Justin Jackson

Justin Jackson


⚡ Bootstrapping, podcasting, calm companies, business ethics. Co-founder of @transistorfm (podcast hosting).

Appears in 98 Episodes

EP61: Nate Kontny says “Solve your own problems!”

EP61: Nate Kontny says “Solve your own problems!”

Episode 61 · · 43:12

Today’s interview is with one of my favourite people on the internet: Nate Kontny. He’s the solo-founder of Draft, a web application that helps you improve your writing through colla...

EP60: Hear how Ryan Hoover built Product Hunt in 4 days

EP60: Hear how Ryan Hoover built Product Hunt in 4 days

Episode 60 · · 41:30

This week’s guest is Ryan Hoover. We've been online friends for a few years now. Back in 2013, Ryan invited me to join a new site he'd created called ProductHunt.

EP59: Dan Norris and the 7 day startup

EP59: Dan Norris and the 7 day startup

Episode 59 · · 37:01

Dan Norris is the co-founder of WP Curve, and the author of The 7 Day Startup. He gave himself 1 year to build a profitable product.

EP58: Garrett Dimon – SaaS isn’t all rainbows and unicorns

EP58: Garrett Dimon – SaaS isn’t all rainbows and unicorns

Episode 58 · · 40:44

Garrett Dimon is the founder of Sifter and author of Starting + Sustaining. We talked about finding an idea, validating an idea, and building your product.

EP57: Brennan Dunn talks about the marketing machine

EP57: Brennan Dunn talks about the marketing machine

Episode 57 · · 39:20

Brennan Dunn is the go-to guy to talk about marketing automation. He's build a SaaS, called Planscope, but these days he recommends first-time entrepreneurs build something smaller (...

EP56: Sean Fioritto on succeeding after failing

EP56: Sean Fioritto on succeeding after failing

Episode 56 · · 37:45

I like Sean a lot. He’s from Chicago, and he struggled for years trying to build products. Then he wrote this book, and it took off. You'll hear his story, and how he succeeded after...

EP55: Patio11 on promoting your product

EP55: Patio11 on promoting your product

Episode 55 · · 56:07

This week you'll hear from Patrick Mackenzie (Patio11 on the internet), an influential member of the self-funded, bootstrapping community, as well as a high profile member of Hacker ...

EP54: DHH on why 37signals is becoming Basecamp

EP54: DHH on why 37signals is becoming Basecamp

Episode 54 · · 48:47

David Heinemeier Hansson started working with Jason Fried at 37signals about 14-15 years ago. 10 years ago, they created Basecamp, their first SaaS product. This past week they decid...

EP53: Alex Hillman is the king of JFDI

EP53: Alex Hillman is the king of JFDI

Episode 53 · · 59:21

Alex Hillman is many things: first, he’s the king of JFDI (he even has the tattoo to prove it). Second: he’s the founder of IndyHall, a co-working space in Philadelphia. Third: he’s ...

EP52: Amy Hoy – “Why it’s not about you”

EP52: Amy Hoy – “Why it’s not about you”

Episode 52 · · 57:15

Amy Hoy is known for her unfiltered, straight-shooting opinions on building product businesses. Her and her husband  Thomas Fuchs have built  Freckle, an awesome time-tracking web ap...

EP51: Surprise! Brand new episode with Nathan Barry

EP51: Surprise! Brand new episode with Nathan Barry

Episode 51 · · 31:55

This my conversation with Nathan Barry. Lots of great stuff: specifically for building an email list.

EP50: Jakub Linowski of GoodUi.org

EP50: Jakub Linowski of GoodUi.org

Episode 50 · · 31:44

Jakub Linowski  is a Toronto (Canada) based interface designer. He surprised everybody this year (including himself) by releasing a viral hit called GoodUI.org. In this interview we ...

EP49: No more excuses with Ruben Gamez (part 2)

EP49: No more excuses with Ruben Gamez (part 2)

Episode 49 · · 30:48

Have you been making excuses as to why you can't build your product, bootstrap your own business?

EP48: Ruben Gamez thinks about business differently (part 1)

EP48: Ruben Gamez thinks about business differently (part 1)

Episode 48 · · 27:02

Ruben Gamez is one of the most thoughtful and wise entrepreneurs I've met. Learn how he built Bidsketch.

EP47: Meat and potatoes with Chase Reeves (part 2)

EP47: Meat and potatoes with Chase Reeves (part 2)

Episode 47 · · 38:26

This week I get into the meat and potatoes with Chase Reeves. This is part 2 of our discussion. This week we talk about that struggle of building products, especially when you're jus...

EP46: Chase Reeves has important things to discuss

EP46: Chase Reeves has important things to discuss

Episode 46 · · 40:33

This week, I’m joined by a man. A man named Chase Reeves. We’re going to talk about the business they’re building over there at Fizzle.co. Chase and I both like to talk, so this is a...

EP44: DHH at 200 miles per hour (part 2)

EP44: DHH at 200 miles per hour (part 2)

Episode 44 · · 24:50

In our last episode we talked about how David started working as a contractor for 37signals making $15 an hour. He eventually worked his way up, and became an owner in the company (a...

EP43: DHH, a personal interview (part 1)

EP43: DHH, a personal interview (part 1)

Episode 43 · · 29:51

David Heinemeier Hansson started working with Jason Fried as a contract worker from Denmark. How did he eventually become a partner at 37signals? I’ve kept in touch with David over ...

EP42: Is self-publishing getting saturated? Nathan Barry, Sacha Greif, Paul Jarvis

EP42: Is self-publishing getting saturated? Nathan Barry, Sacha Greif, Paul Jarvis

Episode 42 · · 47:49

Paul Jarvis ( Everything I Know), Sacha Greif ( Discover Meteor), and Nathan Barry ( Authority) invited me to host a Self-Publishing Hangout with them this week. It was a great oppo...

EP41: Sacha Greif, Nathan Barry, Paul Jarvis, and Justin Jackson on self-publishing

EP41: Sacha Greif, Nathan Barry, Paul Jarvis, and Justin Jackson on self-publishing

Episode 41 · · 36:07

Paul Jarvis ( Everything I Know), Sacha Greif ( Discover Meteor), and Nathan Barry ( Authority) invited me to host a Self-Publishing Hangout with them this week. It was a great oppo...