Justin Jackson

Justin Jackson


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

Appears in 98 Episodes

EP71: Des Traynor on the forgotten job of every SaaS product

EP71: Des Traynor on the forgotten job of every SaaS product

Episode 71 · · 46:32

Des Traynor is one of my favorite writers and speakers on the topic of SaaS businesses, and jobs-to-be-done.

EP70: Samuel Hulick talks about building Useronboard

EP70: Samuel Hulick talks about building Useronboard

Episode 70 · · 01:08:09

Samuel has become the internet's authority on user onboarding. In this personal and open interview, Samuel talks about how he was able to discover his niche, build an audience, and l...

EP69: Nir Eyal on how to build habit forming products

EP69: Nir Eyal on how to build habit forming products

Episode 69 · · 51:42

In June of 2013, I was introduced to Nir Eyal through Ryan Hoover. Nir had been blogging a lot about psychology and analyzing what makes a highly engaging product.

EP68: Brian Casel on productized services

EP68: Brian Casel on productized services

Episode 68 · · 56:33

Brian Casel is a bootstrapper with a lot of projects: he has a podcast, a hosting platform called Restaurant Engine, and a new course called Productize.

EP67: Mike Rohde is building a sketchnote army

EP67: Mike Rohde is building a sketchnote army

Episode 67 · · 37:55

Mike Rohde is a designer and an author, but he's probably best known for illustrating the 37signals books. Mike is now building his own products: The Sketchnote Handbook, and the Ske...

EP66: Marc-André Cournoyer on making the leap

EP66: Marc-André Cournoyer on making the leap

Episode 66 · · 40:33

Marc-André Cournoyer is a passionate coder and product person from Montreal, Quebec. If you're a developer, engineer, or technical person looking to make the jump to building product...

EP65: Andreea and building Startup Kit

EP65: Andreea and building Startup Kit

Episode 65 · · 26:48

Andreea Mihalcea is a dynamic young founder from Romania. Her and her team are building a new product called Startup Kit. I loved her insights into how and why people buy software pr...

EP64: Jarrod Drysdale on bootstrapping design

EP64: Jarrod Drysdale on bootstrapping design

Episode 64 · · 42:42

First, you need to know that Jarrod Drysdale is a good dude. He's also the author of Bootstrapping Design, and the creator of Cascade.io. He's smart, and humble, and talented and he ...

EP63: Sacha Greif – how things get popular

EP63: Sacha Greif – how things get popular

Episode 63 · · 36:01

Sacha Greif joined me again for a chat on how he marketed Discover Meteor, and why certain blog posts get popular.

EP62: Paul Jarvis is always hungry

EP62: Paul Jarvis is always hungry

Episode 62 · · 38:40

I freakin' love Paul Jarvis. He's creative, he's unique, and he's Canadian.

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

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

Episode 61 · · 43:49

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 · · 42:07

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 · · 37:38

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 · · 41:20

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 · · 39:57

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 · · 38:22

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 · · 56:43

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 · · 49:23

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 · · 59:57

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 · · 57:52

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 · · 32:32

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 · · 32:21

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 · · 31:25

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 · · 27:39

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 · · 39:03

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 · · 41:10

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 · · 25:27

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 · · 30:27

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 · · 48:25

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 · · 36:44

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...