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In this episode I have a returning guest, someone who is a keystone of the bootstrapping community, it's Justin Jackson, co-founder of Transistor, MegaMaker and more. Today we have an unstructured but very useful chat about building a financial engine for your business. This is a topic that has come up countless times in my indie journey and I think it's something that a lot of indie businesses don't address as early and seriously as they should. There a ton of actionable tips in this conversation about how to manage your finances, building a solid, profitable business and what to do when things aren't going well.Get the extended episode here: https://indiebites.com/membershipTimestamps 00:00 Intro 01:45 James shocked by tax 02:31 Profit first 06:51 Building a financial engine 09:40 Things falling apart with depression 11:00 Desperation affects creativity 11:49 How to build your financial engine Recommendations (from prev ep) Book: Life Profitability Podcast: Software Social Indie Hacker: Derek Sivers Follow Justin Twitter Blog My links Twitter Indie Bites Twitter Indie Bites YouTube Join the membership Personal Website 2 Hour Podcast Course PodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast) This Indie Life Podcast Sponsor - EmailOctopus

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What are the marketing benefits of sharing your progress in public? Are there any drawbacks? In this episode, we talk to Noah Bragg, founder of Potion. You'll learn about the benefits of building in public, practical tips for producing video content, strategies for posting on social media, and more.Visit our website for the detailed episode recap with key learnings.Potion — Noah's productNotion — a popular knowledge management toolJustin Jackson of Transistor and Megamaker, Damien Chen of Testimonial, Kenneth Cassel of Vim.so, JR of Flurly — examples of those building in publicNoah's YouTube ChannelScreenFlow — a video editing toolTwitter Notion Community — (better link for this one??)Notion's Facebook groupFollow Noah on TwitterThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about the show on Twitter mentioning @userlist, or leave us a review on iTunes.SponsorThis show is brought to you by Userlist — the best tool for sending onboarding emails and segmenting your SaaS users. To follow the best practices, download our free printable email planning worksheets at userlist.com/worksheets.

Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk with Noah Bragg, founder of Potion. You'll learn about the benefits of building in public, practical tips for producing video content, strategies for posting on social media, and more.Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.Show notesPotion — Noah's productNotion — a popular knowledge management toolJustin Jackson of Transistor and Megamaker, Damien Chen of Testimonial, Kenneth Cassel of Vim.so, JR of Flurly — examples of those building in publicNoah's YouTube ChannelScreenFlow — a video editing toolTwitter Notion CommunityNotion's Facebook groupFollow Noah on TwitterSponsorThis show is brought to you by Userlist — the best tool for sending onboarding emails and segmenting your SaaS users. To follow the best practices, download our free printable email planning worksheets at userlist.com/worksheets.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

My guest on this episode is my friend Justin Jackson. I wanted to revisit this conversation from April 2017, so I pulled it from the vault to share it with you once again.Justin is a ton of things. He's a dad, a husband, an entrepreneur, and a coach. He's the founder of Megamaker, cofounder of Transistor.fm, and cofounder of Meeps. He's also the author of Jolt, the creator of Marketing for Developers and Tiny Marketing Wins, and an overall serial maker.He aims to help people through the things they create. And he does a great job at that.On this episode, we discussed the processes of making and/or modifying. We spent time going over his systems and approaches in the different initiatives and creations he is working on.Relevant Links: Connect with Justin: Website | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram Looking for a podcast hosting solution? Check out Transistor.fm Justin's Email Newsletter: (It's Self-Titled) Justin is also on Twitch: Right Here Related Conversation: Episode 290: Creative Menopause with Chase Reeves Related Blog Post: The Hard Stuff Thanks to all of the sponsors of this episode. You can find all of the sponsors you heard me mention on this episode on our Podcast Sponsors page.Want to support the podcast? Beyond checking out our sponsors, you can subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Click on any of the links below to make that happen.Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | StitcherYou can also click on this link to paste the podcast feed into your podcast app of choice.Thanks again for listening to A Productive Conversation. See you later.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Justin recorded this on Jan 19th, 2022.Show notes Meeps – the best way to start a membership site Why haven't we launched yet? The anxiety of not being able to sleep as an entrepreneur: "how am I going to make this work?" How much revenue does the MegaMaker community make per year? Bootstrapping with kids Survey results ProBar.co – track your progress towards a goal publicly Find Josh and Justin online: Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaanderton Joshua's personal podcast: https://www.ramen.fm Justin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustin Support the show: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Please! Share the show with your friends. The best way to build a membership directory: https://meeps.app

