How Justin Jackson Bootstrapped Transistor to Over $1M ARR

We talked a ton about tech, podcasting, and life. We ended up hanging out every year. In early 2018, we decided to team up and launch a c...

I’ve loved your no nonsense takes on so many topics around bootstrapping. My question for you is - when they say fall in love with the pr...

Founder bio; links to social; notes that the company serves 34,000+ podcasts and has a six‑person team.

If you are debating hosting your show with Transistor.fm, this video will help you decide. We get a walkthrough from the founder of Trans...

Hey friends, wanted to give you an update on what we're building over at Transistor.fm . The big thing I'm really excited about is video ...

Milestone feed for Justin Jackson on Indie Hackers — first-person posts about revenue updates, launches, and growth lessons for Transisto...

Explains how Transistor.fm uses affiliate marketing as a major growth channel for their SaaS platform.

Justin sits down with Helen Ryles and Michael Green, the two people behind almost every chat, email, and demo call that comes into Transi...

Bootstrapped podcast hosting and analytics platform (now including video podcast hosting) used by 30k+ shows.

Lists Monthly Revenue at $375K; bootstrapped journey details and timeline; founded in 2018.

<strong>Justin Jackson</strong> dreamt of launching a product in a market big and hungry enough that, if he could swim out and catch that...

The hardest part was in the beginning, when I was working mostly full-time on Transistor (but not making any money) and Jon still had a f...

Team of six; founders Justin Jackson and Jon Buda; Transistor serves 30,000+ podcasts and provides hosting, analytics, and distribution.

Announcement of new video podcast hosting and automatic distribution feature on Transistor.fm, demonstrating product growth and tool evol...

Interview with Justin Jackson, CEO and co-founder of Transistor, discussing the company's founding, growth, and monetization strategies.

How do you validate a product idea? How do you know (before you launch) that the market has traction?This is Justin&#x27;s talk at MicroC...

April 7, 2026 interview with Justin Jackson on current industry shifts (Apple video podcasts; AI).

Explains the podcast that documented Transistor’s journey from zero to revenue, including behind‑the‑scenes decisions.

Transistor.fm is a great place to start your podcast. Ease of use, unlimited podcasts and logins, &amp; DAI could make this your forever ...

Website: transistor.fm · May 6: What effect does adding video on Apple Podcasts have on your show&#x27;s consumption? According to this c...

Upload once and distribute your video and audio podcast to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Unlimited shows, detailed analytic...

Here are some dates and numbers defining the journey of Transistor.fm: 📅 February 2018 – First revenue: $33 📅 August 2018 – Official laun...

Profile page for Justin Jackson on Indie Hackers, founder of Transistor.fm. IH profiles surface stated MRR (when Stripe is connected), sh...

👉 Also, u/chddaniel just reminded me: we have a special 15% off coupon for Transistor.fm (podcast hosting and analytics) just for folks h...

How-to videos for using Transistor.fm as your podcast hosting provider: how to create a new podcasts, how to upload an episode, how to su...

Profile indicates he runs Transistor.fm; posts referencing milestones and scale; location in Vernon, BC.

Justin’s 2019 post reflecting on hitting $30K MRR and what that milestone meant personally and operationally.

Transistor offers <strong>dynamic ad insertion for podcasts</strong>. Our DAI tool allows podcasters to automatically insert audio or ann...

By contrast, Transistor has always enabled unlimited podcasts on all plans. Transistor&#x27;s Starter plan costs <strong>$19 per month</s...

Although Simplecast starts its ... for these industry standard metrics that are already included in Transistor&#x27;s <strong>$19/month S...

Transistor.fm offers <strong>podcast hosting for creatives, brands, and professionals</strong>. It’s a streamlined hosting, distribution ...

Debating between Buzzsprout vs Transistor.fm for hosting your podcast? We break down both of these hosting providers based on features, c...

Get started with Transistor.fm here: https://startupwise.com/transistor/ In this video, I'll go over Transistor.fm, one of the best podc...

Tyler Tringas recently announced ... way for bootstrappers to raise money for their startups. Should Jon and Justin consider this type of...

Confirms co‑founder role and Twitter handle @mijustin; links to Transistor site.

Interested in building your own SaaS company? Follow the journey of Transistor.fm as they bootstrap a podcast hosting startup.

