Jon and Justin discuss a variety of things. Warning: Justin says the f-word twice.
- 80s trampolines
- Jon's new microphone: mic + pop filter = $65 USD
- Transistor's history:
- π» March 2017: first-line of code
- βοΈ Feb 2018: signed partnership docs
- βοΈ March 2018: invited first paying (beta) customers
- π Aug 2018: official launch
- π¨βπ» April 2019: I go full-time [kind of] ($10k MRR)
- π¨βπ» July 2019: Jon goes full-time ($19k MRR)
- Bootstrapping loneliness. What do you do when you're independent and you're not working for a big company?
- The risk of "relational churn." People you know will move away, and gradually you'll lose friendships over time.
- We're starting the 3rd week of our 6-week dev cycle (inspired by Basecamp's "Shape Up"). Justin already wants to ship it. π
- How we're managing new ideas / bug requests without a backlog
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Show notes:
- Jon's new microphone: Samson Q2U
- Brian Rhea's tweets about remote loneliness
- NPR article: "Talk to a stranger"
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