon talk about:The new Transistor UI, and how folks are responding to it."Damn the torpedoes!" – seeing if our update worked in IE11 after we deployed.Tobias Lütke, Shopify: “All the trends have been accelerated. The pandemic has moved everything forward 10 years. So now we need to build 2030 level software in 2020.”Restaurant trends:https://www.exploretock.com/https://themargins.substack.com/p/doordash-and-pizza-arbitrageBug bounties - what do other SaaS companies do with these?Mike Myers on ConanYou can reply to this podcast here:Twitter: @buildyo...2020-05-2045 minBuild Your SaaSSimon is going full-timeThis week on the program:As requested, we're going to start highlighting our listeners who are building their own SaaS.This week: Simon Bennett, a long-time Patreon supporter and a friend of the show.He just went full time on his project https://snapshooter.io, which does automatic backups for Digital Ocean. Simon had just put his kids to bed (he's in the UK) and sat down in his office to have a chat with Justin.You can reply to this podcast here:Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbuda, @MrSimonBennettLeave a comment on PodHunt; it's like R...2020-05-1356 minBuild Your SaaSWhat should we build next?This week on the show:Jon baked bread. Got some sunshine. Avoiding social media, the other diseaseJustin WAS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. Read this Andreesen post that everyone’s talking about: https://a16z.com/2020/04/18/its-time-to-build/That conversation lead to this tweet: https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1251946371050954752What does the future hold?Dan Price tweet: "After the most recent 15 deadly outbreaks, wages grew over the ensuing 3 decades by a lot."Jamie Lawrence tweet: "What I’d like to see small local businesses come out of this crisis with."Can we give ourselves a deadline for the Tailwind project? What shoul...2020-04-2148 minBuild Your SaaSHow coronavirus is impacting revenueThis week, Justin called up Josh Pigford, founder of Baremetrics:Baremetrics does analytics for SaaS companiesI called him up just to get a sense of how this pandemic (and looming recession) has already started to affect different SaaS companiesHe's already noticing some trends: "A lot of SaaS companies are seeing the biggest loss they've seen in the past 4 weeks. I've heard from some companies that are seeing a 10-20% decrease in MRR.""Payroll is the biggest challenge over the next year. Payroll is our biggest expense."How are you going to ride this out?"We use Flight Path +...2020-04-141h 02Build Your SaaSGiuuuuuuuuntaToday, we are joined by a very special guest: Dave Giunta! What does Daft Punk look like without their helmets? HomeChef How has demand for meal kits and food delivery increased since coronavirus?You can reply to this podcast here:Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbuda, @dgiuntaLeave a comment on PodHunt; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.Leave a comment on Breaker, the podcast app for iPhone.Interact on WhatPods.Email us: mail@transistor.fmThanks to our monthly supporters:Sofia QuinteroDiogoChris WillowMason HensleyBorja Soler teami.ioWard from MemberSpace.comEric LimaJames Sowers (lik...2020-04-071h 15Build Your SaaSPants-driven developmentJon and Justin, still making sense of life (and business) in a pandemic:Jon put on pants today.Justin is mad at Amazon.You can reply to this podcast here:Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbudaLeave a comment on PodHunt; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.Leave a comment on Breaker, the podcast app for iPhone.Interact on WhatPods.Email us: mail@transistor.fmThanks to our monthly supporters:Sofia QuinteroDiogoChris WillowMason HensleyBorja Soler teami.ioWard from MemberSpace.comEric LimaJames Sowers (like Flowers) with UserInput.ioTravis FischerMatt Buckley, from NiceThings.io Russell B...2020-03-3143 minBuild Your SaaSShould you start a startup with your spouse?This week, Justin is joined by Michele Hansen (co-founder of Geocodio). We explore a bunch of questions:What it's like to bootstrap with your spouse6:30 – where Michele and Mathias found the idea for their company7:00 – when you have kids you need diapers at 1amWhy people start companies7:55 – how getting pregnant motivated them to build a product10:15 – Matthias initially built a really basic geocoder for their purposes11:30 – a lot of bootstrappers get motivated to start a business after they have their first kidTyler Tringas: "Building, Owning (& possibly Selling) a profitable remote SaaS business is the new American Dream."13:20 – "we were so