Who are we?

Jon is a Web Designer and Developer in Chicago. Justin is a Product Manager and Podcaster from Canada. 

How did we meet?

We met in 2014 at XOXO in Portland. At the end of the festival, we said to each other: “We should build something together someday.” 

How do you find a cofounder?

• Go to events!
• Build your own projects: make stuff, tell people.
• Build long-term relationships (“I’m never going to team up with someone I just met”)

What should you look for in a cofounder?

• Complimentary skills
• They should have their own network
• Trustworthy
• Positivity
• Values 

What we urge you to do

• Sign real legal documents!
• Use Stripe Atlas
• Be really up-front about:
  • Your values
  • Your aspirations: what are you trying to get out of this?
• Talk to a lawyer

Show notes

• Blackbox
• The Chicago Podcast Cooperative
• XOXO Festival
• Chase Reeves
• Marketing for Developers
• Sprintly
• Product People
• The Good News Podcast
• Transistor.fm
• Stripe Atlas
• Cards Against Humanity's Max Temkin
• 500 Startups Legal Documents
• How I Built This Podcast
• Transistor.fm on Instagram
• Transistor.fm on Twitter

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📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!

Jon Buda and Justin Jackson are building and launching a new product this year called Transistor.

You can follow along as we explore this question:

What does it take to build a SaaS business now? Is all of the low-hanging fruit gone?

You'll get to hear our real raw emotions:

"A lot of my time right now is spent trying to figure out how motivated the customer is to sign up."

If this sounds interesting, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to shows. 

Show notes

• How to start a podcast
• Transistor.fm
• Transistor.fm on Instagram
• Transistor.fm on Twitter
• Jon Buda is back on Twitter: @jonbuda
• Justin Jackson on Twitter here: @mijustin