In his last episode before taking a break, Brian gets some great news about his game, Backpack. Benedicte recovers from a few sick days. Benedikt shares some hiring lessons from Userlist. Let's help Mirjam settle on a Data Model #ConferenceBuddy v2.0 with Benedikt Deicke Podcast: The Business of Authority BoardGameGeek — online resource and community for board games MegaMaker — a community for bootstrappers  ProseMirror — tool for building rich-text editors Sanity.io Portable Text Brian is leaving on a high note. His game won FIRST PLACE in the board game design contest! His submission started as an accountability exercise and ended with real feedback, a cash prize, the option to publish, and credibility for future pitches. For JTBD.app, the future is still undecided. For now, Brian is having some conversations in the MegaMaker community and is staying open. Benedicte is recovering from a few sick days during a busy time. Thankfully, she had built up some buffer and won't miss her encryption talk this week. She has kept up with yoga despite the missed time and is celebrating non-hourly work. It's a great fit for how she wants to work and the flexibility is a benefit when working while feeling less than 100%. Benedikt will come on this week's livestream to help with data modeling decisions for ConferenceBuddy. While Jane was on vacation at Userlist, Benedikt focused on customer support and hiring. They have some promising frontend developer candidates moving through the later stages in the process despite a setback with the customer success manager role they previously hired for. Separately, Benedikt starts to regret a decision they made to use Markdown as the source of truth for messaging content and shares how he is thinking about moving forward.

In this episode, I sat down with one of the most influential indie hackers Justin Jackson. He's a co-founder of Transistor.fm (the very platform on which my podcast is hosted!) which is a podcast hosting and analytics tool used by clients like Indie Hackers, the Vegas Golden Knights, and VH1. He also writes a newsletter, hosts a podcast called "Build Your SaaS" and runs a community called MegaMaker. In this chat, we discuss how indie developers can win in a market filled with behemoth companies by prioritizing customer service and UX design. We also touch on the power of building "calm" companies and the freedom it allows, how to check the water (look for demand) before creating new startups and so on. Justin is a brilliant thinker and a wonderful person that I enjoyed learning from. Thanks for listening!

In this solo episode, I talk about successful yet quiet SaaS business all around us. I also tell the full story of why our forum has been closed and put permanently into archive mode.Bootstrapped websiteSteve on TwitterRecommended alternative communities to our now-closed community:Indie Hackers  - if you are just getting started and want to chat with others just getting startedFounder Summit (paid) - if your business is viable and you like to run a calm companyMicroConf Connect - “a space for founders and their teams of independently funded startups to connect with like minded individuals.”MegaMaker (paid) - A community for bootstrappersFind 10 or so people at a similar stage in your businesses and make a private Slack account. 

Justin Jackson is the co-founder of Transistor.fm, a successful bootstrapped podcast hosting company. The journey building Transistor were documented on the Build Your SaaS podcast, which is a must listen. Justin is the founder of the MegaMaker community which he started in 2013, so if you're part of the maker sphere - you'll probably have heard of him.In this episode we cover: What is Transistor and why did they start it Why work in podcast hosting? Was it not already a solved problem? How did they get the first few customers? What's next for Transistor? What's it like having "made it" as an indie hacker? What challenges does Justin run into? Should you just get a job at a tech company or run your bootstrapped co? Why bootstrapping is not a level playing field When you should quit your job Addressing mental health as an entreprenuer Recommendations Book: Life Profitability Podcast: Software Social Indie Hacker: Derek Sivers Follow Justin Twitter Blog Follow Me Twitter Indie Bites Twitter Personal Website Buy A Wallet SponsorThank you to Dan Rowden for sponsoring this episode with his product, ilo which helps you easily see which kind of tweets get more impressions, likes, profile clicks and more so you can get grow your Twitter audience. Use the code "INDIEBITES27" for 25% off your plan for life.Sign up here.

