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Jon & Justin reveal everything (part 1)

It's the fourth anniversary of Transistor's public launch! In this two-part series, Jon and Justin answer your questions.

  • 01:22 - Our history
  • 14:51 - What is the secret to running Transistor as a company? See our values here.
  • 21:19 - What was the most challenging aspect of the past 4 years?
  • 22:14 - Where do you see Transistor at 5 or 10 year?
  • 26:19 - Do you ever feel like you're not doing enough? Book: Running the Dream.
  • 32:09 - Have we reached peak podcast?
  • 34:36 - What's something you've gotten better at over the past 4 years?
  • 38:23 - What was the lowest point in Transistor's history?
  • 40:09 - What have you learned about partnership?
  • 43:17 - What has been the most fun memory of your journey?
  • 47:04 - What is the definition of enough for Transistor?
  • 50:49 - What are your thoughts on open startups vs private?
  • 52:25 - What are the most impactful decisions you've made?
  • 56:34 - How has your job changed year to year?

What should we talk about next?

Thanks to our monthly supporters:

  1. Jason Charnes
  2. Mitchell Davis from RecruitKit.com.au
  3. Marcel Fahle, ​​wearebold.af
  4. Alex Payne
  5. Bill Condo
  6. Anton Zorin from ProdCamp.com
  7. Harris Kenny, Intro CRM podcast
  8. Oleg Kulyk
  9. Ethan Gunderson
  10. Ward Sandler, Memberspace
  11. Russell Brown, Photivo.com
  12. Noah Prail
  13. Colin Gray
  14. Austin Loveless
  15. Michael Sitver
  16. Paul Jarvis and Jack Ellis, Fathom
  17. Dan Buda
  18. Darby Frey
  19. Adam DuVander
  20. Dave Giunta (JOOnta)
  21. Kyle Fox GetRewardful.com

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