MegaMaker 2022

A podcast for indie entrepreneurs: software developers, app builders, product people, creators, bootstrappers, and makers.

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Bootstrapping with kids and waiting to launch

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....

Feb 14, 2022•48 min•Ep. 9

Which part of the product will get traction?

Sorry this episode is late! Josh and Justin recorded Dec 1st, and I'm publishing it two weeks later. Show notes Justin's Black Friday results When should we launch? January 15, 2022 Francesco's tweet about Typefully revenue vs Mailbrew Tweet : "With startups, the amount of reward you get (revenue) is based on demand: "How strongly do people want what you're selling?"" Find Josh and Justin online: Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaanderton Joshua's personal podcast: https://www.ramen.fm Justin J...

Dec 16, 2021•40 min•Ep. 8

How many early access customers did we get?

In this episode, Josh and Justin discuss when to open up a SaaS for early-access; and how they're going to use Meeps to make it better. Show notes Early-access homepage Our early access email How we're running early access for Meeps Tweet: anyone else noticing a slow August? How Justin does marketing at Transistor 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 ...

Aug 16, 2021•33 min•Ep. 7

Is Josh ready for early access?

In this episode, Josh and Justin discuss when to open up a SaaS for early-access; and how they're going to use Meeps to make it better. Show notes Casey Neistat interview Sign up for Meeps early access ! Meeps video update 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 m...

Aug 09, 2021•48 min•Ep. 6

What it takes to run a paid online community (8+ years)

I had a conversation about building online communities on Twitter Spaces that I wanted to share with you. Show notes Thanks to Vineet Sinha for organizing the Twitter Spaces: https://twitter.com/VineetSinha 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 direct...

Jul 19, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 5

Is truly possible to validate a product idea before launch?

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? 😉" Tom asks: "Yes, specifically user discovery: how do you validate that the customer has, knows about, and will pay to solve the problem?" Jon : "(From our remote wo...

Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 4

Josh gets some runway

In this episode: Joshua Anderton gets three months of runway so he can work full-time on Meeps.app . Show notes The benefit of the TALL stack: https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1409304136504414210 MegaMaker community on Meeps: https://megamaker.meeps.app/ How did validation work with Transistor? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNDgRcJYAEg Product Hunt Ship: https://www.producthunt.com/ship Justin's barber: https://www.instagram.com/brett_thebarber/ Matty Conrad: https://www.instagram.com/matty...

Jun 28, 2021•43 min•Ep. 3

Observing customer demand (plus: we reveal the name)

This episode Joshua Anderton and Justin explore customer demand; how to recognize it, and where to find it. Plus: what do you think of the name? 😅 Show notes The best way to build a membership directory: https://meeps.app Taylor Otwell's Laravel framework: https://laravel.com Adam Wathan and Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com Podcast hosting: https://transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com Find Josh and Justin online: Joshua Anderton on Twitter: @joshuaanderton Joshua's personal podcast...

Jun 14, 2021•37 min•Ep. 2

First, a little background

This season, Justin is making his first investment in Joshua Anderton . In this first episode they talk about the idea for a new SaaS app. Show notes Online community for indie makers: https://megamaker.co Upscribe: https://upscribe.net Justin's blog post: https://justinjackson.ca/solorisk Family Budget Calculator: https://www.epi.org/resources/budget Okanagan Developers group: http://okdg.org Podcast hosting: https://transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com Find Josh and Justin online: Josh...

Jun 07, 2021•36 min•Ep. 1

Teaser: trying something new for 2021

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 Ups...

Jun 01, 2021•6 min•Ep. 1

Archive (2019): A time capsule of bootstrapping anxiety

Back in July 2018, right before we launched Transistor , I was so stressed out about money. What's happened since then? Show notes Read: Bootstrapper's Paradox My interview Jason Calacanis Transistor's revenue numbers are public Podcast hosting: Transistor.fm Theme music: Striker-metal.com Find Justin online: Send Justin a message on Twitter: @mijustin Follow me on Twitch Subscribe on YouTube Support the show: Leave a review on iTunes! Join MegaMaker Club...

Mar 11, 2019•13 min

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