In this episode, we answer some questions from MegaMaker members: Val asks: "I'm super curious about this:  How much of starting Meeps was a "hunch" rather than a structured discovery?" Ben asks: "Validation, what are ya'll trying right now/soon to get a signal if you're onto something? Also, is there a "company-wide" donut Friday?

I'm doing a new season of MegaMaker. This season I'll be investing in Joshua Anderton, and partnering with him on a new project. The first episode is coming soon!You may have noticed: I've deleted all past episodes from this feed. Now I have Transistor.fm, and it's going well. So, for the first time ever, I'm in a position to invest in someone else.That's what we're going to be doing here on MegaMaker. And my first investment is going to be in Joshua Anderton. He's built a product called Upscribe.Show notes Upscribe: upscribe.net Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com Find Josh and Justin online: Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaanderton Justin Jackson on Twitter: @mijustin Support the show: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Please! Share the show with your friends.

Justin is the co-founder of Transistor.fm. They do podcast hosting for folks like Basecamp, Indie Hackers, and VH1. You can hear about their journey on the Build your SaaS podcast. He also runs MegaMaker (a community for bootstrappers).Justin on the WebPersonal websiteTransistorHow to start a podcastSponsorsWebflow outputs HTML, CSS, and javascript from a visual interface so you can build totally custom designs without ever writing code. Agencies like IDEO and startups like Lattice are already using Webflow to empower their teams to build and prototype. Their rich animation and interaction tools allow you to add features like parallax, motion triggers, custom keyframe animations and much more. Webflow’s offering a limited number of 10% coupons for their annual plans: Use the code FRAMEWORK to get 10% off an annual plan right now. Webflow: the modern way to build for the web.

A little research into “Product Marketing” and the name Justin Jackson will show up, a lot. Whether he's running his podcasting platform Transistor.fm, his bootstrapper community MegaMaker, writing his blog, juggling multiple podcasts and Twitter accounts while being daddy to his four kids, Justin Jackson is remarkably prolific. Justin thinks about product launches and marketing endlessly, because he doesn't accept conventional wisdom; he's a keen observer of both brand and consumer behaviours. Justin says rather than trying to get the market to find your product, you need to take your product to a market that's ready, eager—and sizeable. The discussion covers a lot of ground, but it's tightly focused on making consumers aware of products. This the first of our two-part conversation with Justin Jackson.Justin's blog: JustinJackson.caJustin's favourite coffee shop: ratiocoffee.caThe MegaMaker community for bootstrappers: megamaker.coGraphos Product: https://www.graphosproduct.com

A little research into “Product Marketing” and the name Justin Jackson will show up, a lot. Whether he's running his podcasting platform Transistor.fm, his bootstrapper community MegaMaker, writing his blog, juggling multiple podcasts and Twitter accounts while being daddy to his four kids, Justin Jackson is remarkably prolific. Justin thinks about product launches and marketing a lot, because he doesn't accept conventional wisdom; he's a keen observer of both brand and consumer behaviours. Justin says rather than trying to get the market to find your product, you need to take your product to a market that's ready, eager—and sizeable. The discussion covers a lot of ground, but it's tightly focused on making consumers aware of products. This the conclusion of our two-part conversation with Justin Jackson.Justin's blog: JustinJackson.caJustin's favourite coffee hangout in Vernon, BC: ratiocoffee.caThe MegaMaker community for bootstrappers: megamaker.coGraphos Product: https://www.graphosproduct.com