surp...2020-03-0352 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...2020-02-2558 minBuild Your SaaSAnxiety about what might happen with the businessThis week, Jon and Justin discuss:What makes a good podcast for product people?New American Dream: building, owning, selling a SaaS (Tyler Tringas)What do you worry about when you own your own software company?How would we handle an economic downturn?Why do software founders not sleep well at night?You can reply to this podcast here:Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbudaLeave a comment on PodHunt; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.Leave a comment on Breaker, the podcast app for iPhone.Interact on WhatPods.Email us: mail@transistor.fmThanks...2020-02-1135 minBuild Your SaaSA cloudy feeling of dreadThis week, Jon and Justin discuss:Repeating calendar item: "Jan 5th, GTFO."How are you doing with the winter blue?The Transistor Volkswagen bus, surfboards, and snowboards.Monolithic vs mico-serviceshttps://twitter.com/dhh/status/1222966700913479681https://changelog.com/posts/monoliths-are-the-futurePushing ahead with our “switch from Semantic UI to Tailwind CSS" cycle."Retargeting is like squeezing the last drop of juice out of the lemon. Is it worth it?""We were adding more and more things to the business hoping we'd be able to get it to work." justinjackson.ca/marginJon is running to Austin, Texas using Wolfram's computer harness....2020-02-0430 minBuild Your SaaSWho gets paid, and who doesn't?Jon is back! This week, we discuss:This book, The Timeless Way of Building, that Justin is reading.When you work for yourself, there can be sense of not being grounded. What do you do?What's better than meditating?Why co-founders should have a weekly phone call.How the environment we're in influences our actions.Jon's been rebuilding our dashboard using Tailwind CSS + Alpine JS.Tutorial: Rails and TailwindPeople complaining about Webpack"What's that Rails gem that everyone buys?" "Sidekiq"People have gotten so used to free software!Justin's advice for Statamic.You can reply to...2020-01-2840 minBuild Your SaaSWhat's your sustainable competitive advantage?Justin is interviewed by Nathan Baschez to talk about business strategy:"Every strategy is really just a theory: “We bet if we do x, then y will happen. In business, the 'y' that people are usually aiming for is some sort of sustainable competitive advantage." – Nathan BaschezThis is a long episode, but it's a good one!What made Jon and Justin feel like they had an advantage in podcasting?Original hypothesis: "Maybe we could be to podcasting, what WPengine was to WordPress hosting. Or what Wistia was to video hosting." How did that work out...2020-01-211h 11Build Your SaaSThe challenges of being in (the wrong) businessJustin is joined by podcast producer Chris Enns to talk about:How do you get Alexis Ohanian (cofounder of Reddit, married to Serena Williams) as a client?Getting out of the wrong business, into something better.Why you should get out of your comfort zone (and your town!)"We're all running the same race; how come that person is so far ahead of me?"Links:Hire Chris to edit your podcast: www.lemonproductions.caAlexis Ohanian's podcast: businessdad.initialized.comWhen to move on: justinjackson.ca/moving-onScott Young: Success is staminaGood businesses have margin: justinjackson.ca...2020-01-1451 minBuild Your SaaSWhat happens tomorrow?Justin does a solo New Year's Eve episode where he shares:Then (Jan 1, 2019) vs now (Jan 1, 2020)Justin's tweet: "Going all-in on Transistor in 2019!"Advice for new founders: "What products get bought every day?"Every day, millions of people wake up and buy a cup of coffee.Every day, there are people who wake up and sign up for web hosting.Will there be people lining up tomorrow morning to buy your product? And the next day?What's still going to be true tomorrow, six months from now, three years from now?★ Thanks to our sponsors:...2019-12-3114 minBuild Your SaaSShould you build an audience first?Justin is interviewed by Noah and Ben from the Product Journey podcast:Should you build an audience first?Why finding the right market is the first filter you should use on your idea.Justin also shares some stuff he's changed his mind about this past year.★ Thanks to our sponsors:Postmark. Postmark delivers your transactional email to customers on time, every time. You'll love their lightning-fast email delivery and developer-friendly features. Get one month free when you use coupon code BUILDYOURSAAS. postmarkapp.com/loves/buildyoursaasClubhouse. Guess who's back? Clubhouse is the first project management pl...2019-12-1741 min