The Panel

"I hit my initial goal for my business – what's next?"

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Justin is wrestling with strategic decisions for Transistor after hitting his initial "success goal," while Brian is two weeks away from launching a new Rails components product and grappling with how to reach his target audience.


Timestamps:

  • (00:06) - What are we talking about in this episode?
  • (01:41) - The importance of a founder or CEO
  • (05:40) - Learning about marketing from politics
  • (18:27) - Thinking about the next phase of Transistor
  • (36:27) - Not knowing how a new product or service will be recieved until you launch it
  • (48:34) - Being in motion in the direction you think you need to move
  • (53:12) - Trying to figure out what makes me different
  • (01:00:26) - Brian sharing his survey
  • (01:09:35) - How do the rest of us reach people?
  • (01:21:38) - SEO ideas in 2025

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