On this episode Abadesi talks to Justin Jackson. Justin is a founder, author, and podcaster. He is co-founder of Transistor, a platform for podcasters, and runs his own podcast called Build your SaaS. He is also the creator of the MegaMaker community for developers. In this episode they discuss... Going from side hustle to full-time founder “The truth is that where I’m at now is that where I’m at now is the result of years and years and years of investigating things, being curious and being naturally passionate about radio and audio in particular.” Justin followed a circuitous route to becoming a founder. He grew up in rural Alberta, Canada, and didn’t get his first job in tech until he was 28 years old. He recently started working on Transistor full-time, and explains the progression from working a regular job, to working remotely, to starting a side hustle, and finally to becoming a “solopreneur.” His candid recounting of his experience with depression “I got hit hard, like I had never been hit before. I have to admit I had a bad perspective on mental illness. I thought that people who were depressed were weak. I remember that time — I felt like I had been punched down into the ground like the Incredible Hulk.” Justin opens up about what it was like to experience depression for the first time, how it impacted him and how it changed his perspective on work, life, and mental illness generally. How to take care of your mental health “If you think of our lives as an application, we’re really good at maintaining the front end code. The front end code is everything that people see — the house, the degree, the job — all the external stuff. It’s the stuff we post on Instagram, it’s the stuff we talk about when we’re with friends, it’s our public face we reveal to others. But we have this back end code that we are gradually writing things to but not refactoring or caring for it the way we should.” He explains how he got himself out of his depression with the help of a therapist, and talks about some of the important mental shifts he needed in his life. He also talks about the importance of separating your sense of self and your identity from your professional projects. The future of podcasting and “mindful technology” “Increasingly, people are looking for mindful technology, technology that’s not designed to keep you on the platform forever, that’s not designed to be addictive or maintain your attention forever. It’s difficult to track, it’s difficult to sell your data, and podcasting right now fits — it’s mindful.” Justin has been passionate about audio since he was a kid riding in the family pickup truck in Alberta. He talks about the changes he’s seen in the space over the last decade and what the future holds for podcasting. He also explains his theory of mindful technology, why people want their technology to be mindful, and why podcasts fit the category perfectly. And of course, they talk about some of his favorite products for desktop and mobile. We’ll be back next week so be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Overcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Big thanks to Copper for their support.

If you aren't familiar, Justin Jackson created Megamaker, Marketing for Developers, and most recently, Transistor.fm. I love how open and honest he is. In this podcast, he talks about why going on his own and hustling to pay his bills led to some great things, but also to depression. His course Marketing for Developers, along with his other obligations really drained him. He had to be "on" all the time, and it was exhausting. He wanted to do something new, and his pal Jon Buda was building a podcast hosting platform. Justin loved the idea, and he was already deep in the podcasting world. He opens up about how he basically begged Jon to let him into the project. Jon eventually did, and the project became Transistor.fm. Even though Justin had a pretty big audience for their launch, Justin recounts being about 6 months in and only having a few thousand in revenue. He felt a sense of despair because they were growing so slowly, and were still so far away from being able to pay themselves what they needed. They are now at $20k MRR, and although this sounds like a great success, Justin says they aren't quite where they need to be yet. They use the Profit First method of taking 50% of revenue for salaries, which only amounts to $5K each. With 4 kids, a mortgage, and all the obligations of modern living, he needs more than that. We also talk about why you should start a podcast even if no one listens. I agree, I'm having a blast with this one. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Welcome! Joining us on the show today is the fabulous Justin Jackson, founder of MegaMaker, Transistor.fm and the creator of the course, Marketing for Developers. In this episode, Justin and I chat about the importance of interaction with learners in online courses, the challenge of low completion rates of online courses, and how developers can implement strategies that push learners to be interested and complete the course. Oh, and we talked so much that we ran out of time. This is a good one, folks. Enjoy! What online courses often lack is someone pushing them in real time with real consequences. Episode Quotes "Your journey is your journey. You can't copy what everyone else is doing or done before." "Every day you got to wake up and figure out how you're going to make it work for you and your customer." "Don't try to buy somebody else's audience. Build your own audience." "You're only going to accomplish something meaningful through a lot of discomfort." "Nowadays, if you are not helping people make progress in their lives, it's not enough." Listen to Learn 00:38 Getting to know Justin, Rapid 5 Questions 05:15 Justin's journey becoming an online entrepreneur 10:00 How to know when to build an email list and build an audience? 13:37 WHY? From book into an online course 17:49 Structure overview of Marketing for Developers 22:03 Challenges Justin experience as a course creator 25:44 Figuring out the learner journey, what online courses often lack 32:11 Tips in helping learners make progress 41:58 How do online courses fit in your business model? 45:15 How to keep people interested while creating the course? 48:56 Pricing tiers of Marketing for Developers 52:48 Awesome things to look forward to from Justin, links and announcements Want More Podcast-goodness? Listen to the bonus segment! Justin and I recorded a bonus conversation on vulnerability, mental health, and more rarely talked about topics in entrepreneurship. Sooooo good. Get access here: https://get.zencourses.co/extra/

