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Justin Jackson

@justinjackson.ca

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Internet stuntman 🤸‍♂️ justinjackson.ca ⚡ Bootstrapping, SaaS, podcasting, calm companies 🎙️ Co-founder of Transistor.fm (podcast hosting).

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · Apr 6

Just a little peek into my life

Oh man I had to nap
Are too many crackers

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 8h

Thank you. ❤️

Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 8h

Nice 👍

Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 14h

Throwback: speaking at Laracon for the first time. NYC, 2017.

#laravel

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 19h

Yup.

Increasingly, folks are just going to want stuff from "authentic humans."

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 19h

Just updated my list of "top podcasts for bootstrappers, indie hackers, startup founders:"
transistor.fm/podcasts-for...

New additions:
- Cheeky Pint, @johncollison.bsky.social
- Offsite, @jordangal.bsky.social
- Startup to Last, @tylerking.app
- Business of Laravel, @mattstauffer.com

Best podcasts for SaaS bootstrappers, indie hackers and solopreneurs

If you're bootstrapping, it's nice to hear from other folks who are also launching, building, and growing startups. Here's a list of bootstrapping podcasts.

transistor.fm

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 20h

@petersuhm.com @mikker.dev we need a new episode!

ontosomethingpodcast.com

Onto Something

Peter and Mikkel are onto something.

ontosomethingpodcast.com

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 1d

Agreed!

Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 2d

A nice moment on the “Search Engine” podcast between @pjvogt.bsky.social and @caseynewton.bsky.social:

“There are these avenues where you see people really hungry for a human connection. The solution to all of this is clearly podcasts.”

www.searchengine.show/cocomelon-fo...

Let me try to inject a little optimism here.

Yes, please.

I do think that there are these avenues where you see people really hungry for a human connection.

I think podcasts are a big part of that.

And I think it's because people want those authentic connections.

They want to be able to tell you what they actually care about and how they're thinking about things. So I don't think it's as if everyone is giving up on human connection and deep thinking at the same time.

The solution is podcasts.

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 2d

Thanks for listening!!

Reposted by Justin Jackson

Michael Koper @michaelkoper.com · 3d

Hanging out with the doggy and indirectly with @briancasel.com and @justinjackson.ca after a short run while the kids are away for a few hours.

Hearing about 1000 different things and they all are interested and fueling my motivation for the upcoming week.

Great Sunday so far!

panelpodcast.com/22

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 2d

“You only get 12 shots in life”

jessyio.substack.com/p/shots

This is good. Personally, I would assign a different “relative importance” to each dynamic listed here, but directionally this feels correct.

You have 12 shots in life

I love to work.

jessyio.substack.com

Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 3d

Insightful: @larslofgren.bsky.social is one of the smartest people in online marketing. He thinks in the age of AI, there's only one channel left that works:

"I believe anyone who wants to produce content will need to distribute it via influencers."

larslofgren.com/b2b-content-...

The Next Phase of B2B Content Marketing: Influencer Nodes - Lars Lofgren

AI isn’t just fucking up SEO. I believe it’s fucking up all of B2B content marketing. Right now, 2 paths are viable. One is a race to the bottom. The other (if I’m right) will survive AI. First,…

larslofgren.com

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 6d

Real Genius had it right in 1985: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB1X...

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 6d

"The world belongs to the discontented." – Robert Woodruff

Being dissatisfied with "the way things are" is what motivates most creative people I know.

It's okay to not be satisfied with the status quo.

Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 6d

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 10d

From Donald J. Robertson's book, How to Think Like Socrates:

“People are not upset about events but rather by their opinions of them.” – Epictetus

Therefore, “we should question the assumptions that cause our distress, if we want to get better.”

Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 11d

Thanks for joining @jimhill.uk, @ichris.bsky.social, @nathang.co, @adamwathan.com, @sampodlogar.com, @petervandijck.bsky.social, @davegiunta.com, @ryanhefner.com, @emmettnaughton.bsky.social 👋

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 11d

Just had a bunch of thoughts about vibe coding, and how it might affect product dev and marketing...

Going to livestream it now so I don't lose 'em

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYWa...

Thoughts about AI "vibe coding," software products, and marketing

I’ve been using Vercel’s V0 a bunch this past week and I’ve got some thoughts on how with AI “no code” coding tools might pan out for

www.youtube.com

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Transistor - Podcast Hosting @transistor.fm · 11d

Hey friends,

@justinjackson.ca just built a “podcast episode artwork generator" tool here:
art.transistor.fm

Wondering if a few people could test it before we announce it publicly?

(Note: it requires in the RSS feed to work)

Go podcasting! #podcasting2 cc @davejones.bsky.social

Podcast Episode Artwork Generator

Generate beautiful podcast episode artwork with custom backgrounds, avatars, and titles. Perfect for social media sharing and podcast promotion.

art.transistor.fm

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