Hi, I'm Justin Jackson. Here, I'm sharing brief thoughts on building a better life, bootstrapping, improving society, growing older in tech, being a dad...
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Hi, I'm Justin Jackson. Here, I'm sharing brief thoughts on building a better life, bootstrapping, improving society, growing older in tech, being a dad...
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March 29, 2026
An update on what we're building at Transistor
<p>Hey friends, wanted to give you an update on what we're building over at <a href="https://transistor.fm/?via=justin">Transistor.fm</a>. The big thing I'm really excited about is video podcasting.</p><p>Transistor customers will soon be able to publish video podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and any other apps that support HLS video.</p><p><a href="https://forms.reform.app/pF4xrZ/video-podcasting-beta/wogs9l">We have a waiting list here if you're interested --></a></p><p>We were one of only about five hosting platforms to get an HLS video show working inside Apple Podcasts, and uniquely, Transistor is the only one that also placed the HLS feed inside the <podcast:alternateEnclosure> RSS tag, meaning independent apps like Pocket Casts and Fountain can also pick up and play those HLS video feeds.</p><p>We also just shipped a Ghost integration that connects Transistor to one of the most popular platforms for independent publishers. The integration was born out of a real overlap in customers (like 404 Media and The Lever), and the partnership was sparked by a lunch conversation with Ghost's John O'Nolan at Laracon.</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://transistor.fm/apple-podcasts-video/">Apple's launch of HLS video podcasts</a></li><li><a href="https://support.transistor.fm/en/article/does-transistor-support-video-podcasts-1fzbqj4/">Does Transistor.fm support video podcasts?</a></li><li><a href="https://transistor.fm/changelog/ghost/">Transistor's integration with Ghost</a></li></ul><p>This is a clip from The Panel podcast. <a href="https://panelpodcast.com/39">Listen to the full episode here</a>.</p>
March 5, 2026
Marc Andreessen: "There's Mexican standoff between roles on a software team"
<p>AI coding tools like Claude Code are blurring roles on software teams. As Marc Andreessen said on Lenny's podcast: " There's a Mexican standoff happening between those three roles: product manager, designer, and coder."</p><p>Links referenced in this episode:<br>→ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Pm0SGTtN8">Mark Andreessen on Lenny's Podcast</a><br>→ <a href="https://debuggingleadership.com/blog/the-five-stages-of-losing-our-craft">"The Five Stages of Losing Our Craft"</a><br>→ <a href="https://x.com/KentBeck/status/1648413998025707520?s=20">Kent Beck's tweet on 90% of skills becoming irrelevant</a><br>→ <a href="https://werd.io/good-vibes-bad-vendors/">Good vibes, bad vendors</a></p>
February 10, 2026
Why you should build some fake AI products
<p>I prototyped a full video podcasting app in a couple of days using Claude Code, and it's completely changed how I think about building new features for Transistor (the podcast hosting product I co-founded).</p><p>🔥 Timestamps:<br>0:00 – Why you should build fake products first<br>0:27 – The podcast countdown timer experiment<br>0:56 – Taking on video podcast hosting at Transistor<br>1:08 – Just start building it<br>1:47 – Demo: the video podcasting prototype<br>2:32 – What people actually want vs. what I assumed (HLS vs. simple upload)<br>3:53 – "Usage is oxygen for product realizations."<br>4:54 – Live demo: one-click publish to YouTube + Transistor<br>5:57 – Scheduling episodes and real user testing (the church sermon use case)<br>6:39 – Handling 15GB video uploads<br>7:25 – Why everyone should be building fake products<br>7:49 – Private podcasts → unlisted YouTube playlists<br>8:28 – The FreshBooks "compete with yourself" story<br>9:44 – How does this change your product process?<br>10:17 – Claude Code + Slack: anyone on the team can start a PR<br>14:05 – YouTube analytics vs. audio downloads in one view<br>14:51 – Freedom to use a fresh tech stack<br>15:18 – Night and day: old codebases vs. new ones</p><p>★ More about me: ★<br>I'm Justin Jackson. I co-founded <a href="https://transistor.fm/?via=justin">Transistor.fm</a> (a podcast hosting and analytics platform).</p><p>I write, podcast, and make videos about bootstrapping, startups, marketing, calm companies, and business ethics.</p><p>My blog: https://justinjackson.ca<br>Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/justinjackson.ca</p>
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