Today we are examining a discussion that Dan and Ian have been having behind the scenes of this podcast for years. These conversations revolve around a question that everyone who is considering an entrepreneurial lifestyle needs to hear: What are the real costs of bootstrapping a business? The truth is that it is often much more expensive and complicated than writers and "thought leaders" let on. It can steal so much of our time, our opportunities for relationships, and sometimes our own well being. Justin Jackson knows this better than most. Justin is a well-known podcaster with a track record of shows like Product People, Build Your SaaS, and MegaMaker. He has also recently launched an integrated podcast service called Transistor.fm. Justin has been addressing some of these more "taboo" entrepreneurial concepts on his blog. A recent piece called The Bootstrapper's Paradox addresses some of the hidden costs of bootstrapping. On today's episode, Justin shares his thoughts on those hidden costs. He also challenges some of the narratives that legendary figures in the movement have built around themselves and opens up about his own struggles with mental health as an entrepreneur.

http://www.tropicalmba.com/costofbootstrapping/ Today we are examining a discussion that Dan and Ian have been having behind the scenes of this podcast for years. These conversations revolve around a question that everyone who is considering an entrepreneurial lifestyle needs to hear: What are the real costs of bootstrapping a business? The truth is that it is often much more expensive and complicated than writers and "thought leaders" let on. It can steal so much of our time, our opportunities for relationships, and sometimes our own well being. Justin Jackson knows this better than most. Justin is a well-known podcaster with a track record of shows like Product People, Build Your SaaS, and MegaMaker. He has also recently launched an integrated podcast service called Transistor.fm. Justin has been addressing some of these more "taboo" entrepreneurial concepts on his blog. A recent piece called The Bootstrapper's Paradox addresses some of the hidden costs of bootstrapping. On today's episode, Justin shares his thoughts on those hidden costs. He also challenges some of the narratives that legendary figures in the movement have built around themselves and opens up about his own struggles with mental health as an entrepreneur.

Today’s guest, Justin Jackson, just launched a podcast platform called, Transistor.fm. Justin describes the time he spent working with co-founder Jon Buda to get it ready to go live. Launching involves a lot of energy and emotion with ups and downs. Whether working on your own or with someone else, Justin encourages you to take time away to work on something to focus on it and make significant progress. Today’s Topics Include: Reporting is key feature for podcast hosting applications; Transistor.fm offers an awesome analytics feature When catching up with competitors, have a comparable minimum set of features Some features don’t look good in screenshots; showcase a feature Lots of time was spent on the launch, which Justin hoped would create a ripple effect for sign ups, word of mouth, tweets, and other engagement People see something on Product Hunt, and they buy it; it’s an easy decision but not an intent-based audience - looking for entertainment and freebies Splash for Transistor.fm made it the #1 product and generated sign ups A podcast is an investment; Justin decided to use credit card sign up for Transistor.fm to build a brand and trust Calculating churn, setting expectations, and reaching goals; banking on slow, steady growth Starting work on Spots.fm, self-serve ads for indie creators; making it as easy to advertise on a podcast as it is advertising on Facebook Get a company to sponsor you and write off as marketing expense; way for podcasters to earn income from their show Talk, observe, and listen to “normals” to find that people buy things because of podcasts; don’t change people’s priorities to fit your ideals Links and resources: Derrick Reimer Website (http://www.derrickreimer.com/) Derrick Reimer on Twitter (https://twitter.com/derrickreimer) Ben Orenstein Website (http://www.benorenstein.com/) Ben Orenstein on Twitter (https://twitter.com/r00k) Level (https://level.app/) Derrick’s Manifesto (https://level.app/manifesto) Tuple (https://tuple.app/) Build Your SaaS Podcast (https://saas.transistor.fm/) MegaMaker (https://megamaker.co/) Justin Jackson Newsletter (https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter/) The Importance of Trust with Your Audience with Justin Jackson (http://artofproductpodcast.com/episode-46) Transistor.fm (https://transistor.fm/) Laracon (http://laracon.us/) Tuple Native App and Level Inbox Workflows (http://artofproductpodcast.com/episode-52) Product Hunt (https://www.producthunt.com/) Rob Walling (https://robwalling.com/) Tim Ferriss (https://tim.blog/)

Justin Jackson is a husband, dad, product guy, podcaster, and now he’s a SaaS owner (you can check him out at MegaMaker.co and Transistor.fm).

