Justin Jackson - A conversation with the zen-minded bootstrapper!
In this episode, Sharath unpacks Justin's origin cover of building a brick-and-mortar snowboarding shop, how to be a mindful founder, why he intentionally picked bootstrapping over the VC path, Transistor's journey so far, and more.
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Show Notes
Show Notes
👉🏼 About the Guest:
Justin Jackson is a veteran entrepreneur, founder, podcaster, writer, and community builder. He is the co-founder of Transistor.fm, a platform that helps you distribute your podcast to multiple platforms seamlessly. He runs a private community for bootstrappers called MegaMaker, hosts a podcast Build your SaaS, and writes at bootstrap a SaaS. Some of Justin's posts immediately inspire you and puts you on the path to take action. In short, Justin is a jack of all trades.
👉🏼 About the Host:
Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.
Thinking of starting a podcast? Justin shared a step by step guide: https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/
👉🏼 Where to find Justin Jackson:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mijustin
- MegaMaker: https://megamaker.co/
- Build your SaaS: https://saas.transistor.fm/
- Newsletter: https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter
👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
- Website: https://5harath.com/
- Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/