Josh and Justin recorded this on Jan 19th, 2022.Show notesMeeps – the best way to start a membership siteWhy 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

Which part of the product will get traction?

Dec 16th, 2021 40m 25s

Sorry this episode is late! Josh and Justin recorded Dec 1st, and I'm publishing it two weeks later.Show notesJustin's Black Friday resultsWhen should we launch? January 15, 2022Francesco's tweet about Typefully revenue vs MailbrewTweet: "With

How many early access customers did we get?

Aug 16th, 2021 32m 42s

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 notesEarly-access homepageOur early access emailHow we're running early access for MeepsTweet: anyone el

Is Josh ready for early access?

Aug 9th, 2021 48m 8s

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 notesCasey Neistat interviewSign up for Meeps early access!Meeps video updateFind Josh and Justin online

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

Jul 19th, 2021 59m 33s

I had a conversation about building online communities on Twitter Spaces that I wanted to share with you.Show notesThanks to Vineet Sinha for organizing the Twitter Spaces: https://twitter.com/VineetSinhaFind Josh and Justin online:Joshua Ander

Is truly possible to validate a product idea before launch?

Jul 12th, 2021 1h 15m

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

Josh gets some runway

Jun 28th, 2021 43m 13s

In this episode: Joshua Anderton gets three months of runway so he can work full-time on Meeps.app.Show notesThe benefit of the TALL stack: https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1409304136504414210MegaMaker community on Meeps: https://megamaker.m

Observing customer demand (plus: we reveal the name)

Jun 14th, 2021 36m 41s

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 notesThe best way to build a membership directory: https://meeps.appTaylor Otwell's Laravel

First, a little background

1 Jun 7th, 2021 36m 6s

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 notesOnline community for indie makers: https://megamaker.coUpscribe: https://upscribe.netJustin's blo

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Teaser: trying something new for 2021

Jun 1st, 2021 5m 52s

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 Tr

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Archive (2019): A time capsule of bootstrapping anxiety

Mar 11th, 2019 13m 6s

Back in July 2018, right before we launched Transistor, I was so stressed out about money. What's happened since then?Show notesRead: Bootstrapper's ParadoxMy interview Jason CalacanisTransistor's revenue numbers are publicPodcast hosting: Tran