Jon and Justin share their progress on:

  • The bandwidth / CDN cost problem (and how it might affect our profitability).
  • Marco Arment: "It would cost them probably thousands of dollars a month in bandwidth and CDN costs to host our show."
  • We made a decision on whether we'll take investment now. (Hats off to Earnest Capital, TinySeed, and Indie.VC for offering such great options!)
  • Should founders use their savings to fund their company? What about credit cards?
  • When should we start hiring people?
  • What about government-funded community loans for startups? ~9% interest.
  • Nathan Barry: "You should get a loan when you don’t need it because once you do it won’t be available."
  • Our accountant might be a socialist. ;)
  • Can you really "build something out of nothing?"

★ Thanks to our sponsors:

  • Alitu.com: Alitu removes all the tech headaches associated with producing your podcast. They take care of processing, editing & publishing your podcast. Go to Alitu.com and check out their video demo.
  • Podcastinsights.com: If you want to get into podcasting, check out Podcast Insights. They’re a great resource for folks who want to start and grow a podcast. Podcast equipment guides, how to make money. Join millions of readers learning all about how to start, grow, and monetize a podcast at podcastinsights.com.

Show notes:

  • Marco Arment talks about bandwidth
  • I tested our new CDN on Mike Vardy’s podcast (Twitter video)
  • Earnest Capital
  • TinySeed
  • Indie.vc
  • Government funded loans: BDC and Community Futures in Canada.
  • Nathan Barry on "solving the cash crisis."
  • Everything is a Remix
  • Justin's article: "How startup growth really works."
  • Matt from Supercomputer’s bug report

You can reply to this podcast here:

  • Leave a comment on Breaker, the podcast app for Android and iPhone.
  • Leave a comment on CastBox, the podcast app for Android and iPhone.
  • Otherwise, get us on Twitter: @transistorfm or email us: mail@transistor.fm
  • Create your own podcast at transistor.fm

Thanks to our monthly supporters:

  • Alitu.com
  • Podcastinsights.com
  • GetRewardful.com
  • Dan Buda @danielbuda, danbuda.com
  • Darby Frey
  • Samori Augusto
  • Dave Young
  • Brad from Canada
  • Kevin Markham
  • Sammy Schuckert
  • Dan Ericson
  • Mike Walker
  • Adam DuVander
  • Dave Giunta (JOOnta)

Want to start a podcast on Transistor? Justin has a special coupon for you: get 15% off your first year of hosting: transistor.fm/justin

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

See All 163 Episodes of "Build Your SaaS"