Today’s episode features guest Justin Jackson, who is building a new podcasting startup called, Transistor.fm, and runs MegaMaker training and books for SaaS and indie software companies. He’s discovering that it’s a lot of work to build something. Derrick and Ben know how he feels. For Derrick, it’s been a fun week in the land of Level. He’s been working on his new landing page and landing new sign-ups for the pre-launch list. Ben has pre-sold $700 worth of Tuple accounts and raised $500 worth of verbal “Yeses.” Contact Ben if you want to be a part of Tuple. They share their ups and downs, fears and triumphs! Today’s Topics Include: Should I learn more programming? More design? Acquire skills to connect the two It’s easier to build something after building relationships; a personal approach makes you stand out Can connection with core audience become a scalable competitive advantage? Ways to tell your story and generate followers before you have product info available Get your product into the hands of potential users Propensity that you know all the answers, but bury your ego and ask for help Deciding how much to charge, pricing structure You can get people to sign up and get them to pay for it, but can you get them to use it and keep using it? Invest in something that offers a virtuous cycle of revenue back to your company Demonstrate value of existing content; making money and conversions from specific campaigns and activities Fears and feelings when people are not using a product Hire customer support people to reach out to customers and generate revenue Trend is automated software companies, but the most successful companies emphasize a human service component Pair programming always bubbles to the surface Links and resources: Derrick Reimer Website (http://www.derrickreimer.com/) Derrick Reimer on Twitter (https://twitter.com/derrickreimer) Ben Orenstein Website (http://www.benorenstein.com/) Ben Orenstein on Twitter (https://twitter.com/r00k) Justin Jackson (https://justinjackson.ca/) Justin Jackson on Twitter (https://twitter.com/mijustin?lang=en) Level (https://level.app/) Build Your Saas podcast (https://saas.transistor.fm/) Transistor.fm (https://transistor.fm/) MicroConf (https://www.microconf.com/) Jason Fried (https://twitter.com/jasonfried) Seth Godin (https://www.sethgodin.com/) RightMessage (https://rightmessage.com/) How We’ve Taken FOMO 20k to 80k by Justin Mares (https://microconf.gen.co/justin-mares)

#240 Mike Herrera on MegaMaker with Justin Jackson   MXPX.com MXPX Kickstarter link https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mxpx/mxpx-full-length-album-10

A question from Justin Jackson of MegaMaker is a great one and one that I think alot of freelancers wonder about. I go pretty in-depth in my answer this time and highlight some priorites and opportunities.

We’re joined again today by Justin Jackson, founder of MegaMaker and professional online marketer. Today we continue our conversation about landing pages, doing a deep dive into what makes a great landing page. We talk about the structure of an effective landing page, why you probably want to talk about yourself, how to test them, […]

We’re joined today by Justin Jackson, founder of MegaMaker and professional online marketer. Today we tap Justin’s experience to learn more about landing pages. We talk about using landing pages for market research, using landing pages for product validation, and why getting traffic to your landing page is the least of your problems. Mailing List […]

6 years ago, Bjorn Forsberg built an app called OrderlyPrint for Shopify. His goal was to increase his freedom, and to spend more time with his family. Was able to achieve it? (This is the 5th case study in the Mega Profitable series)

