Bootstrapping loneliness

Jon and Justin discuss a variety of things. Warning: Justin says the f-word twice.

• 80s trampolines
• Jon's new microphone: mic + pop filter = $65 USD
• Transistor's history:
  • 💻 March 2017: first-line of code
  • ✍️ Feb 2018: signed partnership docs 
  • ✉️ March 2018: invited first paying (beta) customers
  • 🎉 Aug 2018: official launch
  • 👨‍💻 April 2019: I go full-time [kind of] ($10k MRR)
  • 👨‍💻 July 2019: Jon goes full-time ($19k MRR)
• Bootstrapping loneliness. What do you do when you're independent and you're not working for a big company?
• The risk of "relational churn." People you know will move away, and gradually you'll lose friendships over time.
• We're starting the 3rd week of our 6-week dev cycle (inspired by Basecamp's "Shape Up"). Justin already wants to ship it. 😜
• How we're managing new ideas / bug requests without a backlog

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Show notes:

• Jon's new microphone: Samson Q2U
• Brian Rhea's tweets about remote loneliness
• NPR article: "Talk to a stranger"

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