What is the best hosting site for podcasts? Some beginner podcasters choose free hosting, but Kaleigh Moore and Emma Siemasko chose Trans...

In this video, Matt Medeiros from ThePodcastSetup.com dives into Transistor.fm’s AI-powered transcription feature — a powerful tool for ...

Ghost publishers like @tanglenews, @LeverNews, @404Mediaco, and Platformer already use private podcasts as a paid membership perk. Now t...

​@beardfm (@PrimaryTechShow ) has been hosting his podcasts on Transistor for 6+ years. In this video, he walks through the features he l...

If you want to create a video and audio podcast (and distribute it to all the listening platforms, plus YouTube for video), here's what y...

There was a great thread from John Spurlock on the Podcast Index server on Mastodon. He listed all podcast hosts that support the new HLS...

Personal ‘Now’ page updated March 7, 2026; confirms role at Transistor and current focus.

Record your audio, and we&#x27;ll help you publish your episodes on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Have questions? Chat with us. Overview · ...

Discusses various revenue streams including ads, sponsorships, memberships and warns about challenges. Emphasizes multiple revenue stream...

Explains podcast growth strategies backed by data including SEO, content marketing, and partnerships in 2024.

Bootstrapping SaaS is <strong>a podcast where I document my attempts at getting to $10K in MRR with my SaaS products as a one-man show: d...

Behind the scenes stories of how we&#x27;re building bootstrapped companies. Andrew Warner · No · No · 2 · 2 · We launched a $40k/month n...

Transistor.fm was created to make podcasting less confusing and as somebody with 5 years of podcasting under my belt, I can say they’ve s...

Descript – audio recording and editing. This is also what we use to generate automated transcripts. Riverside – we use Riverside for reco...

YouTube video reviewing Transistor.fm, covering features and growth aspects.

arrfounder.com directory entry for Justin Jackson, founder of Transistor.fm. Publishes publicly-disclosed ARR figures sourced primarily f...

Brian talks about why ZipMessage feels different than his other SaaS projects

Visit his website: bootstrapped-founder.transistor.fm

Select a design and Transistor will automatically generate a website for your podcast.

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It can take up to 24 hours for new episodes to be picked up across all podcast directories. When you publish an episode on Transistor, th...

A real case study: Primary Technology added video to Apple Podcasts and saw plays climb 136% in 60 days, with no drop on YouTube or other po

<strong>15.29% in past month</strong> · $357.2K · This year, Transistor.fm is projected to spend · $357.2K on IT, according to Aberdeen. ...

Transistor offers <strong>dynamic ad insertion for podcasts</strong>. Our DAI tool allows podcasters to automatically insert audio or ann...

If you&#x27;re a podcaster, dump your current host and switch to Transistor.fm. I found them last year after many years of frustrations w...

Describes diverse audience growth channels including creators, media companies, and platform partnerships.

Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts are podcast players but they&#x27;re not hosting platforms. When you click &quot;download&qu...

Feed shows recent activity, including an April 18, 2026 episode update from Justin and Jon.

<strong>Business Plan ($99/month)</strong> – Includes everything in the Professional plan, plus 3K private podcast subscribers, 250K mont...

Discusses tools used in podcasting including hosting by Transistor.fm.

<strong>Starts at $19/month</strong> with 14-day free trial · Transistor.fm is perfect for: New Podcasters who want simplicity without sa...

Justin Jackson does a lot of things. He is a founder, author, blogger, podcaster, dad, community builder, and is now working on Transisto...

Full Interview Transcript Andrew: Hey, they’re freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I record, um, interviews with entrepreneurs a...

Standards March 22, 2023 ~ Arvid Kahl Reading Time: 35 minutes Justin Jackson has been successfully bootstrapping Transistor.fm with a...

Bootstrapping from zero to $1m+ in ARR with Justin Jackson, mega maker of Transistor.fm Erasmus Elsner, CFA Sand Hill Road Erasmus Els...

He was like, you know, I realized the internet isn't real. Like what, what happens on the internet is like, it's weird that we spend, you...

and the video quality is just amazing. For watching video podcasts, for watching anything that you've got that you wanna see on your iPod...

Hey, how's it going? Justin! Welcome to the Friday Habit. All right. Here we go. Welcome to the Friday Habit with Mark Labriola and B...