If you are stuck in the romantic notion of what it looks like to create a business and you need some motivation to stop running away from the hard work, you're going to love this episode. On today's show we are joined by none other than Justin Jackson, who went from having a day job to being a successful author and creating 100 projects in one year, all to show that it is possible for you to become an indie entrepreneur (even in Canada!). Justin is the founder of MegaMaker, where he advises software, SaaS, and digital product companies. His books, Marketing for Developers and Jolt have sold thousands of copies, and truly saved him from bankruptcy. On his blog and in his podcast he focuses mainly on topics like product marketing, helping entrepreneurs and software companies around the world. Inside this episode Justin shares his experience of pursing his indie entrepreneur dream and how he got caught up in the romantic fantasy of what it's really like to start a business. Justin gets vulnerable, revealing that his initial motivation for creating 100 projects in a year was to impress others and get approval from celebrity entrepreneurs, instead of doubling down on what was already working for him. Plus, he gets super real with us about how you absolutely cannot avoid the hard work that entrepreneurship requires. Show Notes & Conversation: FizzleShow.co/241 (http://fizzleshow.co/241) Key Points From This Episode: Why Justin could not have been an indie entrepreneur without a strong network. [0:03:32.1] The turning point that opened up the possibility for Justin to quit his day job. [0:06:30.1] An overview of Justin's books, and whether or not they are right for you. [0:09:36.1] A single blog post that put Justin on the map; This is a webpage. [0:10:124.1] Justin's journey of creating 100 projects in a year. [0:14:50.1] Learning not to get caught up in the romantic fantasy of being a business owner. [0:25:44.1] Identifying your motivations behind starting a business; do they align with your values? [0:29:29.1] Biggest lessons Justin learned from his challenge of creating 100 projects in a year. [0:36:39.1] Why we get caught up in the idea that “the grass is greener on the other side”. [0:46:39.1] Recognizing that you have to lean in to your discomfort, fully owning your story. [0:49:02.1 Understanding that the beginning stage of every business is difficult. [0:55:19.1] Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: A Toolkit for Indie Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/toolkit FreshBooks — https://freshbooks.com/fizzle Justin Jackson — https://justinjackson.ca/ Justin on Twitter — https://twitter.com/mijustin Mega Profitable — https://megamaker.co/profit/ MegaMaker — https://megamaker.co/ Marketing for Developers — https://devmarketing.xyz/ Jolt — https://justinjackson.ca/jolt/ Product People Podcast — http://www.productpeople.tv/ Build and Launch Podcast — https://buildandlaunch.net/podcast/ MegaMaker Podcast — http://podcast.megamaker.co/ This is a Webpage article — https://justinjackson.ca/words.html Jason Zook — https://jasondoesstuff.com/ Heroku — https://www.heroku.com/ Peter Levels — https://levels.io/ Jeff Sheldon — https://shop.ugmonk.com/ Tobias van Schneider — http://www.vanschneider.com/

Welcome back MegaMaker fans! There's been a lot going on. There's been some big changes in Justin's life. Listen to hear how he's making course corrections.

Popcorn Talk Network, the online broadcast network that features movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary proudly presents it's first show completely dedicated to Gamer Culture, “Inventory Full”. In today's episode, hosts Mark Donica, Stacey Shuttleworth, Nate Miller and Patrick Dees discuss the Shadow of War's "Pay To Win", MegaMaker making it's debut, Battlegrounds Xbox One Debut, Overwatch Summer games returning and more!

Join us tonight at 10pm/est as Governor Ninglendo points us in the right direction as we play through SimCity 2000, we'll discuss the first week of the newly released MegaMaker

Join us tonight at 10pm/est as Governor Ninglendo points us in the right direction as we play through SimCity 2000, we'll discuss the first week of the newly released MegaMaker

Join us tonight at 10pm/est as Governor Ninglendo points us in the right direction as we play through SimCity 2000, we'll discuss the first week of the newly released MegaMaker

Join us tonight at 10pm/est as Governor Ninglendo points us in the right direction as we play through SimCity 2000, we'll discuss the first week of the newly released MegaMaker

My guest for this episode is Justin Jackson. He is a dad, husband, entrepreneur, coach, the founder of Megamaker, author of Jolt, the creator of Marketing for Developers and Tiny Marketing Wins, and a serial maker. He aims to help people through the things they create. On this episode, we discussed the processes of making and/or modifying. We delved on his systems and approach in the different initiatives and creations he is currently working on. Other areas we touched on includes: The story of how we met, a brief background of how he has always been involved in businesses since he was young, and how he transitioned from non-profit, to consultancy, and finally – going solo with his independent projects (1:30). How getting married, having children and experiencing failure, affected his plans and initiatives (5:25). The process of starting up independently, which includes conceptualizing, case studies, exploring and being a serial maker – getting involved in different things which include his podcast, softwares, plugins, e-books, courses, and even merch (7:32). How and why he decided to zero-in on writing Jolt and finishing it in the span of a month (8:43). The concept of mind gremlins, how being less self-serving enabled him get rid of these, and other takeaways that people have from his two top products – Jolt and Marketing for Developers (12:00). Conducting a survey and how its findings gave him insights when he created Tiny Marketing Wins (15:10). His process when things must be put on the backburner or let go, and how he did this with his podcast (17:49). His hybrid approach when it comes to making, modifying and refreshing the systems, tricks, and hacks supported by continuous research and learning (19:55; 23:44). A sample hack he shared in writing effective landing page copy and generate leads (22:20). If you want to hear more from Justin, we have https://www.patreon.com/posts/7968368 (a bonus episode where we had some deep-dive on learning and the idea of Brutalism) , which you can check out and learn even more at the https://patreon.com/productivityist (Productivityist on Patreon). If you're not yet subscribed on Patreon, I recommend that you do so today and get first dibs on episodes, access bonus episodes and other exclusive content and perks too. Relevant Links: https://justinjackson.ca/ (Justin Jackson | Make some stuff) https://megamaker.co/ (MegaMaker) https://justinjackson.ca/what/ (What has Justin made? | by @mijustin) https://justinjackson.ca/jolt/ (Jolt | Sell more by standing out) https://devmarketing.xyz/ (Marketing for Developers | A guide to marketing your software, apps, and digital products) https://tinymarketingwins.com/ (Tiny Marketing Wins | Weekly marketing tactics for online businesses) https://justinjackson.ca/gremlins/ (Watch for mind gremlins | by @mijustin) https://justinjackson.ca/focus-on-your-own-shit/ (Focus on your own shit | by @mijustin) https://www.patreon.com/posts/7968368 (Learning with Justin Jackson | Productivityist) https://justinjackson.ca/progress/ (We all want progress | by @mijustin) https://www.youtube.com/justinjackson (Justin Jackson | YouTube) https://twitter.com/mijustin (Justin Jackson (@mijustin) | Twitter) You may also show your support by leaving the podcast a rating or review on iTunes or any platform you're listening to. It is always fun and helpful to talk to Justin, and I hope you enjoyed our conversation too. Thanks for listening! Until next time, remember to stop guessing… and start going.

Justin talks about the fundamental truth to building products AND shares some "old person" computer nostalgia.

Welcome to 2017! In this episode Justin reviews what happened with the 2016 maker challenge.

Should you start a SaaS company in 2016? Does it still make sense to run a SaaS as a solopreneur? (Originally posted on the MegaMaker podcast)

How do you get people to know you exist? Be unexpected. Justin talks about his new book (justinjackson.ca/jolt) and talks with Mikael Cho from Crew in Montreal. They're the awesome makers behind Unsplash.com

"The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change." Justin opens up about how his MegaMaker project is going, and what the future holds. (First episode of Season 3)

Justin has a confession. (And people think he looks terrible)

Have you heard of a flash mob? It's when a large group of people suddenly show up at the same place, at the same time to perform a specific action. What if we did that, but for new makers? A bunch of us agree to show up, and help a maker with their launch.

We're making the world's first open source band! At the same time, we're talking about the importances of "discomfort" in the creative life.

We want to make stuff. We want to live a creative life while still making a living. What's the best path to achieve that dream?

Justin texts 150 strangers, and reveals how they replied. Perfectionism can be restrictive. It can hold us back from experimenting, or putting out more work. Makers need to get weird.

Creative work, by it's very nature is divisive. Our work can't be for everybody, but still has to appeal to some people. In this episode we explore this tension of being authentic without being alienating. This is also the last episode in our "self-publishing a book" series.

Justin reveals that the MegaMaker burrito is being added to the menu at a local restaurant. How is a cooking noob going to make something that people will order for a Friday lunch? Go behind the scenes and hear how a restaurant creates a new menu item.